Anthropic Signs a 20-Year Lease for Its First Canadian Data Centre, in Nova Scotia

Anthropic has signed a 20-year lease for its first data centre in Canada, taking capacity at a campus that EverWind plans to build at Point Tupper in Nova Scotia. EverWind announced the C$10 billion project on October 16 without naming its tenant, and The Logic and Reuters have since identified Anthropic as the client.

What the lease covers

EverWind Point Tupper campus	Details
Tenant	Anthropic, for Claude models
Lease term	20 years (first phase only); value not disclosed
Phase 1	95 MW, about 18,600 square metres, targeted for late 2027
Phase 2	325 MW in 2028, subject to commercial, technical and regulatory conditions
Total campus	420 MW
Investment	More than C$10bn: about C$8bn data centre, C$2bn onshore wind
Cooling water	Closed loop from Landrie Lake: about 100,000 litres a day at start, 500,000 at full build
Jobs (reported)	About 2,000 construction, about 215 permanent

Figures are from EverWind's announcement as reported by CP24 and The Energy Mag. EverWind calls it the largest privately funded investment in Nova Scotia's history and plans to fund it with its own capital while seeking bank and pension financing. Job estimates vary between reports and may change.

The site and power supply

Point Tupper, on Cape Breton Island, is an industrial location where EverWind earlier pursued green hydrogen and ammonia production, plans the company says remain in place. The wind farms tied to the data centre will not be ready when the first phase opens, so the facility will initially draw on the existing grid.

A study by the province's independent grid operator found the existing infrastructure could support the initial operation, and EverWind says it will pay connection and upgrade costs and install battery storage. The Logic frames the commitment as Anthropic's: paying for required grid upgrades, protecting existing customers from related price increases, and contributing "tens of millions of dollars" to community priorities. Neither account sets out a legal mechanism, so how costs are split between the companies is not clear. The 325 MW expansion cannot connect until further studies and approvals are complete.

Local concerns

Jacob Glick, Anthropic's head of public policy for Canada, said the company would protect electricity customers and water resources and ensure local communities benefit. Nova Scotia NDP leader Claudia Chender has questioned how the government would enforce those commitments and criticised the lack of public consultation, and the plan has drawn a protest in Halifax. Analysts also note the announcement says little about build speed or how steady power will be supplied when wind output varies.

Where it fits in Anthropic's spending

Reuters reports Anthropic spent $7.33 billion on computing and infrastructure last year, roughly triple 2024, and is preparing a US IPO that could value it above $2 trillion. Its earlier commitments, including a $50 billion deal with Fluidstack in November 2025 and an April 2026 agreement with Google and Broadcom, were concentrated in the United States. A Canadian site is a geographic first rather than a change in scale: 95 MW is small next to multi-gigawatt arrangements. The Logic notes Anthropic was hiring Canadian staff as early as August, including a compute country lead.

What to watch next

The regulatory path for the 325 MW expansion, published cost-sharing terms for grid upgrades, and construction progress toward late 2027.

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