{"id":12906,"date":"2022-03-17T02:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T06:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vantage-wordpress.azurewebsites.net\/?post_type=news&p=12906"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T18:20:43","slug":"vantage-data-centers-invests-cad900-million-to-expand-canadian-operations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/fr\/news\/vantage-data-centers-invests-cad900-million-to-expand-canadian-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Vantage Data Centers Invests CAD$900 Million to Expand Canadian Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER (March 17, 2022)<\/strong> \u2014 Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it will invest an additional CAD$900\u00a0million to rapidly scale its Canadian operations, including the development of a third campus in Montreal and the expansion of two existing campuses in Montreal and Quebec City. These developments bring the total number of Vantage campuses in the Province of Quebec to four.<\/p>\n

Vantage is further expanding its QC4 Montreal campus with a third facility totaling 21MW and 94,000 square feet, which is slated to open its doors in the fourth quarter of 2022. Once fully developed, the campus will offer customers\u00a048MW of IT capacity and be powered by nearly 100% renewable energy from Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

In addition, Vantage has begun construction of a third Montreal data center campus (QC6), which will also be powered with nearly 100% renewable energy.<\/p>\n

In Quebec City, Vantage has acquired an additional eight acres of land to expand the growing QC2 campus.<\/p>\n

Customer demand for sustainable data centers in the province is fueling Vantage\u2019s growth in the region. The expansion of the QC2 campus is being partially funded by Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, one of Europe\u2019s leading financial services groups offering sustainability-linked financing options. A portion of the campus was approved for a \u201cgreen loan,\u201d a first for Vantage, by meeting specific requirements, including the use of nearly 100% renewable energy, the low amount of anticipated carbon emissions, water conservation, an industry-leading design Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and an energy management plan to ensure high operational performance.<\/p>\n

Vantage has been aggressively expanding across the Province of Quebec since it acquired Canada-based 4Degrees Colocation from Videotron Ltd., a Quebecor Media Inc. (QMI) subsidiary, in January 2019. With these new expansions, Vantage will have four campuses totaling 143MW of IT capacity in the province with a combined investment approaching CAD$1.7\u00a0billion. The company is committed to building sustainable data center campuses and has recently pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions<\/a> by 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur continued investment and expansion in the Province of Quebec cements Vantage Data Centers as the largest hyperscale digital infrastructure provider in Canada,\u201d said Maxime Gu\u00e9vin, vice president and general manager of Vantage\u2019s Canadian business. \u201cThe Quebec Province is an ideal location for data centers due to our green and affordable power options, rich connectivity, cool climate and business-friendly culture. We look forward to welcoming our global customers to our new facilities later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The continued expansion in Canada is part of a global growth strategy that Vantage has undertaken since it first entered the Canadian market. After entering six markets in Europe<\/a> in 2020, the company recently entered five markets in Asia Pacific<\/a> and broke ground on its first African campus in Johannesburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additional Quotes
\n<\/strong>\u201cWith this significant investment, Vantage is consolidating its presence in our beautiful region and recognizing its leadership in the new technology ecosystem. We are fortunate to have a company that is committed to the attractiveness of our Capitale-Nationale region, but also to its potential and its boldness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genevi\u00e8ve Guilbault, Deputy Premier, Minister of Public Security and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe announcement of these key growth projects by Vantage truly demonstrates the appeal of our ecosystems for companies in strategic sectors that are looking for stable and sustainable economic development. Our teams based throughout Quebec and abroad will continue to support foreign subsidiaries in their activities here so that they can pursue their long-term investments in Quebec.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hubert Bolduc, President of Investissement Qu\u00e9bec International<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cQuebec International\u2019s initiatives to promote the region to technology and information companies are clearly producing results. Vantage Data Centers\u2019 decision to invest in Quebec City is no accident; on the contrary, it confirms the attractiveness of the region and its highly qualified workforce for international companies. This major investment contributes to a 150% increase in the site\u2019s capacity and confirms Quebec City as a leader in the data center industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carl Viel, President and CEO of Qu\u00e9bec International<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAs companies seek to limit their carbon footprint, Greater Montr\u00e9al is very well positioned to support them. The digital world we live in generates more and more data that needs to be stored. This reinvestment by Vantage proves once again that renewable energy in Qu\u00e9bec makes it possible to address this increase responsibly. We are therefore proud to support the major players who are developing sustainable solutions, and who are contributing to the positioning of our metropolis in the field of technological innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

St\u00e9phane Paquet, President and CEO, Montr\u00e9al International<\/em><\/p>\n

About Vantage Data Centers
\n<\/strong>Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world\u2019s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.vantage-dc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Press Contacts
\n<\/u>Mark Freeman
\nVantage Data Centers
\nmfreeman@vantage-dc.com<\/a>
\n+1-202-680-4243<\/p>\n

Louis-Martin Leclerc
\nTACT for Vantage Data Centers
\nlmleclerc@tactconseil.ca<\/a>
\n+1-418-693-2425<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_type":[64],"class_list":["post-12906","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_type-press-release"],"acf":[],"fimg_url":false,"media_page_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/12906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_type?post=12906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}