Michel Cartier, CEO and president of the , was joined by other experts from Quebec and beyond at last month's DCIE in Montreal to discuss recent data center innovations.

According to Cartier, there are numerous reasons that Canada is an appealing data center location.

In addition, the appeals to European and international companies looking to locate data centers, Cartier says. Canadian law, which doesn't allow a government institution to collect personal information unless it relates directly to an operating program or activity of that institution, tends to be better aligned with European regulations than the , which makes data accessible to any parties of government.