{"id":836464,"date":"2026-07-30T18:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/836464\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:43:10","slug":"mississauga-puts-1-year-pause-on-data-centre-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/836464\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississauga puts 1-year pause on data centre development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mississauga city council has approved a motion to put a one-year pause on the development of data centres<\/a> while it conducts a comprehensive review of the emerging but controversial sector.<\/p>\n

In a release, the city said council \u201capproved a motion directing staff to prepare an Interim Control By-law (ICBL) that would prohibit the approval of development of digital infrastructure projects, such as data centres, for up to one year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The impending review of the sector would assess \u201cwhether updates to City policies and regulations such as the Official Plan and Zoning By-law are needed,\u201d the release adds.<\/p>\n

It would also look into how a data centre would impact infrastructure, economic activity, the environment, noise levels, and energy and water consumption.<\/p>\n

The city says the review will include public input and help \u201cinform future policies and decision-making related to digital infrastructure while balancing economic growth, sustainability and community well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Let\u2019s do our homework first\u2019: Councillor<\/p>\n

Mississauga Councillor Martin Reid introduced the motion at council on Wednesday. <\/a>CityNews met with Reid days earlier at the site of what he said would be the first massive, hyperscale data centre in the community.<\/p>\n

Located on Tenth Line west of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Hwy. 401 and near Lisgar GO station, the site is nestled next to a house, a church, greenspace and an existing warehouse. But just hundreds of metres away, there\u2019s a large shopping centre along with current and proposed housing subdivisions.<\/p>\n

When speaking with residents, Reid said he\u2019s heard examples raised of cities in the U.S. involving excessive water and electricity consumption.<\/p>\n

Without large-scale examples in the GTA, he said it leaves a lot of uncertainty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still so many questions that need to be answered, and until we have a fulsome understanding of it this is not something that I feel that I can responsibly support,\u201d Reid said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not sure what the tenant is going to be using it for, so there are worst-case scenarios that we read, there are totally safe examples that we read and the reality is that we\u2019re somewhere in the middle with no clear answers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s do our homework first before we say yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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