E-7550 Regulation of AI data centres Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7550 — Regulation of AI data centres — with 38,451 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Jenny Kwan. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7550
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: September 24, 2026
- Sponsor: Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East)
- Category: Business and trade
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 38,451
- Daily increase: +855 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +7,314 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~1,045 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: June 26, 2026 — 610 data points recorded
Milestones
- 10,000 signatures reached on July 10, 2026 — total at that point: 10,074
- 5,000 signatures reached on July 4, 2026 — total at that point: 5,097
- 1,000 signatures reached on June 28, 2026 — total at that point: 1,062
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on June 27, 2026 — total at that point: 566
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 13,458 signatures
- Alberta: 9,982 signatures
- British Columbia: 7,222 signatures
- Quebec: 2,894 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 1,306 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 1,000 signatures
- Manitoba: 912 signatures
- New Brunswick: 664 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 287 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 150 signatures
- Yukon: 66 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 55 signatures
- Nunavut: 9 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| June 26, 2026 | 31 |
| July 5, 2026 | 5,258 |
| July 12, 2026 | 11,020 |
| July 20, 2026 | 17,541 |
| July 29, 2026 | 20,128 |
| August 5, 2026 | 21,829 |
| August 12, 2026 | 22,517 |
| August 19, 2026 | 23,218 |
| August 27, 2026 | 23,596 |
| September 3, 2026 | 25,879 |
| September 9, 2026 | 30,362 |
| September 16, 2026 | 31,030 |
| September 23, 2026 | 37,374 |
| September 24, 2026 | 38,451 |
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• AI data centres are being constructed across Canada with high secrecy and low community involvement;
• AI data centres are known to cause noise and water pollution, and strain water reservoirs and energy grids;
• The buildout of AI infrastructure is concurrent with proponents of AI arguing for its potential to eliminate significant numbers of jobs across society, at a time when Canadians are struggling with job security;
• Industrial proponents of AI data centres have avoided good faith dialogue and collaboration to resolve the societal implications of their products and infrastructure; and
• AI adoption and infrastructure are undermining Canada's digital sovereignty, with public services and local AI infrastructure committed to foreign AI products.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Cease all incentives, subsidies, and permit accelerations for AI data centres;
2. Revoke permits and supports for AI data centre projects that have not been rigorously and transparently vetted by the local community;
3. Commission a detailed study for public release on negative externalities associated with existing AI data centres in Canada and elsewhere;
4. Require that all AI infrastructure projects be initiated and sought out by local communities, and be put through a transparent and democratic approval process; and
5. Subject AI products to genuine taxes as well as enforceable regulations around safety, transparency, and power and water use effectiveness.
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