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UVic Enterprise Data Centre / EDC2

University of Victoria · Victoria, British Columbia

Record bc-uvic-edc2 · 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06

Historical published edition. Do not treat these as newer or additional facts. Evidence reviewed through 2026-10-06. Edition publication date: 2026-10-06.

Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values.

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Identity provenance

Location

Reported

Victoria, British Columbia. City or regional reference only; no facility coordinates are published.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Published location reference

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-1

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. UVic Enterprise Data Centre / EDC2. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-uvic-edc2; claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-1. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-uvic-edc2/#claim-pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-1

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Lifecycle

Operating

The Alliance’s June 2026 announcement says upgraded Arbutus Cloud capacity is available at UVic. The facility record must remain distinct from individual computer generations.

Evidence date
2026-06-12
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Facility or project lifecycle

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-2

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. UVic Enterprise Data Centre / EDC2. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-uvic-edc2; claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-2. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2026-06-12; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-uvic-edc2/#claim-pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-2

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Cooling

Planned

The 2024 renewal plan proposed water cooling and possible building heat reuse. The 2026 launch statement does not confirm the final installed cooling topology.

Evidence date
2024
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility · Arbutus renewal
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Cooling system at stated scope

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-3

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. UVic Enterprise Data Centre / EDC2. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-uvic-edc2; claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-3. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2024; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-uvic-edc2/#claim-pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-3

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Hardware

Historical

The older Alliance inventory lists 108 GPUs in 28 Arbutus nodes. It predates the materially larger 2026 renewal and is not a current post-renewal GPU inventory.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility · Pre-renewal Arbutus
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Hardware deployment procurement or support

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-4

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. UVic Enterprise Data Centre / EDC2. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-uvic-edc2; claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-4. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-uvic-edc2/#claim-pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-4

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Commercial

Reported

The 2026 release describes approximately 80,000 vCPUs and 35 PB of research-cloud storage. These service resources are not a GPU count or facility power.

Evidence date
2026-06-12
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Commercial disclosure or relationship

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-5

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. UVic Enterprise Data Centre / EDC2. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-uvic-edc2; claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-5. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2026-06-12; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-uvic-edc2/#claim-pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-5

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Ownership

Reported

The reviewed source identifies University of Victoria in the operator or development role. This does not establish title to the underlying land.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Ownership operator or developer relationship

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-6

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. UVic Enterprise Data Centre / EDC2. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-uvic-edc2; claim pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-6. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-uvic-edc2/#claim-pub-bc-uvic-edc2-review-6

Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.