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Ascent TOR1 Cambridge campus

Ascent / Related Digital / TowerBrook development joint venture · Cambridge, Ontario

Record on-059 · 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

Capacity

Financed

In July 2025, CPP Investments announced financing for a 54 MW expansion in Cambridge. The release does not specify utility-versus-IT basis or establish commissioning.

Evidence date: 2025-07-31
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Facility
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Facility or project lifecycle
Quantity type: Unspecified power
Basis: financed expansion; not commissioned
Reported quantity: 54 MW

CPP Investments construction financing for Cambridge data centre · CPP Investments

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Clarion Solutions. Ascent TOR1 Cambridge campus. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-059; claim pub-ontario_a-on-059-1. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2025-07-31; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-059/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-059-1

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Capacity

Operating

OVHcloud announced a 2 MW, 10,000-server-capacity tenant installation at Ascent TOR1 in March 2024. This overlaps the campus record and is not additive campus power.

Evidence date: 2024-03-13
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Tenant
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Capacity at stated basis and scope
Quantity type: Unspecified power
Basis: tenant opening disclosure
Reported quantity: 2 MW

OVHcloud Opens New Data Center and Invests $145 Million in the Toronto Area · OVHcloud

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Clarion Solutions. Ascent TOR1 Cambridge campus. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-059; claim pub-ontario_a-on-059-2. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2024-03-13; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-059/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-059-2

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Cooling

Installed

OVHcloud describes proprietary water cooling for its Cambridge tenant installation; this is not a campus-wide specification.

Evidence date: 2024-03-13
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Tenant
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Cooling system at stated scope

OVHcloud Opens New Data Center and Invests $145 Million in the Toronto Area · OVHcloud

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Clarion Solutions. Ascent TOR1 Cambridge campus. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-059; claim pub-ontario_a-on-059-3. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2024-03-13; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-059/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-059-3

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Ownership

Reported

CPP names Related Digital, TowerBrook and Ascent as development partners and describes a long-term pre-lease to an unnamed GPU-focused cloud provider. CPP and Deutsche Bank are lenders.

Evidence date: 2025-07-31
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Facility
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Ownership operator or developer relationship

CPP Investments construction financing for Cambridge data centre · CPP Investments

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Clarion Solutions. Ascent TOR1 Cambridge campus. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-059; claim pub-ontario_a-on-059-4. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2025-07-31; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-059/#claim-pub-ontario_a-on-059-4

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