What Prairie Economic Gateway Offers

Access to rail & key markets
Prairie Economic Gateway will serve as an industrial, manufacturing and logistics hub in the Calgary region. Key benefits include:
- Industrial lands located within Rocky View County, directly bordering the City of Calgary.
- “Gold Tier” designated land by CPKC.
- Greater interprovincial trade access through east-to-west connections, with direct links to global markets via the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CANAMEX) corridor.
- Proximity to two Class 1 rail lines, including a CPKC intermodal yard in Calgary and a Canadian National (CN) intermodal yard in the County.
- Road access via the Trans-Canada, Alberta Highway 2 and Stoney Trail. Improvements will allow these transportation corridors to be used to their full potential.
- Access to air transportation via the Calgary International Airport, one of Canada’s leading freight-handling distribution centres.
Public & private sector investment
To meet the needs of a modern, industrial and diversified Alberta economy, Prairie Economic Gateway will enhance and attract further private and public investment in the region. This includes:
- Partnering with the private sector to construct a 2,190-acre industrial park, which will service the transfer of goods from rail to truck in the core of the Gateway.
- Encouraging private sector investment across diverse industries seeking stronger market access, including manufacturing, agriculture, energy and logistics, among others.
- Enhancing the trade of Alberta-made goods via optimized rail transportation in areas of agriculture, forestry, chemicals, plastics, temperature-controlled goods, and metals and mining.
- Reducing trade vulnerabilities through improved supply chain efficiencies to enhance the region’s resilience to trade disruptions affecting goods movement in North America.
- Driving infrastructure development and skilled labour growth in the region through the creation of public and private sector jobs.


Economic benefits
The Calgary region serves as an economic engine of the nation. Prairie Economic Gateway will enhance this strength and lean on the partnership between The City and County to make life better for all who call the Calgary region home. Key benefits of this initiative will include:
- Over $7 billion generated in incremental economic activity via public and private sector investment.
- More than 30,000 jobs created across the development phase alone in areas such as construction, utilities, infrastructure development, vertical buildout, power facilitation and more.
- $8.90 in private sector investment generated for every $1 of public investment.
- An 11.9x return on investment for the project, including more than a 1.7x return on investment for The City of Calgary alone.