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# Meta announces its first data center in Canada, a 1GW facility in Alberta that will cost the company about $9B and take two to three years to construct (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

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**Published:** July 8, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260708/p40#a260708p40  

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## Overview

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Meta announces its first data center in Canada, a 1GW facility in Alberta that will cost the company about $9B and take two to three years to construct &mdash; Meta's AI expansion is heading north of the border. &mdash; The company said in a blog post on Wednesday that it's building its first data center &hellip;

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