Verified Reports — Infrastructure desk | September 26, 2026 HyperCan AI Data Centres is advancing plans for a Fort Erie hyperscale campus in Ontario, positioning the site as a large-scale sovereign compute hub for Canadian artificial intelligence training and deployment. According to project materials published at hypercanai.com/projects, the Fort Erie proposal emphasizes Canadian ownership and operations, expansion capacity, and a campus design intended to meet growing domestic demand for AI infrastructure. The company frames the location as a short distance from the U.S. border, citing potential for cross-border data connectivity alongside highway access and landscaped buffers around the facility. Technical highlights listed for the campus include next-generation cooling, dual backup power combining lithium-ion battery storage with diesel generation, and infrastructure scaled for high-density AI workloads. HyperCan states the project is being developed in partnership with a Canadian developer. Timeline disclosed publicly: projected construction start Q2 2027, expected completion Q4 2028. Public-interest context: Fort Erie sits within broader Ontario debates over electricity demand, water use for cooling, and whether AI data-centre growth should be concentrated near border crossings versus urban research corridors. Verified Reports will continue monitoring municipal filings and provincial energy planning as this proposal moves toward permitting. Source: HyperCan AI Data Centres, Projects page (hypercanai.com/projects), accessed September 2026.