Calgary · Three Facilities · CGY1, CGY2, CGY3 Airdrie

Data Centre Calgary —
Alberta's Energy and AI Infrastructure.

Qu Data Centres operates three colocation facilities across the Greater Calgary Region — serving energy, financial services, and AI-driven enterprise with sovereign Canadian infrastructure. CGY3 in Airdrie is Tier III certified with 9 MW expandable capacity. Available now.

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Facility Overview

Calgary Data Centre Facilities

Three facilities across the Greater Calgary Region provide the most concentrated Qu footprint in Western Canada. CGY3 in Airdrie is the flagship — Tier III certified, AI-ready, and expandable to 9 MW. CGY1 and CGY2 serve Calgary's energy corridor and downtown financial core with carrier-neutral infrastructure and ISO 27001 certification.

Tier III Certified · AI and High-Density Workloads Supported

Facility

CGY3

Location

Airdrie, Alberta

Building

80,000 ft²

Raised Floor

42,600 ft² (60")

Power

9 MW at full design — expandable

Generators

N+1 1MW (×2) and 2MW (×2) | 24hr fuel

Density

5–10 kW per rack

Cooling

1,450 Tons N+1

Certification

Uptime Institute Tier III

Carriers

Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, Zayo, Beanfield, Allstream

Fire Suppression

VESDA | Multi-zone pre-action dry pipe sprinkler

Certifications

Qu's flagship Alberta facility. Expandable raised floor, the largest carrier roster in the Calgary region, and Tier III redundancy designed for AI, HPC, and mission-critical enterprise workloads that cannot tolerate downtime.

Tier III certified — CGY3 Airdrie

N+1 power redundancy across all facilities

24/7 remote hands and eyes

Carrier-neutral — up to 8 providers

ISO 27001 across all three facilities

AI and HPC-ready — CGY3

CGY1 Spec Sheet

Calgary · 2.6 MW · 510 Tons cooling

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CGY2 Spec Sheet

Downtown Calgary · 1.8–6 MW · 960 Tons cooling

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CGY3 Spec Sheet

Airdrie · 9 MW · Tier III · AI-ready

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Calgary Market

Industries Served and Location Advantage

Calgary is Canada's energy capital and one of its fastest-growing technology markets. Qu's three-facility footprint across the Greater Calgary Region serves the full spectrum of Alberta enterprise — from oil and gas operations technology to financial services and AI-driven workloads — with sovereign Canadian infrastructure and ISO 27001 certification across every site.

Energy, Oil and Gas Operations Technology

Alberta's energy sector generates some of Canada's most demanding infrastructure requirements — SCADA systems, operational technology, real-time data pipelines, and high-density analytics workloads. Qu's Calgary facilities provide the low-latency, carrier-neutral infrastructure that energy operators require, with CGY3 in Airdrie delivering the scale and Tier III redundancy that mission-critical operational systems demand.

Financial Services and Trading Infrastructure

Calgary's downtown financial core hosts energy company headquarters, commodity trading operations, and Alberta-based financial institutions with latency-sensitive infrastructure requirements. CGY2 sits within this corridor with unique City of Calgary carrier access, 32,000 ft² of white space, and expandable capacity to 5.8 MW — suited to financial workloads requiring proximity to the organizations they serve.

AI, HPC, and High-Density Compute

CGY3 in Airdrie is Qu's purpose-built facility for high-density and AI workloads in Alberta. At 80,000 ft² with 42,600 ft² of raised floor, 9 MW expandable capacity, and Tier III certification, it is the infrastructure choice for organizations deploying GPU clusters, AI inference, and HPC environments that cannot be accommodated in standard colocation. Sovereign, certified, and ready today.

Provincial Government and Regulated Enterprise

Alberta provincial agencies, regulated utilities, and healthcare organizations subject to PIPA and PIPEDA require infrastructure that stays under Canadian jurisdiction. Qu's Calgary facilities provide ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, and HIPAA certified infrastructure for regulated workloads — with Canadian ownership as the structural guarantee that no foreign-owned competitor can replicate through contractual commitment alone.

Airdrie Data Centre — CGY3

Greater Calgary Region · Tier III Certified · 9 MW · AI Ready

CGY3 in Airdrie is Qu's flagship Western Canada facility and Alberta's most capable sovereign colocation environment. At 80,000 ft² with 42,600 ft² of raised floor and expandable capacity to 9 MW, it is purpose-built for the scale that energy sector operations technology and AI infrastructure demand. Uptime Institute Tier III certified. Eight carrier options including Beanfield alongside Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, Zayo, and Allstream. For organizations that need large-scale sovereign infrastructure in Alberta without pipeline commitments or offshore ownership, CGY3 is the answer.

Downtown Calgary Data Centre — CGY2

Downtown Calgary · Financial Core · Expandable to 5.8 MW

CGY2 positions Qu inside Calgary's financial and energy headquarters corridor. With 32,000 ft² of white space, 1.8 MW expandable to 6 MW, and unique access to City of Calgary carrier infrastructure alongside Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, and GoCo, CGY2 serves financial services firms, energy company IT teams, and MSPs requiring proximity to the downtown core. Mantraps with pressure sensors and 24/7 monitored CCTV with 90-day retention.

Calgary Data Centre — CGY1

Calgary, Alberta · ISO 27001 · Multi-Carrier

CGY1 provides a proven colocation footprint in Calgary with 2.6 MW utility power, 510 tons of N+1 cooling, and seven carrier options — Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, Zayo, and Allstream. Multiple secure entrances and NOC-integrated fire detection monitoring via Environet. Suited to mid-market enterprise and MSP deployments requiring certified, carrier-neutral infrastructure in the Calgary market.

