Canadian Developer Spur Innovation Proposes Up to 300MW Data Center Campus in Fergus, Ontario
July 3, 2026
Canadian Developer Spur Innovation Proposes Up to 300MW Data Center Campus in Fergus, Ontario
Canadian developer Spur Innovation is exploring plans to build a large-scale data center campus in Fergus, Ontario, on a 25-acre land parcel at 865 Gartshore Street. The proposal, which has not yet been formally submitted to local authorities, also includes a vertical farm and a greenhouse complex, according to an AI-generated factsheet that was briefly available on a now-removed website.
The project would be developed in three phases. The first phase, expected to take up to three years, would deliver between 25MW and 35MW of capacity. The second phase, spanning three to five years, would expand the facility to between 50MW and 75MW. The final phase, projected to take more than five years, would see the campus extend onto adjacent land to reach a total capacity of between 150MW and 300MW.
The land parcel is owned by a corporation listed with Spur Innovation founder Krishan Judge as its director. Despite the ambitious plans, a spokesperson for Centre Wellington, the township governing Fergus, confirmed that no application has yet been received from Spur. The company appears to be positioning itself as a multifaceted player in the digital infrastructure space, operating as a data center developer, compute provider, AI investor, and AI course provider.
Spur’s primary offering is its ‘Venture Studio,’ an AI startup accelerator program that targets founders “working in AI, advanced computing, quantum, robotics, deep tech, and AI-enabled education.” The program is currently based at Spur’s only operational data center in Waterloo, Ontario. That facility, formerly the headquarters of BlackBerry, boasts a 20MW capacity on a 37.6-acre site, along with 700,000 square feet of campus space.
The proposed Fergus campus underscores the growing demand for data center capacity in Ontario, driven by the expansion of AI and cloud computing workloads. However, the lack of a formal application and the reliance on an AI-generated factsheet suggest the project remains in its early conceptual stages. Local officials have not indicated any timeline for review, leaving the development’s future uncertain until Spur moves forward with official submissions.
Source: datacenterdynamics
