Data Centres

Data Centre Opportunities in Timmins, Ontario, Canada

Located in Northern Ontario, the City of Timmins is an ideal and cost-competitive location for data centres due to the naturally cool climate, low risk of natural disasters, and availability of developable industrial lands.

With a historical average annual of only four (4) “degree-days” greater than 24° Celsius (C) (75° F), Timmins’ cool climate is favorable for maintaining low operational costs.  The many lakes and rivers in the area offer potential to use unique, environmentally-sound cooling options to reduce electricity consumption.

The region is very environmentally stable boasting a low frequency of natural disasters.  This reduces overall downtime caused by environmental occurrences making business continuity easy to maintain. 

The availability of developable industrial land in Timmins, coupled with a low population density, makes the area an ideal location for data centres requiring privacy and isolation, yet is still easily accessible to employees.

As a North American leader in climate-friendly energy and sustainable technologies, Ontario is now a “coal-free” jurisdiction, switching off its last coal-powered electricity generation facility in early 2014.  Additionally, the Ontario government released and adopted its “Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan” in November 2018 which is designed to help protect the province’s air, land, and water; address litter and reduce waste; support Ontarians in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and help communities and families prepare for climate change.

Finally, there are a number of value-added economic development based incentives available to those developing in Northern Ontario.