Bell Canada

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Bell Canada is a data center in Montreal, QC, CA. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Montréal data-center market on the HQ grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates BUILD, with an estimated 8.4-month time-to-power. For operators evaluating new capacity, this market screens favorably — grid headroom and interconnection timelines are comparatively strong.

Status
Operational
Market
Montreal
State
QC
Country
CA

What changed

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Market intelligence

BUILD

Data Center Power Index verdict for Montréal — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Montréal — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Montréal operates as a well-capitalized regional hub with 320 MW across 126 tracked facilities, positioning it as Canada's second-largest data center market after Toronto. The operator landscape is fragmented, with Cologix leading through two registered entities 11 MW and 8 MW respectively, followed by Vantage Data Centers and Vantage 9 MW and 4 MW combined, and smaller players including Qitx Data Center at 4 MW. This diversified ownership structure suggests competitive pricing pressure and limited single-operator dominance, typical of maturing but not yet consolidated markets. The DCPI verdict of BUILD excess-power 66/100, constraint 29/100 signals strong greenfield expansion potential with minimal infrastructure bottlenecks. The high excess-power score reflects available grid capacity and cooling infrastructure relative to current utilization, while the low constraint rating indicates…

Location

Street Rue Saint-Dominique
Area Montreal, QC, CA

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketMontréal
Grid operatorHQ
Data Center Power IndexBUILD
Est. time to power8.4 months
LocationMontreal, CA

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 10 operating generating units totalling 2,253 MW within about 50 km of Montreal, CA. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Hydropower2,079 MW · 3 units · 92%
Wind125 MW · 2 units · 6%
Bioenergy36 MW · 2 units · 2%
Utility-Scale Solar13 MW · 3 units · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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