Halifax Gateway Council presentation

Welcome to Halifax

Halifax the Basics• Halifax is Atlantic Canada’s largest city, home to

408,000 people• 67% of the working age population have post-

secondary education• Nova Scotia has the most diversified and stable

economy in the Atlantic region• Halifax produces 54.5% of Nova Scotia’s GDP

Halifax the Hub for• Information Technology• Finance & Insurance• Business Services• Aerospace & Defence• Education• Healthcare• R&D• Transportation & Logistics• Media• Retail• Tourism

Building the Halifax Gateway

Halifax Gateway Council Members

Significant Achievements• US Preclearance• Multi-tenant air cargo facility • Runway Extension• Unprecedented Collaboration • Investment in South-End Container

Terminal• Investment in Pier 9• CN Signs first Port service-level

agreement with Halifax• Halifax Logistics Park

The Halifax Logistics Park• Municipal owned and managed development• Phased approach with Phase I currently being

developed• Part of the larger Burnside Business Park– Over 8000 acres it is Largest park north of

Boston & east of Montreal • 8 tenants transload, warehousing, cold

storage, etc.

The Halifax Logistics Park

• next to five 100-series highways• 10-to-15 minute drive to airport and

marine terminals.• Burnside is railed served and

opportunity exists for rail in Phase II development of the Logistics Park