Québec · Legislation
Québec Bill 69 has been enacted.
Enacted June 7, 2025, this law requires any new electricity load of 5 MW or more — including data centers — to obtain ministerial authorization from the Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, with approval conditioned on technical feasibility, economic benefit, and environmental impact. It effectively gates all large-scale data center power connections through direct government discretion, continuing and codifying restrictions that began with Bill 2 in 2023.
An Act to ensure the responsible governance of energy resources and to amend various legislative provisions
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