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Transportation Overview
Key Industries |
Transportation & Logistics |
Transportation Overview
Western Canadas Inter-modal Distribution CentreProviding a variety of integrated logistics solutions, Calgary is the North American hub for the Pacific Northwest by road, rail and air and is able to move products and people in a manner unparalleled elsewhere in region.
Calgarys transportation and logistics sector has experienced huge growth in the past decade. Since 1994, employment in the sector has increased by 109%. Calgary was listed as one of the most cost-effective places in western North America to establish a transportation and logistics business, in large part due to the low tax regime in the province of Alberta.
Transportation & WarehousingFast Facts, 2004
| Employment |
39,000 |
| Total 10-year Employment Change |
48.9% |
| Number of Companies |
4,064 |
| Source: City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Socio-Economic Outlook: 2005-2010; Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Patterns |
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