Edmonton · Two Facilities · EDM1 Financial Core · EDM2 Tier III

Data Centre Edmonton —
Alberta's Government and Enterprise Hub.

Qu Data Centres operates two colocation facilities in Edmonton — EDM1 in the Financial Core District and EDM2, Uptime Institute Tier III certified with AI workload support. Geodiverse pairing with Calgary. Canadian-owned. Under Canadian jurisdiction. Available now.

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Edmonton facilities

Tier III

EDM2 certified

3 MW

EDM2 Tier III capacity

35,000 ft²

EDM2 building

ISO 27001

Both facilities

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Facility Overview

Edmonton Data Centre Facilities

Two facilities positioned to serve the full breadth of Edmonton enterprise. EDM1 in the Financial Core District provides a downtown presence for government, financial, and enterprise workloads. EDM2 provides Tier III certified scale with AI workload support and expandable raised floor capacity.

Tier III Certified · AI and High-Density Workloads Supported

Facility

EDM2

Location

Edmonton, Alberta

Building

35,000 ft²

Raised Floor

Phase 1: 19,000 ft² | Phase 2: 14,196 ft²

Power

2.5 MW Tier II | 3 MW Tier III

Generators

Phase 1: N+1 1MW (×3) | Phase 2: N+1 1MW (×2)

Density

5–10 kW per rack

Cooling

1,450 Tons N+1

Certification

Uptime Institute Tier III

Carriers

Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell

Fire Suppression

VESDA early warning | Dry pipe pre-action sprinkler

Certifications

Qu's largest Edmonton facility — Tier III certified with two phases of expandable raised floor and 1,450 tons of N+1 cooling. Designed for AI, HPC, and large-scale enterprise deployments that require Tier III availability guarantees in the Edmonton market.

Tier III certified — EDM2

N+1 power redundancy — both facilities

24/7 remote hands and eyes

ISO 27001 — both facilities

AI and HPC-ready — EDM2

Geodiverse DR pairing with Calgary

EDM1 Spec Sheet

Financial Core · 2.5 MW · 248 Tons cooling

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EDM2 Spec Sheet

Tier III · 3 MW · 1,450 Tons cooling · AI-ready

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Edmonton Market

Industries Served and Location Advantage

Edmonton is Alberta's capital and the seat of provincial government — making it one of Canada's most important markets for regulated enterprise infrastructure. Qu's two Edmonton facilities serve provincial agencies, oil and gas operations, healthcare organizations, and the financial services firms that support Alberta's resource economy. Combined with Qu's three Calgary-region facilities, Edmonton enables the most capable geodiverse DR configuration available in Western Canada under a single Canadian-owned provider.

Provincial Government and Crown Agencies

Alberta's provincial government, crown corporations, and regulated agencies require infrastructure that operates under Canadian law and satisfies Alberta PIPA and federal PIPEDA data residency requirements. EDM1's Financial Core location provides the physical proximity to provincial offices that government IT teams prioritize — with Qu's 100% Canadian ownership as the structural sovereignty guarantee that no foreign-owned provider can match through contractual commitment alone.

Oil, Gas, and Energy Operations Technology

Edmonton is the operational headquarters for much of Alberta's oil, gas, and pipeline infrastructure. Operations technology, SCADA systems, and real-time data environments require low-latency, high-availability infrastructure with genuine redundancy. EDM2's Tier III certification and 1,450 tons of N+1 cooling support the always-on requirements of energy operations technology — with the added option of geodiverse DR to Qu's Calgary facilities for maximum Alberta-wide resilience.

Healthcare and PHIPA-Compliant Workloads

Alberta Health Services and provincial healthcare organizations handling patient data require HIPAA-certified infrastructure under Canadian jurisdiction. Both Edmonton facilities hold HIPAA certification alongside ISO 27001 and SOC 2 — the combination that Alberta healthcare procurement teams require before approving a colocation vendor. Qu's Canadian ownership ensures patient data never becomes subject to foreign legal process.

Geodiverse DR with Calgary

Edmonton and Calgary are approximately 300 km apart — far enough to provide genuine geographic separation, close enough to maintain low-latency replication. Organizations using Qu in both markets can operate active-active or active-passive DR configurations entirely within Alberta, under a single commercial agreement, without data crossing provincial or national borders. No other Canadian-owned provider offers this combination across both Alberta markets.

Edmonton Financial Core Data Centre — EDM1

Downtown Edmonton · Provincial Government Corridor · 2.5 MW

EDM1 is positioned inside Edmonton's Financial Core District — the closest Qu facility to provincial government offices, the Alberta legislature, and downtown Edmonton's financial and enterprise headquarters. At 18,000 ft² with 15,712 ft² of raised floor and 2.5 MW capacity, EDM1 serves organizations that require a certified downtown Edmonton footprint. Iris scanner authentication, six carrier options including Zayo, FM200 clean agent fire suppression with VESDA early warning, and 24/7 CCTV with 90-day retention. ISO 27001, SOC 1/2/3, HIPAA, GLBA, and PCI DSS certified.

Edmonton Tier III Data Centre — EDM2

Edmonton · Uptime Institute Tier III · 3 MW · AI Ready

EDM2 is Qu's larger Edmonton facility — Uptime Institute Tier III certified with 35,000 ft² of building space across two expandable phases of raised floor totalling 33,196 ft². Power capacity of 2.5 MW at Tier II and 3 MW at Tier III, with N+1 generator redundancy across both phases and 1,450 tons of N+1 cooling. VESDA early warning fire detection. Explicitly supports AI and high-density compute workloads. Carriers Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, and Bell. For organizations requiring Tier III guarantees and scale in the Edmonton market, EDM2 is the infrastructure answer available today.

