Project Leif Erikson

A Norwegian undersea cable builder has pitched a 2,800-mile data link between Canada and Europe that would bypass the United States. The proposed connection, referred to as Project Leif Erikson, is estimated at $620 million, and the company is seeking a Canadian majority partner to help fund and build it. Supporters frame it as a way to reduce reliance on American routes for transatlantic data traffic, a concern that has grown as discussions about digital sovereignty and infrastructure independence intensify on both sides of the Atlantic.