Hive Data Center: Quebec Data Center
About Quebec Data Center
Hive Data Center’s QC-1 facility (Quebec Data Center) is located at 2675 Boulevard du Parc Technologique, Québec City and is operated by Hive Data Center in partnership with Vantage Data Centers (the site is leased within Vantage’s Quebec City building).
Strategically, QC-1 is positioned over 200 km from Hive’s Montreal sites to serve as a geographically redundant disaster-recovery location within Québec province, enabling data sovereignty and regional resilience for Quebec-based customers.
Its location within Québec City’s Parc Technologique zone places it near research, government, and institutional hubs, offering proximity to Quebec’s IT ecosystem and advantageous connectivity into regional fiber networks.
⚙️ Facility Highlights
- The facility supports up to 20 MW of total power capacity.
- It is integrated into Vantage’s data-center campus infrastructure, benefitting from shared campus utilities and scalable growth potential.
- Multiple layers of redundancy: QC-1 complements Hive’s Montreal sites to offer geographically redundant capacity.
- Cooling and infrastructure (chillers, HVAC, precision cooling) are designed to maintain optimal environment, though detailed vendor/tech names were not publicly disclosed.
- Modular colocation capability at rack / cabinet / suite scale, supporting both shared and private colocation options.
🔐 Security & Compliance
- 24/7 on-site security personnel and monitoring systems.
- Multi-factor authentication and biometric access control.
- Closed-circuit video (CCTV) surveillance across interior and exterior zones.
- Hive-wide compliance includes ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS, and Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) — QC-1 is part of that Hive standards framework.
- Redundant NOCs (Network Operations Centers) among Hive’s facilities.
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- QC-1 is carrier-neutral, allowing multiple providers to deliver fiber connectivity.
- In-building fiber providers include Zayo and Hurricane Electric, enabling diverse paths and low latency links.
- Offers interconnection services via Hive Fabric and transit, plus integration into local and national fiber backbones.
- Serves as a disaster recovery/supplement location to Hive’s Montreal sites (fiber continuity across the region).
- Proximity to Québec City’s telecom and fiber infrastructure gives low-latency access to local and regional networks.
💼 Who It Serves
- Government agencies, public sector institutions, and municipalities in Québec requiring local data sovereignty.
- Enterprises headquartered in Québec seeking a primary or disaster recovery site outside Montreal.
- Cloud, SaaS, or managed services providers needing regional colocation with interconnection.
- Financial, health, education and research organizations prioritizing compliance (ISO, PCI, CGP).
- Businesses needing hybrid infrastructure (colocation + cloud) with low-latency links to Montreal.