Investment

As companies look past larger, more expensive gateway cities to more cost-effective locations, middle-market cities like Edmonton, and surrounding municipalities like Sturgeon County are stepping up to bring more capital, jobs, and innovation to the economy.

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Foreign Investors

Sturgeon County is poised to take advantage of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) trends seen globally and across Canada. The County is located along the northern border of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. Home to one of the fastest growing populations in Canada, the Edmonton region is the dominant hub for northern Alberta and is the fifth largest census metropolitan area in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2017).

Sturgeon County has long been recognized for its large and diverse agricultural sector and is also seeing extensive growth in areas such as advanced manufacturing, petrochemicals, transportation and logistics. Our residents and businesses enjoy all the benefits that rural life has to offer, while taking full advantage of access to major local and global markets. We are an economically diverse and entrepreneurial County that shows leadership in economic development and environmental stewardship while enjoying an excellent quality of life.

As foreign companies look past larger, more expensive gateway cities to more cost-effective locations, middle-market cities like Edmonton, and surrounding municipalities like Sturgeon County, are stepping up to bring more capital, jobs, and innovation to the economy. International investors often require more detailed information, planning and analysis when choosing to go abroad. Rest assured that our staff are ready, willing and able to work with you to answer any questions you may have while providing tailored site selection and investment solutions for your company.

We encourage you to visit the rest of our website to learn more about Sturgeon County’s strategic advantages and key industries. For more information on how to Start in Sturgeon, please contact us.

Domestic Investors

The staff at Sturgeon County Economic Development are continually working with local, provincial and national investors to inform their investment decisions and prove to them why it’s ideal to Start in Sturgeon. Whether you are working with an agent such as a broker/realtor or site selector, or are advancing your project on your own, we will work with you and your team to make sure your project is a success.

Our team will work with you to choose a site with amenities that match your needs and allow for future growth. With access to local and global markets via our advanced transportation and logistics network, you will be able to ship your products across the continent, or internationally in a timely and cost-effective manner. Our numerous industrial parks are located across the county and will allow you to choose a location closest to your customers, inputs and/or transportation corridors.

Sturgeon County has many strategic advantages. We are a founding and proud member of Alberta’s Industrial Heartland (AIH), Canada’s largest hydrocarbon processing region. The County is also an agricultural powerhouse with some of the best growing conditions and largest farm cash receipts of any municipality in Alberta. Our mobile, diverse and highly-educated workforce will also prove to be one of your company’s strongest assets.

Your company may qualify for funding programs such as tax credits and grants that aid in your expansion or development in Sturgeon County. For more information on how to Start in Sturgeon, please contact us.

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