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Facility · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06

Columbia Data Vault

Columbia Data Vault · Waterloo, Ontario

Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values. Access dates do not establish fresh commissioning.

Identity and map provenance

City reference only; not the facility. Derived city center, rounded to four decimals. The marker is not a building, entrance, campus or parcel location. GeoNames 6176823 · CC BY 4.0

Lifecycle

Announced open

Columbia Data Vault announced the opening of its Waterloo facility in October 2023, saying it had assumed control of the former BlackBerry RIM10 data centre. Registered title is not established.

Evidence date
2023-10-12
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Facility or project lifecycle

Location

Reported

The operator identifies the Columbia Data Vault project in Waterloo, Ontario.

Evidence date
2023-10-12
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Published location reference

Capacity

Marketed

The operator-branded sheet (whose filename includes February 2024) advertises up to 60 MW of utility power. This is an upper-bound offer, not verified energized or usable IT load.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Capacity at stated basis and scope
Quantity type
Utility
Basis
advertised upper bound
Reported quantity
60 MW · The filename contains Feb-2024; publication date is unconfirmed.

Power

Installed

The sheet names Waterloo North Hydro and North Waterloo substation, active/active feeds, N+1 UPS and diesel-generator pods with 48-hour fuel runtime.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Power supply or backup configuration

Cooling

Marketed

It markets N+1 air and liquid cooling; installed liquid-cooling extent is not separately established.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Cooling system at stated scope