CenterSquare: Mississauga YYZ1
About Mississauga YYZ1
Mississauga YYZ1 is operated by CenterSquare Data Centers (Csquare) and is located at 6800 Millcreek Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, within the Greater Toronto Area. CenterSquare positions the facility about 15 minutes from Toronto Pearson International Airport and 42 kilometers west of downtown Toronto, placing it in one of Canada’s main enterprise, logistics, and technology corridors. This location supports access to Toronto’s financial and business ecosystem while benefiting from Mississauga’s strong utility and communications infrastructure.
Within CenterSquare’s Toronto market, YYZ1 serves as one of the operator’s two GTA facilities and is positioned for enterprise colocation, hybrid IT, and cross-border business use cases. CenterSquare’s Toronto market materials emphasize dependable power, resilient connectivity, and enterprise-ready operational support, making YYZ1 suitable for organizations that need Canadian hosting with low-latency access to the Toronto region and wider North American routes.
⚙️ Facility Highlights
- 2,368 sq. m. of raised floor space
- 19.1MW utility capacity
- 3.2MW UPS capacity
- 5.5MW generator capacity
- CenterSquare provides a 100% SLA on power, network, and bandwidth
- Planning assistance for layouts, rack elevations, power, and network design
- Structured cabling services available
- Loading dock for equipment deliveries
- Meeting rooms and dedicated customer work areas available
- Remote Hands on-site support available 24/7
🔐 Security & Compliance
- 24/7 video surveillance
- 90-day video storage
- Two-factor authentication required for access
- Biometric scanners and badge readers
- Entrance mantraps
- Ballistic paneling in lobby and ballistic glass
- Fire detection includes VESDA early warning detection
- Data center areas use pre-action dry pipe protection
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- PCI-DSS
- NIST 800-53 PE High
- ISO 27001
- Suitable for organizations operating under Canadian data-governance requirements, based on the facility’s location in Ontario and CenterSquare’s compliance profile.
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- Carrier-neutral facility
- 9 service providers listed for YYZ1
- Csquare Digital Exchange-enabled
- Highly available internet connectivity
- Cloud and point-to-point connectivity available
- Access to CenterSquare Marketplace for the full provider ecosystem
- The GTA location supports enterprises that need Canadian hosting with access to Toronto and cross-border business routes into the U.S.; this positioning is supported by CenterSquare’s Toronto market description.
💼 Who It Serves
- Enterprises and multinational organizations with Greater Toronto infrastructure requirements
- Cloud, SaaS, and managed-service providers requiring colocation and hybrid connectivity
- Telecom operators, network providers, and interconnection-focused service providers
- Organizations deploying hybrid IT, business continuity, or disaster recovery architectures in Canada
- Businesses that benefit from proximity to Toronto Pearson and the western Toronto corridor