Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI assistant, has signed a lease for data centre capacity at Point Tupper in Nova Scotia. The company is marking its first such agreement in Canada. The deal expands the company's computing infrastructure as demand for artificial intelligence services grows.
The agreement is with EverWind, which has separately announced plans to invest more than CAD10 billion in a data centre campus and wind power projects in Nova Scotia. The company described the combined investment as the largest privately funded project in the province's history.
Jacob Glick, Anthropic's head of public policy for Canada, said the company would work to protect electricity customers and water resources while ensuring local communities benefit from the development.
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Nova Scotia Project Expands
The agreement comes as leading AI developers commit more resources to computing infrastructure. Anthropic spent USD 7.33 billion on computing and infrastructure last year, around three times its expenditure in 2024, according to the report.
The planned Nova Scotia campus will add capacity to support Anthropic's AI operations. The company has been expanding its infrastructure to meet growing computing requirements as it develops and deploys Claude models.
The wider project combines data centre development with wind power investment. Its scale also puts local infrastructure and energy use in focus, as data centres face scrutiny over electricity demand, water consumption and potential pressure on public services.
Anthropic is also preparing for a potential US initial public offering, which could value the company at more than USD 2 trillion. Its infrastructure spending and expansion plans are central to its efforts to support future AI growth.