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Data Centers

Powering performance in a digital world
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Driving value across the data center lifecycle. 

The demand for data centers is growing rapidly in Canada, thanks to cloud services, AI, and our increasing use of data. This means more competition for sites with enough power and connectivity. We help you navigate this complex market with expert guidance. From finding the right site and securing power to managing your facility, our team supports you at every stage. With deep market knowledge, we create strategies that connect your real estate choices with your digital needs. 

Ready to advance your data center strategy? Contact us today. 

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What Sets Us Apart

End-to-end lifecycle support

We guide data center clients from site selection to power procurement, lease negotiation, and facility management. Our integrated approach adapts your strategy to evolving infrastructure needs, whether scaling hyperscale capacity or migrating workloads across Canadian markets.

Sector-specific expertise

Our data center experts navigate technical, regulatory, and operational challenges, including power constraints, cooling needs, and municipal approvals. We deliver tailored strategies that meet your business goals and timelines in Canada's unique regulatory environment.

Connected to the market  

We collaborate with operators, developers, utilities, and governments in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and emerging hubs. Our market connections help secure sites, fast-track approvals, and access opportunities in power-constrained regions.

Powered by intelligence  

Our research provides real-time insights into supply, demand, pricing, and power availability across Canada. This data enables informed decisions on where to expand, when to enter new markets, and how to structure risk-reducing, value-maximizing transactions.

Global reach, local execution

With teams across Canada, we deliver seamless service tailored to regional market dynamics and regulations. Our global platform supports portfolio-wide strategies, paired with local execution to meet your specific needs.

Performance-minded and future-focused  

We prioritize resilience, sustainability, and cost efficiency to design and operate high-performing facilities. Our strategies focus on energy optimization, redundancy planning, and alignment with Canadian sustainability standards for long-term success.

Services

Investor Services

Capital Markets


We connect investors with active capital sources across Canada, providing creative financing solutions for acquisitions and developments. Our team understands the unique risk profiles and return expectations of data center assets, helping you optimize your portfolio. 

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Agency Leasing


Our specialists position data center assets for maximum occupancy and optimal rental rates. We leverage deep operator relationships and market intelligence to attract hyperscale tenants, colocation providers, and enterprise users seeking Canadian data center capacity.  

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Asset Services


We optimize data center performance through strategic asset management, financial reporting, and operational oversight. Our teams ensure facilities operate at peak efficiency while maintaining a competitive edge in Canada’s evolving markets. 

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Valuation & Advisory


Our professionals deliver accurate, defensible valuations of data center assets across Canada. We analyze power, cooling, connectivity, and market position to provide valuations that support your investment decisions and portfolio management. 

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Project & Development Services


We guide data center projects from site selection to delivery. Our teams manage power procurement, permitting, design, and construction to ensure facilities are completed on time, on budget, and ready to perform. 

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Sustainability Services


We help data center operators meet sustainability goals through energy optimization, renewable power sourcing, and ESG reporting. Our strategies reduce operating costs while aligning with Canadian environmental standards and corporate commitments. 


Occupier Services

Tenant Representation 


We help data center occupiers with site selection, lease negotiation, and transactions across Canada. Our team ensures sites meet power, cooling, and connectivity needs while securing favorable terms.   

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Supply Chain & Logistics Advisory 


We optimize supply chains for data center operators, reducing costs and improving hardware deployment efficiency across Canadian facilities. Our expertise supports complex, multi-site schedules.   

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Labor Analytics and Location Strategy


We analyze labor markets, utility costs, and regulations to find the best sites for data center growth in Canada, balancing access to power, talent, and demand centers.   

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Integrated Facilities Management  


Our IFM services ensure uptime and efficiency for data centers. We manage critical systems, maintenance, and compliance, prioritizing performance and resilience.   

Learn more about our facility management services

Project & Development Services


We oversee the entire project lifecycle for data center occupiers, from site selection and design to construction management and final commissioning. Our team ensures your projects are completed on time and on budget, meeting all technical and operational requirements. 

Learn more about our project & development services

Sustainability Services


We help data center occupiers meet their sustainability goals through renewable power sourcing, energy optimization, and detailed ESG reporting. Our strategies reduce operating costs and align with Canadian environmental standards. 

