Board of Directors
The Halifax Gateway Council consists of senior executives from industry and government, including:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
- Joyce Carter, Vice President Finance, CFO & CSO, Halifax Stanfield International Airport Authority (Chair)
- John Hamblin, President, Clarke IT Solutions (Vice Chair)
- Wesley Armour, President and CEO, Armour Transportation Systems
- Paul Brigley, CFO, Halterm Limited
- Nancy Conrad, Senior Vice President, Policy, Halifax Chamber of Commerce
- David Darrow, Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Transportation Infrastructure and Renewal
- Michel Doiron, Regional Director General, Transport Canada
- Dan English, Chief Administrative Officer, Halifax Regional Municipality
- Francois Hebert, Vice President, Network Strategies, CN
- Paul Kent, President and CEO, Greater Halifax Partnership
- Stephen Lund, President and CEO, Nova Scotia Business Inc.
- Patricia Lyall, President and CEO, Destination Halifax
- Karen Oldfield, President and CEO, Halifax Port Authority
- Doug Rose, President and CEO, Halterm Limited
- Tom Ruth, President and CEO, Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Captain Sid Hynes, Executive Chairman, Oceanex
- Steve Snider, General Manager and CEO, Halifax Harbour Bridges
- Deborah Windsor, Vice President Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
STAFF:
- Nancy Phillips, Executive Director, Halifax Gateway Council
From Ship to Shelf
Collaboration and Cooperation leads to Atlantic Gateway Council – Halifax Logistics Park
The Greater Halifax Partnership has taken the lead in bringing together the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and the Halifax Port Authority, to co-market and sell a new area of Burnside Industrial Park known as the Atlantic Gateway – Halifax Logistics Park.
The Atlantic Gateway - Halifax Logistics Park is an HRM owned asset, located in Burnside Industrial Park. The Port, the Greater Halifax Partnership and the Business Parks office for the Halifax Regional Municipality are all working together to address the needs of the potential client. The cooperative sales effort is expected to drive cargo throughput at the Port of Halifax.
Having a logistics park in central HRM strengthens our product offering and meets the needs of the client whether they are importing, exporting, transloading, distributing or simply warehousing. It is another asset, along with our Port, Airport and other key assets that reinforce HRM’s position as the economic hub of Atlantic Canada. New lots of serviced acreage can be customized to fit the distribution needs of the client.
The strategy for the park is two-phased and is to be focused exclusively on the logistics industry (including warehousing, transloading and distribution related activities). The first phase of the park has already attracted two large anchor tenants; Armour Transportation Systems and Consolidated Fastfrate. As well, smaller niche players including Cabbot Shipping and IH Mathers have located in the area.
Halifax has a history of being a leader in the logistics industry and this is an opportunity to build on our existing strengths. With the new logistics park located within Burnside, one of Canada’s largest industrial parks, there is easy access to the international port, container terminals, international airport and great highway connections.
This cooperative sales effort has emerged as a clear success story and is a great example of how working together we achieve more.
The Atlantic Gateway – Halifax Logistics Park:
- Located in Burnside Park – the largest business park north of Boston and east of Montreal with over 1,500 hundred enterprises and over 18,000 employees
- Next to five 100-series highways providing quick access to and from the region. 10-15 minutes to urban centre of Halifax, the Halifax Stanfield International Airport and the Port of Halifax
- Phase 1 of the park has already attracted large anchor tenants engaged in transloading, distribution and warehousing activities
- New lots of serviced acreage are available for immediate acquisition. Lots can be customized to fit your need
Benefits of locating in the Atlantic Gateway – Halifax Logistics Park
- Established anchor tenants engaged in transloading, distribution and warehousing in the Park
- Large acreage lots within the urban core. Quick, easy access and economically priced lands
- Close to post-panamax capable port, rail lines and international airport
- Street turning radius for double-haul trucks
- Lot sizes can be customized to meet your needs. Build-to-suit options available
- Pre-approved lots are cleared and graded with utility services
- Next to Dartmouth Crossing retail park which will soon boast the largest concentration of retail east of Montreal
Media
News Release: New Plan to be Preferred Eastern Gateway
News Release: Infrastructure Enhancements Underway at the South End Container Terminal
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Halifax Gateway Council
c/o Greater Halifax Partnership
1969 Upper Water Street, Suite 2101
Halifax, NS B3J 3R7
Nancy Phillips, Executive Director
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902.490.6000
Doing Business With Us
Many of North America’s leading retailers are choosing Halifax as an integral part of their global supply chain strategy to:
- Diversify port-of-entry options
- Mitigate risk over West Coast routings
- Save transit time on European, Mediterranean and Suez (Indian subcontinent and South East Asian) routings
- Create more balance in their supply chains serving central Canadian distribution centres through head haul/back haul opportunities
- Gain quicker access to Central Canada and the US Midwest on double-stacked rail service
- Provide more options for truckload and less-than-truckload regional and long-haul delivery and distribution
- Create economies of scale and regional direct-to-store distribution
If you’d like to inquire about the Halifax Gateway Council, you can contact:
Nancy Phillips – Executive Director, Halifax Gateway Council
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Economic Impact
The Halifax Gateway Council (HGC) has a significant economic impact on the city’s jobs, payroll and tax revenues. According to the 2005 Gateway Council’s Economic Impact Study, the HGC directly employs 11,200 people with wages of $477 million.