Edmonton and Calgary — Western Canada DR advantage

Qu is the only Canadian-owned provider with Tier III certified facilities in both Edmonton and Calgary. Organizations can build a fully geodiverse, Alberta-contained DR architecture — with EDM2 and CGY3 as the Tier III anchors and EDM1, CGY1, and CGY2 as additional deployment options — all under a single commercial relationship and exclusively under Canadian jurisdiction.

Certifications

Certifications Across Edmonton

ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA, GLBA, CSAE 3416, ISAE 3402, and PCI DSS across both Edmonton facilities. EDM2 additionally holds Uptime Institute Tier III certification. The independent audits that provincial government procurement, healthcare compliance, and financial services teams require before a contract is signed.

Sovereignty

Canadian Jurisdiction. No Exceptions.

Alberta's provincial government and regulated industries operate under Canadian law. Your infrastructure should too. Qu is 100% Canadian-owned — your data at our Edmonton 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 position that changes with corporate restructuring.

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 Edmonton

Carrier-neutral infrastructure at both Edmonton facilities with physically isolated carrier interconnect rooms. EDM1 connects to six carriers including Zayo. EDM2 connects to five major carriers across both facility phases.

EDM1 — Financial Core Network

Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell, Zayo

Multiple isolated carrier entry points

Physically isolated interconnect rooms

Carrier-neutral — no single-provider lock-in

FM200 and VESDA protected environment

EDM2 — Tier III Network

Rogers, Shaw, Axia, Telus, Bell

Multiple isolated carrier entry points across both phases

Physically isolated interconnect rooms

Megaport on-net cloud on-ramps

AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud access

Edmonton and Calgary connectivity advantage: Qu's five Alberta facilities — two in Edmonton, three in the Calgary region — share a single commercial relationship and provide the broadest carrier-neutral footprint of any Canadian-owned provider in Western Canada. Organizations can build multi-city network architectures across Alberta without changing providers or crossing Canadian borders.

Trusted by Edmonton and Alberta Enterprise

Qu's Edmonton facilities serve provincial government agencies, oil and gas operators, healthcare organizations, and financial services firms that require certified, sovereign infrastructure in Alberta's capital.

Provincial Government

Energy and Oil and Gas

Healthcare

Financial Services

20+ years operational history

750+ enterprise customers

Tier III certified — EDM2

ISO 27001 both facilities

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions — Edmonton

What data centres does Qu operate in Edmonton?

Qu operates two facilities in Edmonton — EDM1 in the Financial Core District and EDM2, which holds Uptime Institute Tier III certification. EDM1 serves downtown Edmonton enterprise with 2.5 MW capacity and six carrier options. EDM2 is the larger facility at 35,000 ft² with 3 MW Tier III capacity, expandable raised floor, and AI workload support.

Is there a Tier III certified data centre in Edmonton?

Yes. Qu's EDM2 facility holds Uptime Institute Tier III certification. It provides 2.5 MW at Tier II and 3 MW at Tier III, with 35,000 ft² of building space across two phases of raised floor. EDM2 supports AI and high-density compute workloads with 1,450 tons of N+1 cooling and VESDA early warning fire detection.

Can Qu Edmonton and Qu Calgary be used together for geodiverse disaster recovery?

Yes — and this is one of Qu's strongest DR configurations in Western Canada. Edmonton and Calgary are approximately 300 km apart, providing genuine geographic separation for active-active and active-passive DR entirely within Alberta. Both markets have Tier III certified facilities, and all data remains under Canadian jurisdiction without crossing provincial or national borders.

Does Qu's Edmonton infrastructure meet Alberta PIPA and provincial government data requirements?

Yes. Both Edmonton facilities operate under Canadian jurisdiction. Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and federal PIPEDA requirements are met through Qu's 100% Canadian ownership, Canadian operations, and independent certifications including ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, and GLBA across both facilities.

What makes EDM1 in the Financial Core District different from other Edmonton colocation options?

EDM1 is positioned inside Edmonton's Financial Core District — providing the shortest possible path to downtown Edmonton's government offices, financial institutions, and enterprise headquarters. With iris scanner authentication, six carrier options including Zayo, and 2.5 MW of available capacity, EDM1 serves organizations that require a downtown Edmonton presence with certified, sovereign infrastructure.

Is EDM2 suitable for AI and high-density compute workloads?

Yes. EDM2 explicitly supports AI and high-density compute workloads. The facility provides 35,000 ft² of building space across two expandable raised floor phases, 3 MW Tier III certified capacity, 1,450 tons of N+1 cooling, and VESDA early warning detection. It is the larger of Qu's two Edmonton facilities and designed for workloads that exceed standard rack density.

How quickly can I deploy colocation capacity in Edmonton?

Both Edmonton facilities have available capacity today. Our solutions architects move from initial conversation to a signed proposal within a week. Whether you need a single cabinet deployment at EDM1's downtown location or a larger footprint at EDM2, you are working with infrastructure that exists and is powered now.

Step inside the network built
for Edmonton enterprise.

From EDM1's Financial Core footprint to EDM2's Tier III scale — our solutions team will match your workload to the right facility and move to proposal within a week. Calgary DR pairing available under the same agreement.

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