Spruce Lake AI Data Centre Project

Beacon New Brunswick Inc. and VoltaGrid LLC are proposing to construct, operate and decommission a new data center and power-generating facility fueled by natural gas in the Spruce Lake Industrial Park in Saint John, New Brunswick. As proposed, the project would involve site preparation and the installation and development of site infrastructure, and associated works, for the new artificial intelligence data center, which would draw power from the new power-generating facility and the provincial electrical grid. The project is expected to operate for 30 years.

Latest update

October 23, 2026 — On October 14, 2026, the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature received an additional request to designate the Spruce Lake AI Data Centre Project, proposed by Beacon New Brunswick Inc. and VoltaGrid LLC. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is conducting an analysis and will make a recommendation to the President of IAAC on whether to designate the project under the Impact Assessment Act.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
2 Second request for designation of project PDF (299 KB) October 14, 2026
1 Request for designation of project PDF (861 KB) August 16, 2026

Contacts

Spruce Lake AI Data Centre Project
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
200-1801 Hollis Street
Halifax NS B3J 3N4
Telephone: 902-426-0564
Fax: 902-426-6550
Email: SpruceLake-LacSpruce@iaac-aeic.gc.ca

Media Relations
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa ON 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

    • Saint John (New Brunswick)

  • Nature of activity

    • Other, not otherwise specified

  • Assessment status

    In progress

  • Start date

    2026-09-15

  • Proponent

    Beacon New Brunswick Inc. and VoltaGrid LLC

  • Authorities

    • Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

  • Assessment type

    Request for designation

  • Reference number

    90762

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
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