July 09, 2026 10:48 AM ET California-based technology giant Meta announced Wednesday that it is constructing its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada. Meta said in a press release that its new 1-gigawatt “AI-optimized” data center will be located in Alberta, Canada, and aims to help power the company’s “AI innovations and core products.” The data center project represents a total investment of more than 13 billion Canadian dollars. (RELATED: Meta Hires Former Trump Official, Senator’s Wife To Top Role)Meta projects that the data center project will help support more than 3,000 construction workers at peak and over 300 operational jobs. The company also said it is planning to invest approximately 60 million Canadian dollars for “local infrastructure improvements that will ben