The direct economic output of the HGC is $3.7 billion, which is made up of purchased materials, services, capital, wages, indirect and induced outputs. In addition, taxes paid by the HGC total roughly $254 million annually and the Gateway’s businesses make up some of the more significant taxpayers in their communities.
The HGC is responsible for travel, tourism, exporting and importing. The Gateway is made up of the Port of Halifax, the Halifax Stanfield International Airport and the rail and road infrastructure that connect these facilities to each other.
The price of imports, including automobiles and electronics from Asia, are directly impacted by the Gateway transportation system. In Atlantic Canada, businesses rely on the Halifax gateway for travel, exporting their products, and receiving goods.
Tourism and business travel are large contributors to local, provincial and national economies. For this reason, the HGC is critical for ensuring the travel experience is positive for the over three million air passengers relying on the Halifax Gateway.
The HGC also contributes to the economic growth of the province by attracting new business from international companies. Competition with other gateway councils is strong. These efforts need to continue to be made by the HGC in order to compete with other ports, including the Greater Vancouver Port, which receives a significant number of shipments from the Asia Pacific region.
For more information about the economic impact:
Port of Halifax: 2009 Economic Impact Report PDF
Halifax Stanfield International Airport: 2008 Economic Impact PDF
Impact
The Halifax Gateway Council (HGC) has a significant economic impact on the city’s jobs, payroll and tax revenues. According to the 2005 Gateway Council’s Economic Impact Study, the HGC directly employs 11,200 people with wages of $477 million.
The direct economic output of the HGC is $3.7 billion, which is made up of purchased materials, services, capital, wages, indirect and induced outputs. In addition, taxes paid by the HGC total roughly $254 million annually, and the Gateway’s businesses make up some of the more significant taxpayers in their communities.
The Gateway is made up of the Port of Halifax, the Halifax Stanfield International Airport and the rail and road infrastructure that connect these facilities to each other.
The HGC is responsible for travel, tourism, exporting and importing. The price of imports, including automobiles and electronics from Asia, are directly impacted by the Gateway transportation system. In Atlantic Canada, businesses rely on the Halifax gateway for travel, exporting their products, and receiving goods.
Tourism and business travel are large contributors to local, provincial and national economies. For this reason, the HGC is critical for ensuring the travel experience is positive for the over three million air passengers relying on the Halifax Gateway.
The HGC also contributes to the economic growth of the province by attracting new business from international companies. Competition with other gateway councils is strong. Strong efforts need to continue to be made by the HGC in order to compete with other ports, including the Greater Vancouver Port which receives a significant number of shipments from the Asia Pacific region.
Road
With an ever expanding four-lane highway system, Nova Scotia has direct road links to the rest of Canada and North America.
Within Nova Scotia, Greater Halifax is conveniently located at the junction of Highway 101, serving the Annapolis Valley; Highway 102, linking Nova Scotia with the rest of Canada; Highway 103, serving the South Shore of Nova Scotia; and Highway 107, serving the Eastern Shore. These modern, all-weather highways provide companies with exceptional ease of travel and shipment.
Urban Center |
km |
mi |
Truck Time (hours) |
| Portland, ME | 916 | 569 | 12:15 |
| Boston | 1116 | 693 | 15:30 |
| New York | 1470 | 913 | 20:25 |
| Philadelphia | 1593 | 990 | 22:10 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1806 | 1122 | 25:05 |
| Pittsburgh | 2049 | 1273 | 28:30 |
| Cleveland | 2131 | 1324 | 29:25 |
| Detroit | 2234 | 1388 | 30:45 |
| Chicago | 2605 | 1618 | 35:50 |
| Toronto | 1864 | 1618 | 35:50 |
| Québec City | 1077 | 669 | 15:00 |
| Montreal | 1325 | 823 | 18:25 |
For more information visit the Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Transportation and Public Works.
Our Partnerships
The Halifax Gateway Council understands the power of working with other communities and groups to build its capacity and networks. Therefore, it has built a strategic relationship through a detailed MOU and work plan with Memphis, Tennessee through the Memphis Regional Logistics Council and Churchill, Manitoba through the Churchill Gateway Development Corporation.
To find out more about both of these relationships, please click on the links below:
Memphis
Review memorandum of understanding
Churchill
Review memorandum of understanding
Rail
CN and the Port of Halifax provide the most efficient ship-to-rail connections between ports in India, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Caribbean and key North American markets.
The Port of Halifax is 1,500 nautical miles closer to India (via the Suez Canal) than any other North American west coast port. It is also one full day closer to Southeast Asia (via the Suez Canal) and Europe than any other North American east coast port.