Calgary location advantage

Three facilities across Calgary and Airdrie provide multi-site redundancy entirely within the Greater Calgary Region. Energy operators can run geographically distributed primary and secondary environments without data leaving Alberta. CGY3's Airdrie location provides strategic separation from downtown Calgary while remaining within the same operational corridor — enabling genuine geographic diversity for DR configurations.

Certifications

Certifications Across Calgary

ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, GLBA, CSAE 3416, ISAE 3402, and PCI DSS across all three Calgary-region facilities. CGY3 additionally holds Uptime Institute Tier III certification. Independent audits that energy sector procurement, provincial government, and financial services compliance teams require before a contract is signed.

Sovereignty

Canadian Jurisdiction. No Exceptions.

Alberta's energy and financial sectors operate under Canadian law. Your infrastructure should too. Qu is 100% Canadian-owned — your data at our Calgary facilities cannot be compelled by the US CLOUD Act or any foreign legal authority. That is a structural fact of our ownership, not a contractual claim that a foreign-owned competitor can match.

Data Sovereignty — Hosted in Canada, subject only to Canadian law

Operational Sovereignty — 130+ Canadian employees, managed on Canadian soil

Legal Sovereignty — InfraRed Capital Partners — operating under Canadian and international frameworks

Leadership Sovereignty — Canadian executive team, no foreign management layer

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Connectivity

Connectivity Across Calgary

Carrier-neutral infrastructure across all three facilities with up to eight network providers per site. Physically isolated carrier interconnect rooms at every location. No single-provider lock-in.

CGY3 Airdrie — Network

Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, Zayo, Beanfield, Allstream

8 carrier options — broadest in the Calgary region

Multiple isolated carrier entry points

Physically isolated interconnect rooms

Carrier-neutral — no lock-in

CGY1 and CGY2 — Network

CGY2: Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, GoCo, City of Calgary

CGY1: Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, Zayo, Allstream

Multiple isolated carrier entry points at both facilities

Physically isolated interconnect rooms

Megaport on-net cloud on-ramps — AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

Calgary connectivity advantage: CGY2's downtown location provides direct access to Calgary's financial and energy headquarters corridor. CGY3's Airdrie location offers geographic separation with an expanded carrier roster including Beanfield — providing genuine network diversity for organizations requiring multi-path redundancy across the Greater Calgary Region.

Trusted by Calgary and Alberta Enterprise

Qu's Calgary-region facilities serve energy operators, financial services firms, provincial agencies, and AI-driven technology organizations that require sovereign, certified infrastructure in Alberta.

Energy and Oil and Gas

Financial Services

AI and HPC

Provincial Government

20+ years operational history

750+ enterprise customers

Tier III certified — CGY3

ISO 27001 all three facilities

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions — Calgary

What data centres does Qu operate in Calgary?

Qu operates three facilities across the Greater Calgary Region — CGY1 in Calgary, CGY2 in downtown Calgary, and CGY3 in Airdrie. CGY3 is Qu's flagship Alberta facility: Uptime Institute Tier III certified, 80,000 ft², expandable to 9 MW, with AI and high-density compute workload support.

Is there a Tier III certified data centre in Airdrie or the Greater Calgary Region?

Yes. Qu's CGY3 facility in Airdrie holds Uptime Institute Tier III certification. It is the largest Qu facility in Alberta at 80,000 ft² with 42,600 ft² of raised floor, expandable to 9 MW, supporting 5–10 kW per rack density. CGY3 connects to Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, Zayo, Beanfield, and Allstream via physically isolated carrier interconnect rooms.

What data centre options are available for Alberta energy and oil and gas companies?

Qu's three Calgary-region facilities are purpose-built for Alberta's energy sector. CGY2 in downtown Calgary sits within the financial core — close to energy company headquarters and trading operations requiring low-latency connectivity. CGY3 in Airdrie provides large-scale, Tier III certified infrastructure for high-density workloads and AI-driven operational technology common in oil, gas, and resource extraction.

Does Qu's Calgary infrastructure meet PIPEDA and Alberta PIPA data residency requirements?

Yes. All three Calgary facilities operate under Canadian jurisdiction. Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and federal PIPEDA requirements are met through Qu's Canadian ownership, Canadian operations, and independent certifications including ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, and GLBA across all three facilities.

Can Qu support multi-site disaster recovery across Calgary?

Yes. Three geographically distributed facilities across Calgary and Airdrie enable active-active and active-passive DR configurations entirely within the Greater Calgary Region. Organizations can maintain geographically separate primary and secondary environments without data leaving Alberta.

Is CGY3 in Airdrie suitable for AI and high-performance computing workloads?

Yes. CGY3 is specifically designed for high-density compute. The facility supports AI and HPC workloads with 42,600 ft² of raised floor, 9 MW expandable power capacity, N+1 cooling at 1,450 tons, and Uptime Institute Tier III certification. It is the largest and most technically capable Qu facility in Alberta.

How quickly can I deploy colocation capacity in Calgary?

All three Calgary-region facilities have available capacity today. Our solutions architects move from initial conversation to a signed proposal within a week. You are working with infrastructure that exists and is powered — not a pipeline commitment or a projected delivery date.

Step inside the network built
for Calgary enterprise.

From CGY3's AI-ready data hall in Airdrie to CGY2's downtown Calgary footprint — our solutions team is ready to match your workload to the right facility and move to proposal within a week.

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