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American firms own nearly a third of Canada’s data centres

Experts warn that reliance on foreign-owned data centres poses risks for sovereignty.

Monique Kasonga

17 Sep 2025 6 min read

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A maze of silver electrical pipes hang from a ceiling.
Electrical conduits criss-cross a server room in a giant New York data centre, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Monique Kasonga
Monique Kasonga

Monique Kasonga is a Montreal-based investigative journalism intern. She is a recent BA graduate from McGill University in History and Political Science with a minor in Communication Studies.

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