Alberta Introduces Data Centre Hardware Levy: What It Means for Calgary
- ClearView Insider
- Sep 9, 2025
- 1 min read
Alberta has unveiled a new levy targeting large-scale, grid-connected data centres consuming 75 megawatts (MW) or more. Starting December 31, 2026, these centres will face a 2% hardware levy.
This policy results from a six-week stakeholder consultation and doesn’t aim to raise the cost of doing business—it will be fully offset against corporate income taxes.
Fair return for Albertans: The government emphasizes that the levy ensures data centres contribute their share toward infrastructure and services, without undermining the province’s attractiveness to industry.
Revenue predictability: Options like payments in lieu of taxes or levy deferral programs could provide financial stability for new projects.
Strategic timing: As global demand for AI-related data infrastructure is poised to triple to over US$820 billion by 2030, Alberta is positioning itself to benefit from this expansion while safeguarding public interest.
Source:The Canadian Press. “Alberta introduces levy framework for large data centres.” Yahoo News Canada, Aug. 27, 2025.https://ca.news.yahoo.com/alberta-introduces-levy-framework-large-193546822.html
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