Key Highlights
- Hive Digital Technologies is expanding its Canadian data center operations through its subsidiary, Buzz HPC.
- The expansion increases capacity from 4MW to 16.6MW across two provinces in partnership with Bell Canada.
- New facilities will support thousands of AI-optimized GPUs to meet growing demand for high-performance computing.
Hive Digital Technologies has announced a major expansion of its liquid-cooled data center campus in Canada through its wholly owned subsidiary, Buzz HPC. The move significantly increases the company’s high-performance computing (HPC) capacity as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to grow.
The expansion boosts Hive’s existing capacity from 4 megawatts (MW) to 16.6MW of critical IT load across two Canadian provinces. The project is being carried out in partnership with Bell Canada, one of the country’s leading telecommunications providers.
The company said the new infrastructure is designed to support advanced computing workloads, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
New Colocation Facility Adds GPU Capacity
As part of the expansion, Buzz HPC is launching a new colocation facility in British Columbia. The site will initially deliver 5MW of capacity, with the option to scale up by an additional 7.6MW in the future.
Hive said the first phase of capacity will support more than 2,000 GPUs, while the optional expansion could enable infrastructure for up to 3,000 additional GPUs. These GPUs are optimized for artificial intelligence workloads and high-performance computing tasks.
In Manitoba, Buzz HPC has already deployed 504 next-generation AI-optimized GPUs, consuming around 1MW of power. The remaining 3MW of available capacity at the site is expected to support approximately 1,500 additional GPUs once fully deployed.
Focus on Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Company leadership says the expansion reflects growing confidence in Canada’s role in the global AI infrastructure landscape.
Frank Holmes, chairman of Hive Digital Technologies, said the company sees sovereign AI computing as a key driver of innovation in the coming decade.
According to Holmes, Hive also owns and operates several other data center facilities across Canada that could potentially be converted to serve hyperscale cloud providers or government clients.
He pointed to the company’s 70MW site in New Brunswick as a location capable of supporting large hyperscale deployments. Additionally, a 7.6MW facility near Toronto Airport could be suitable for government or military applications.
Strategic Shift Toward High-Performance Computing
Founded in 2017, Hive Digital Technologies operates data centers in Canada, Sweden, and Paraguay. While the company previously focused heavily on cryptocurrency mining, particularly Bitcoin, it is increasingly shifting its strategy toward high-performance computing and AI infrastructure.
Aydin Kilic, president and CEO of Hive, said the expansion gives the company a clear path to deploying more than 6,000 next-generation AI-optimized GPUs in Canada.
Kilic added that the company plans to scale its AI computing clusters as demand continues to rise, positioning Hive to grow recurring revenue while maintaining a capital-efficient strategy.