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Transportation Overview
Key Industries |
Transportation & Logistics |
Transportation Overview
Western Canada’s Inter-modal Distribution Centre
Providing 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.
Transportation & WarehousingFast Facts, 2006
| Indicator |
Number |
Share of Total Industries |
| GDP |
$4,054.6 Billion |
7.7% |
| Employment |
40,700 |
5.8% |
| Business Establishments |
1,779 |
3.4% |
| Source: City of Calgary, "Calgary and Region Socio-Economic Outlook 2007-2012"; Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Patterns |
Sector Profile Highlights
Calgary is at the intersection of the Trans Canada and CanaMex highway systems. This enables road transportation from Alaska to Mexico, and Vancouver to St. John's.
Compared to any western Canadian city, Calgary is at least 1 hour and 15 minutes closer to the average Western Canadian. This can result in as much as 10% outbound transportation costs savings and improve service to a customer
In 2004, J.D. Power and Associaties ranked Calgary's airport number one in passenger satisfaction for airports with less than 10 million passengers per year. It also has direct cargo lift from Asia and Europe.
For additional information, visit our sector profile:
Transportation and Logistics - Moving Calgary.pdf - 1,236KB
Calgary's Transportation & Logistics Companies
Calgary's Transportation and Logistics Companies.pdf - 1,768KB
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