 

Team

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Erin Bruner

VP, Sector Marketing & Sales Enablement
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Randy Borron

Vice Chairman, Office
Toronto, Canada

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Research

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Global Data Center Market Comparison

Analyzes 107 markets using 24 weighted variables to reveal where data center development can scale amid power constraints, regulation, and rising AI demand.
John McWilliams • 5/18/2026
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Americas Data Center Update | H2 2025

Strong demand for AI and hyperscale compute continues to drive expansion across the Americas, while new regulatory guardrails and infrastructure constraints are reshaping where development occurs. 
John McWilliams • 2/24/2026
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H2 2025 EMEA Data Centre Market Update

Strong AI, cloud, and sovereign digital demand continues to expand EMEA data centre capacity, while power availability, grid access, and regulatory constraints increasingly determine where new development occurs. 
Matyas Fazekas • 2/17/2026
Sustainability
Article • Sustainability / ESG

Sustainable Dilapidations – Shifting Trends in The Green Agenda

The real estate industry is slowly shifting more towards retaining and repairing as opposed to demolishing and replacing. Whilst financial pressures continue to drive dilapidations, the real estate industry is on the journey to ensure sustainability is at the forefront of dilapidations.
Alex Charlesworth • 2/26/2024
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Research • Sustainability / ESG

Unlocking Sustainable Success: The Rise of ESG Benchmarks in Real Estate

With benchmarks becoming increasingly prominent, it’s essential to understand what exactly they are and why they’re becoming an integral part of the decision-making process for organisations.
Emily Oldfield • 12/8/2023
Changing Attitudes Towards Greener Homes
Article • Sustainability / ESG

Changing Attitudes Towards Greener Homes in the Face of the 'Cost of Living Crisis'

The residential sector accounted for approximately 17% of all carbon dioxide emissions in the UK in 2021, meaning our homes are key to cutting emissions and reducing our chance of hitting the 1.5℃ global warming threshold. 
Ellie Healy • 10/4/2023
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Article • Sustainability / ESG

Taking Responsibility for our Waste

Waste plays a sizeable part of the UK’s Net Zero goals, disposal and treatment of waste alone (including wastewater) represented 6% of UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, so there is a clear interest in reducing the UK’s waste output and improving the processes in place to handle waste that is unavoidable.
Giles Flaxton • 8/16/2023
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Article • Sustainability / ESG

The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS): a key step towards Net Zero

ESOS (the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme) is the UK variant of the EU-wide application of Article 8 (4 to 6) of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU). ESOS was formalised in 2014, is administered by the Environment Agency and is now in its third phase as the scheme renews every four years (2014, 2019 and 2023). 
5/30/2023
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Research • Economy

​​10 Critical Questions for 2023​ EMEA

10 critical questions we’re asking as we look out at the horizon at 2023. 
Sukhdeep Dhillon • 1/31/2023
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Article • Sustainability / ESG

The New EPC Methodology Calculation: Do you need to re-assess to plan for the new MEES requirements in April 2023?

Accurate Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings will be critical for companies to be able to understand their risk and plan mitigation measures for the next phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) in April 2023. This phase will expand the minimum requirement of EPC to E for all leases. 
Thomas Vazakas • 12/15/2022
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Article • Economy

Business rates reform could be the early Christmas present our industry needs

With energy prices skyrocketing, record inflation and dampened consumer spending, many occupiers would benefit from business rates reform ahead of the forthcoming Revaluation in April 2023.
Mike Flecknoe • 11/16/2022
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Frequently Asked Questions

We deliver comprehensive data center services including site selection, power procurement, lease negotiation, valuation, facility management, and disposition support. Our integrated approach serves occupiers, investors, and operators across hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center segments throughout Canadian markets.

We coordinate with utilities, provincial energy authorities, and power providers to identify sites with adequate electrical capacity and negotiate power procurement agreements. Our teams understand the power constraints affecting Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and emerging Canadian data center markets, enabling clients to secure the infrastructure required for facility operations.

Canada offers political stability, competitive energy costs, access to renewable power, and proximity to U.S. demand centers. Key markets like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver provide strong connectivity, skilled labor, and regulatory environments that support data center development. We help investors navigate these opportunities while addressing market-specific challenges.

We provide site selection, transaction execution, and portfolio management services tailored to hyperscale requirements. Our teams identify large-footprint sites with multi-megawatt power capacity, coordinate municipal approvals, and structure transactions that support rapid deployment across Canadian markets.

Critical factors include power availability, fiber connectivity, proximity to network hubs, cooling infrastructure, seismic stability, and regulatory environment. We evaluate these criteria across Canadian markets to identify sites that meet technical specifications while optimizing cost and timeline considerations.

We deliver facility management, energy optimization, and operational efficiency strategies that reduce costs and maximize uptime. Our teams implement preventive maintenance programs, coordinate system upgrades, and provide financial reporting that supports informed decision-making for data center operators across Canada.

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