# Burlington council approves Data Centre Infrastructure Capacity, Growth Readiness and Protecting Public Interest... 5-0

The motion carried 5 to 0, with 2 absent at the Tuesday, July 21, 2026 meeting.

Published: 2026-08-07T19:26:02.031Z
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## Record

Meeting: Regular Meeting of Council
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Item: 18.2 Motion Memo Coordinated Federal, Provincial, Regional, and Municipal Response to Data Centr
Result: Carried 5-0

## Report

Burlington council voted 5 to 0, with 2 absent on Data Centre Infrastructure Capacity, Growth Readiness and Protecting Public Interest... at its Tuesday, July 21, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

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Whereas the City of Burlington has received a site plan application for a data centre in an employment area of the City, on South Service Road in Ward 4; and Whereas the data centre will require approximately 17 MW electricity, and the proponent has been working with Burlington Hydro to secure the energy required to operate the facility; and Whereas the centre will utilize air-cooling rather than water-cooling, and Halton Region is currently reviewing applicable servicing requirements; and Whereas city staff are circulating the application to applicable technical agencies for review and commen
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Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=98434) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] Minutes (PDF): Regular Meeting of Council, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 — https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=98434
[2] Regular Meeting of Council, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 (City of Burlington eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=51f8f167-22f2-4c54-bb95-1eb42c28016f&lang=English