Winnipeg CentrePort can become Canada's Centre for Global Trade.
The governments of Canada and Manitoba are working together to
fund infrastructure priorities that help to create jobs,
stimulate the economy, and build a better Canada. CentrePort Canada is a new 20,000-acre inland port that is under development
next to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. CentrePort
offers greenfield investment opportunities for a wide variety of sectors
including distribution centres, warehousing and manufacturing. The inland port
is the result of a dynamic partnership between governments and the private
sector. CentrePort Canada is being built on a foundation of trade and transportation
assets that are unmatched anywhere in the region. CentrePort Canada is growing
these assets with new investments in transportation infrastructure and in
manufacturing and distribution facilities. CentrePort Canada has many business advantages including: These and other important advantages provide businesses with an affordable
range of options for shipping goods across North America and around the globe.
CentrePort Canada has "shovel-ready" ground waiting to serve your business
needs. CentrePort Canada offers a prime location in the centre of North America with
a reach that spans the globe. North America Asia Europe CentrePort Canada's strategic location in North America makes it a trade and
transportation hub with advantages for businesses to move products on time and
on budget. Border to the United States
New Seaport Opportunities Discover the Manitoba Advantage More Companies are Locating in Manitoba Their reason for doing do is simple -- Manitoba's winning combination of
low-operating costs, highly-skilled labour and prime location in the heart of
North America is too attractive to pass up. Manitoba has one of Canada's most diversifies economies, a diversity that has
helped make our province the most stable economic performer in the country. Our capital city, Winnipeg, is continually ranked as a great place to invest
and do business. According to KPMG's 2008 Competitive Alternatives report, among
Canada's largest cities, Winnipeg has the lowest effective corporate tax rate
and is one of the top two in terms of overall cost competitiveness. The Conference Board of Canada forecasts that Manitoba's Real GDP growth will
be among the highest in the country in 2008. Other economic indicators include:
The latest infrastructure initiative that will receive
accelerated federal funding support in Manitoba is the
CentrePort in Winnipeg. The CentrePort, which is Manitoba’s
inland port, is centrally and strategically located at the heart
of North America to connect businesses to world markets. It is
centred on Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International
Airport. The initiative involves using the airport and
surrounding land as a hub to import goods from Asia and Europe
and then distributing those goods throughout North America by
air, rail and road.
Developing Manitoba's inland port has the potential to grow
Manitoba’s economy by taking better advantage of strong
transportation assets and the province’s strategic, central
location.
The CentrePort Canada initiative includes the development of a
high-speed transportation corridor for the Inland Port.
Better. Faster. Cheaper.
- A central, strategic location within the heart of North America;
- A modern, well-established network of highways, railways, air and sea
connections;
- Better, faster, cheaper access to key markets in Canada, the United States and
Mexico;
- Growing international shipping opportunities through the Port of Churchill and
the St. Lawrence Seaway via Thunder Bay;
- A 24-hour international airport with the top number of daily dedicated cargo
flights in Canada;
- An abundance of serviced land ready for investment and development; and,
- Competitive business costs including hydroelectric energy rates that are among
the lowest in North America.The Road to Success runs through CentrePort Canada
CentrePort Canada is located on the International Mid-Continent Trade and
Transportation Corridor, providing ready access to major markets in the United
States and Mexico. Manitoba is also in the heart of Canada, with strong
transportation corridors to both the western and eastern regions of the country.
CentrePort Canada provides direct access to Asian markets via Canada's
Asia-Pacific Gateway. Shippers and manufacturers transport goods by road and
rail to Canada's two main western seaports, Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
International maine shiping opportunities are increasing through the Port of
Churchill and Thunder Bay.
CentrePort Canada's unique access to northern trade routes provides entry to
European markets as well. Air shipments can be transported via polar routes
through Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, while marine
shipments are moving through the northern Port of Churchill.
Planes.
Trains. Trucks. Ships.
- Manitoba has more than 1,000 for-hire trucking companues that operate either
interprovincially or internationally.
