While on the U.S. West Coast, Minister Glubish met with leading technology companies, investors and innovation leaders. The mission highlighted how Alberta’s energy capacity, cold climate, modernized privacy framework and growing AI ecosystem create the ideal environment for AI data centre investment. The minister also shared how Alberta is leading Canada in adopting AI across the public service, making services better, faster and smarter for Albertans.

"Alberta hasn't just kept pace with AI, we've stayed ahead of the curve. We're giving every government, business, academic, and citizen access to secure, state-of-the-art infrastructure, while extending an open invitation to the world's leading technology hubs to invest, build, and grow in Alberta."

Nate Glubish, Minister of Technology and Innovation

The mission built on Alberta’s AI Data Centre Strategy and the province’s goal of becoming the computing capital of Canada, positioning Alberta to attract large-scale AI infrastructure and the investment that comes with it.

Mission expenses will be posted on the travel and expense disclosure page.

Quick facts

  • Alberta’s AI Data Centre Strategy, “Powering the Future of Artificial Intelligence,” outlines how the province will attract AI data centre investment and development.
  • Alberta is home to the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), one of three national Canadian AI centres of excellence and recognized globally as one of the top five AI research institutes.
  • The University of Alberta ranked No. 1 in Canada for AI in the U.S. News 2025 to 2026 Best Global Universities Rankings.
  • Minister Glubish was accompanied by six members of the Government of Alberta delegation.

Itinerary for Minister Glubish

Aug. 10

Travel to San Francisco, California.

Aug. 11

Meetings with technology companies and investors in San Francisco.

Aug. 12

Travel to Silicon Valley.

Meetings with technology companies and investors in Silicon Valley.

Travel to Seattle, Washington.

Aug. 13

Meetings with technology companies and investors in Seattle and Redmond, Washington.

Aug. 14

Travel to Edmonton, Alberta.

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