By Staff

The Canadian Press

Posted September 16, 2026 8:37 am

Updated September 16, 2026 8:38 am

1 min read

Mississauga city council is set to vote today on a one-year data centre moratorium.

The city is the latest in Ontario to consider a pause as it studies what guardrails it could place on energy-intensive data centres fuelling the artificial intelligence boom.

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The proposed citywide moratorium would apply to data centres with energy demands over 10 megawatts.

It comes as Prologis, a major U.S.-headquartered firm, pursues a…

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