Bell AI Fabric Data Centre Project

Bell Canada is proposing to construct a new data centre in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood, Saskatchewan. As proposed, the Bell AI Fabric Data Centre Project would involve the development of a 300-megawatt industrial artificial intelligence data centre on a 65-hectare agricultural site. Electricity for the project would be supplied through the provincial electrical grid. Additionally, project activities include pre-construction geotechnical and piling depth testing, site preparation and industrial infrastructure development.

Latest update

June 5, 2026 — The Vice-President of Operations of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, responded to two designation requests received on May 8 and May 15, 2026, for the Bell AI Fabric Data Centre Project (the project). The project cannot be designated under the Impact Assessment Act because the carrying out of the physical activity has substantially begun. The reasons are provided in the response from the Vice-President of Operations.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
3 Vice-President's response - June 5, 2026
2 Second Request for Designation of Project PDF (77 KB) May 15, 2026
1 Request for designation of project PDF (1 MB) May 8, 2026

Contacts

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Telephone: 613-957-0700 or 1-866-582-1884
Fax: 613-957-0862
Email: information@iaac-aeic.gc.ca

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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Email: media@iaac-aeic.gc.ca


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This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

  • Location

    • Rural Municipality of Sherwood (Saskatchewan)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Other, not otherwise specified

  • Assessment Status

    Completed

  • Start Date

    2026-06-05

  • Proponent

    Bell Canada

  • Authorities

    • Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Request for designation not applicable

  • Reference Number

    90514

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...within 200 kilometres
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