A new 69,677-m2 (750,000-sf) research and development campus for Nokia is now under construction in Ottawa. Broccolini is leading the build in Kanata North Tech Park.

Crews began active construction on July 9. The campus will be built to high sustainability standards, incorporating LEED principles, low-carbon materials, and resilient energy systems.

Nokia says the facility will support the company’s next-generation research, advancing AI-powered networks, data centre networking, quantum-safe infrastructure, and 6G technologies.

The new campus is part of a long-term redevelopment of Nokia’s 26-acre Kanata North property. The rebuild replaces aging facilities with a modern research complex. Plans for the project were first announced in 2022 with backing from federal, provincial, and municipal governments.

“To be chosen to develop and build a campus of this importance for a global technology leader is a mark of real trust, and it is exactly the kind of complex, high-profile work Broccolini is built to deliver,” says James Beach, executive vice-president of real estate development at Broccolini.