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Mississauga, Ont., city council votes unanimously to ban new data centres for 1 year

CBC Canada · September 16, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Mississauga, Ont., city council votes unanimously to ban new data centres for 1 year

Mississauga city council has voted unanimously on a moratorium on new data centres for one year, the latest municipality to hit the brakes on the artificial intelligence-fuelled build out.

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Mississauga, Ont., city council votes unanimously to ban new data centres for 1 year

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