- Canada's major highway, the Trans-Canada Highway, and Canada's main railway
lines split strategically west of Winnipeg to more efficiently serve the
southern and northern areas of Western Canada.
- Manitoba has one of the top border crossings to the US. The Emerson border
crossing processes about $14.7 billion in trade traffic annually, more than any
other in Western Canada.
Railways
to North America
- Winnipeg is the only city in Western Canada served by three major continental
railways: CN, CP and Burlington Northern-Santa Fe.
- The Port of Churchill is served by the Hudson Bay Railway, owned by OmniTRAX.
- Both CN and CP maintain extensive and modern marshalling yards with major
service facilities.
- Both CN and CP have intermodal terminals in Winnipeg where trailers and
containers are transferred between rail and road modes.
Air
Cargo to International Markets
- Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is on the most
reliable airports in the world, averaging less than two hours of downtime
annually.
- Winnipeg's airport is the only24-hour unrestricted major Canadian
international airport between Toronto and Calgary. It offers a broad range of
passenger and cargo services, including international carriers, jet freight
carriers, commuter airlines, fixed base operators and various charter
operations.
- The airport has the largest number of dedicated cargo handlers in Canada,
moving 159,000 tonnes of cargo in 2007. Total air cargo has grown by 58% in the
last five years.
- The airport features major shipping facilities for Purolator and FedEx and
receives daily transborder service from DHL. It is a central Canadian gateway
airport for UPS and a major domestic hub for Purolator and Cargojet.
- The airport also offers worldwide freight forwarding services and is one of
the few 24-hour airports operating in North America with daily flights to major
Canadian and U.S. cities.
- The Port of Churchill is the only ocean port in the middle of Canada and is
Western Canada's closest seaport to northern and eastern Europe. Strategically
located on the west coast of Hudson Bay, it provides ready access to markets via
Atlantic Ocean sea routes. It has four deep-sea berths able to accommodate
Panamax class vessles (up to 60,000 tonne capacity). The port has strong railway
links to North American markets.
- Churchill is only 3,380 nautical miles from Liverpool which makes it an ideal
site for the shipment of products to and from Europe as well as Africa, Latin
America and the Middle East. Shipping through Churchill eliminates time-consumingnavigation,
additional handling and high-transportation costs associated with the Great
Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.
Manitoba is open for business, boasting a number of distinct advantages
including:
- A well-educated, highly-skilled, productive and multilingual workforce;
- A strategic mid-North American location in a central time zone, with ready
access to the United States, Mexico and emerging markets in the Americas'
- Flexible and cost-effective transportation links and intermodal facilities
providing worldwide shipping by rail, air, road and sea;
- Extensive connectivity, with state-of-the-art high-speed, high-density
broadband infrastructure;
- Extremely competitive business costs, including affordable office and land
costs, low construction costs and affordable taxes;
- An extensive network of research and development facilities, supporting
innovation and technology development;
- An unsurpassed quality of life with affordable living costs, excellent
recreational and cultural amenities, reliable and accessible public health care
and education, attractive communities and a beautiful natural environment;
- A "business-friendly" attitude at all levels of government; and,
- Low electricity rates, highly-reliable, renewable power via Manitoba Hydro.
Boeing Canada Technology, Motor Coach Industries, Biovail Corporation, Maple
Leaf Foods, Standard Aero, Monsanto, Pillsbury, CanWest Global, JRI, 3M Canada
and Magellan (Bristol) Aerospace are just a few of the multinational
corporations that have chosen to establish or expand their operations in
Manitoba.
Diverse.
Dynamic. Energetic.
- Manufacturing shipments have grown by 37 per cent, international exports by 23
per cent and immigration by 137% over the past five years;
- Manitoba les the country in total capital investment growth in 2007 and is
expected to do so again in 2008;
- Manitoba's total capital investmentis forecast to be $10.9 billion for 2008,
representing a 97% increase from 2000 levels; and,
- Manitoba's private capital investment is forecast to be $7.8 billion in 2008,
representing an increase of 22.4% from 2007. That increase is over six times the
national increase of 3.7%
