The framework sets out five expectations for data centre projects, saying they must:

-Create lasting local benefits.

-Not shift electricity costs to Canadians.

-Minimize water use and environmental impacts.

-Be transparent about local impacts.

-Bring strategic value to Canada.

  • ryper@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 days ago

    This is all just a suggestion - the government doesn’t plan to enforce any of it:

    Solomon emphasized the five expectations do not mean there’s a new federal approval process — and do not replace provincial, territorial or municipal responsibilities.

    Asked how these expectations will then protect Canadians, Solomon said they have been endorsed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities — an advocacy group representing more than 2,000 municipalities.

    “This is not for the federal government to say what a city, a town, a rural place in a province or territory should ask — but they should be armed with the fact they are beginning not three steps back, but three steps ahead.”