Medicine Hat, Alberta October 2 - 4, 2012
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor Update
May 09, 2015
Updates from Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridors Associations
The Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridors Associations are busy throughout the year working to improve the infrastructure and business environment that allows commerce to thrive throughout the region. Hear reports on past year’s activities from the Ports-to-Plains Coalition, Heartland Expressway Association, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association and Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor.
The Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridors Associations are busy throughout the year working to improve the infrastructure and business environment that allows commerce to thrive throughout the region. Hear reports on past year’s activities from the Ports-to-Plains Coalition, Heartland Expressway Association, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association and Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor.
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Medicine Hat, Alberta October 2 - 4, 2012
Mission Statement
To Connect the
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
To the World
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
Is a major initiative led by three regional economic development alliances involving over 80 municipalities, post-secondary
institutions, business & industry
Palliser Economic Partnership
Battle River Alliance for Economic Development
Northeast Alberta Information HUB
The northern portion of the EATC, the Alberta HUB region includes the Cold Lake oil sands area, the second largest deposit in Canada as well as part of the Athabasca oil sands deposit the largest.
Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, situated north east of Edmonton, is just west of the Alberta HUB the region.
The Alberta HUB is ideally position as a location for manufacturing activity to support the oil sands and has excellent access to international markets with major highways, rail and air.
THE ALBERTA HUB REGION
Sits in the center EATC and is home to Alberta’s largest pipeline hub at Hardisty.
The BRAED region has a very strong agriculture industry with a large base of crop land and beef cattle.
The BRAED region has a strong and growing manufacturing base and ideally positioned as a location for manufacturing activity to support the oil sands.
THE BRAED REGION
THE PALLISER REGION
Is the southern portion of EATC, home to major natural gas resources and the Port
of Wild Horse at the Canadian – United States border.
The region has a very strong agriculture base and home to Alberta’s greenhouse industry, and significant irrigated crop lands.
The Palliser region has a strong and growing manufacturing base is also ideally positioned as a location for manufacturing activity to support the oil sands.
ATCO Midstream Empress Gas Straddle Plant
Encana Empress Gas Straddle Plant
“Is the Place to Invest”
Opportunities to provide products and services to oil / gas developments,
agriculture, manufacturing, transportation and
Canadian defence military bases.
Highway 36, Alberta’s major high load
corridor and Highway 41, at the Port of Wild Horse - connect the Eastern
Alberta Trade Corridor internationally and to
the Alberta and Canadian marketplace.
Oil Sands - # of Projects 54 $115,291,000,000 CDN
Infrastructure - # of Projects 60 $1,707,200,000 CDN
Pipelines - # of Projects 19 $7,840,000,000 CDN
Institutional - # of Projects 24$590,200,000 CDN
BioFuels - # of Projects 3 $230,600,000 CDN
Power - # of Projects 10 $2,943,000,000 CDN
What’s Going On in the Eastern Alberta Trade CorridorApproximately $129 billion – August 2012
Project Sector # of Projects Value ($ Millions) CDN
Bio-fuels 3 230.0
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 2 42.5
Commercial / Retail 3 32.8
Infrastructure 60 1,707.2
Institutional 24 590.2
Mining 1 30.0
Oil Sands 50 115,291.0
Other Industrial 4 68.5
Pipelines 19 7,804.0
Power 10 2,943.0
Residential 3 145.5
Tourism / Recreation 7 222.1
TOTAL 186 $129,106.8
Summary of Major Construction Projects *August 2012
* Only projects > $5 million CDN **Since August 2011 increase of $1.4 Billion * Source: Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education
Inventory of Major Alberta Projects Summary, August 2012
ALBERTA EATC
Project Sector # of ProjectsValue of
Projects ($ millions) Cdn
# of ProjectsValue of
Projects ($ millions) Cdn
Agriculture & Related 3 $45.40
Biofuels 7 $723.00 3 $230.00
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 5 $1,433.50 2 $42.50
Commercial/Retail 79 $7,104.50 3 $32.80 Commercial/Retail & Residential
3 $328.30
Forestry & Related 4 $126.50
Infrastructure 268 $18,383.40 60 $1,707.20
Institutional 115 $8,032.60 24 $590.20
Mining 5 $1,122.00 1 $30.00
Oil & Gas 18 $2,262.00
Oil Sands 63 $129,948.00 50 $115,291.00
Other Industrial 8 $167.70 4 $68.50
Pipelines 30 $8,619.80 19 $7,804.00
Power 27 $10,243.00 10 $2,943.00
Residential 100 $2,573.10 3 $145.50
Telecommunications 1 $6.00
Tourism/Recreation 74 $2,706.30 7 $222.10
Total810 $193,825.10 186 $129,106.80
% of Total 23.0% 66.6%
Source Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education
Eastern Alberta Trade CorridorAGRICULTURE
Is a major economic driver
EATC’s share* of Alberta's total number of cattle and calves is almost 40%.
EATC’s share* of Alberta's total on-farm livestock and poultry is also close to 40%.
37%* of Alberta's total cropland is situated in the Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor.
* Source of data 2011 Federal Census
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
DIVERSIFICATION
Is taking place
Renewable energy, wind, solar, is a growing
industry the Corridor New 83 Turbine Capital Power Wind
Farm at Halkirk, Alberta – Population 122
Energy production: 150 megawatts
Enough to power 50,000 homes
On September 27, 2012 the
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor was awarded the
Municipal Excellence Partnership Award
by the Government of Alberta
Congratulations and thank you to our 80 plus municipalities who continue to
supportthe three alliances and this initiative
Please contact anyone of our Executive Directors Representing the Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
www.albertatradecorridor.com
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