Anthropic Plans First Canadian Data Centre in Nova Scotia Amid $10 Billion EverWind Project
American AI company Anthropic plans to lease an 18,600-square-metre data centre in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, as part of a $10 billion project developed by EverWind. While proponents highlight thousands of jobs and significant salaries, critics point to high resource consumption, limited long-term employment, and Anthropic's substantial financial losses in early 2026.
American artificial intelligence company Anthropic plans to lease a site in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, for its first Canadian data centre. The facility is being developed by EverWind, which describes the undertaking as the largest private investment in the province's history, valued at $10 billion.
EverWind plans to build the 18,600-square-metre data centre by late 2027 and lease it to Anthropic for 20 years. The facility will have a capacity of 95 megawatts during its initial phase, with plans to expand to 325 megawatts by mid-2028.
According to EverWind, the project is expected to create 2,000 jobs during construction and 215 permanent positions between the data centre and associated wind farms. Salaries for the permanent roles are projected to range between $135,000 and $185,000 per year.
Despite these economic projections, the announcement has generated opposition. A Change.org petition against the project has collected more than 18,000 signatures since it was announced. Critics have raised concerns about the facility's high electricity and water consumption, as well as the limited number of long-term jobs relative to the scale of the investment.
Questions have also been raised regarding Anthropic's financial stability. According to Reuters, the company lost more than US$80 billion during the first half of 2026. Anthropic is planning an initial public offering as early as November that could value the company at US$1.5 trillion.
The proposed facility arrives amid a broader surge in Canadian data centre development. Canada’s existing 194 data centres have a combined capacity to draw 1.6 gigawatts of electricity. Meanwhile, proposals under construction or announced total about 22.7 gigawatts across 213 sites.