Bell AI Fabric: 300 MW Sovereign AI Campus in Sherwood

Status: Under Construction (Announced April 2026)   |   Location: near Regina, Saskatchewan

Project Overview

The Bell AI Fabric Sherwood Campus marks a historic milestone in Canada’s digital sovereignty, officially unveiled in April 2026. As Canada’s largest purpose-built artificial intelligence data center facility, this 300 MW campus is the crown jewel of the national "Bell AI Fabric" network. Located in Sherwood, Saskatchewan, the site was chosen for its unique combination of vast available land, cold-climate cooling advantages, and direct access to the province’s expanding clean energy grid.

The Sherwood project is designed to address the critical need for local AI processing power, ensuring that sensitive Canadian data remains within national borders while benefiting from the latest in high-density compute technology. The facility is engineered to support extreme rack densities required for Large Language Model (LLM) training and real-time AI inference. Bell has integrated advanced liquid-to-chip cooling systems alongside traditional air cooling to manage the massive thermal output of next-generation GPU clusters.

A key differentiator for this project is its commitment to sustainability and the local economy. By leveraging Saskatchewan’s growing mix of hydroelectric and wind power, the campus targets a near-zero carbon operational footprint. The project is expected to deliver a USD 1 billion economic impact to the province, creating hundreds of high-skilled technical roles and fostering a new "Silicon Prairie" ecosystem in Central Canada.

Structurally, the campus features a modular design that allows Bell to scale capacity rapidly in 50 MW increments. This flexibility ensures that the infrastructure can evolve alongside the rapidly changing hardware requirements of AI research firms and government agencies. With Phase 1 construction already underway, Bell Canada aims to bring the first data halls online by the end of 2027, positioning Saskatchewan as a global player in the AI infrastructure race.

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