CN’s accelerated service to major retail markets gives shippers a transit time advantage they can count on every day. That’s because CN’s high capacity, double-stack and congestion-free mainline runs right from the port. There are no unnecessary delays with handling. Shipments leave the port quickly and CN’s seamless intermodal service keeps that shipment moving smoothly – and quickly – right to its final destination. Our intermodal terminals are strategically located near major urban centres, railheads and highways so shippers can get their goods to virtually every major market in North America.
Rail is a greener, cleaner modal choice
This video outline’s the North American Distribution System: www.cn.ca/en/memphis-intermodal-terminal-video.htm
Railroads have been shown to be six (or more) times as energy-efficient as heavy trucks because rail consumes far less fuel to transport one tonne of freight one kilometre. With CN's Precision Railroading, every shipment is planned to optimize fuel efficiency.
Shifting from truck to rail shipping is a significant lever that shippers have to reduce their carbon footprint. The most environmentally responsible, efficient and economical choice is to ship rail for the long haul and by truck for the short haul.
Air
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (HSIA) is an award-winning airport that connects Atlantic Canada with the world. It is the largest international airport in the region, and is an internationally recognized leader in customer service. Halifax is also one of only four Canadian airports that offers simultaneous intersecting runway operation, which allows for increased capacity and less delays.
A short drive from downtown Halifax, the airport is accessible by taxi, limo, province-wide buses, and shuttle service. There is also ample short- and long-term parking available.
The economic impact of the Halifax airport to the province of Nova Scotia is approximately $1.2 billion, with a contribution of over $200 million in tax revenue. In addition to transporting over 28 kilograms of cargo and moving over 3.5 million passengers last year, the airport also creates over 12,500 local job opportunities.
- Halifax Stanfield contributes $1.2 billion annually to Nova Scotia’s economy
- In 2008, Halifax Stanfield welcomed 52% of Atlantic Canada’s air passengers – more than 3.5 million
- As Atlantic Canada’s Air Gateway, HSIA lands over 60% of Atlantic Canada’s commercial air cargo
- Since 2000, over 72% of the capital improvements in Atlantic Canadian airports have been made by HSIA – more than $265 million
- Over the next five years, more than $200 million in new projects will bring air cargo facilities and infrastructure up to leading industry standards for reliability and service
- The Airport plays a key role in the ability of the province to retain and attract new business, with 12,000 direct and spinoff jobs attributable to Airport activity
To read more about the HIAA's 2010 Business Plan, click here.
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Air Cargo
Strategically positioned on the East Coast, the Halifax Stanfield International Airport is the closest major continental North American link to the European Union (EU). The airport is poised to grow into a multi-modal gateway between the EU and NAFTA. With open skies between Canada and the United States, Halifax already enjoys excellent air access to the country's major trading partner.
Spacious cargo facilities offer excellent shipping and receiving opportunities. Ramp and warehouse space is available at HSIA. Several carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and cargo specialists provide on-site service. Two integrated courier companies operate a daily international network from Halifax.
Halifax offers a competitive environment in which to do business, with a variety of cargo-related services including air carriers-cargo, freight forwarders, customs brokers, integrated couriers, and cargo handlers.
New air cargo facility
The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) has just opened a new multi-tenant air cargo facility, which will lead to opportunities to secure additional Air Cargo commitments for Halifax. In fact, FedEx will be the anchor tenant in the facility, and HIAA has secured two new air cargo carriers that will provide additional capacity from Halifax to Europe.
Sea
Halifax is one of the busiest container ports in Canada and plays a vital role in serving world markets. The port has a number of unique advantages that combine to make it a major Atlantic port of call, including its proximity to Europe and good intermodal rail, truck, water and air connections. Halifax also has one of the deepest and largest harbours in the world, allowing it to handle fully laden, post-Panamax container ships.
The economic impact of the Port of Halifax to the province of Nova Scotia is approximately $1.5 billion, with a contribution of over $76 million in tax revenue. In addition to transporting over 10 million metric tons of cargo and welcoming over 200 thousand cruise ship passengers last year, the port also creates over 11,000 local job opportunities.
The Port of Halifax
- The fastest route to North America’s heartland
- One full day nearer by sea to Southeast Asia (via the Suez Canal) than any other North American East Coast container port
- Close to all major trade routes worldwide – direct service to/from Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean, South America, and Asia (via both the Panama and Suez routings)
- Direct access to 40% of the North American population
- Seamless intermodal links – rail and truck
- No congestion and available capacity at both container terminals and on-dock rail
- Minimal container dwell and fast connections to inland markets
- Stable labour force
To see the Port of Halifax's 2010 Business Strategy, click here.
Connections
The Halifax Regional Municipality is the largest urban area in Atlantic Canada, and a major economic centre in eastern Canada. Halifax is Canada’s east-coast gateway, with its ice-free harbour, deepest berths on the east coast, and ability to accommodate fully laden post-Panamax vessels.
Air
The Halifax Stanfield International Airport (HSIA) is Atlantic Canada’s principal, full-service airport. The HSIA provides passengers and cargo clients with access to markets across the country, the United States and Europe. In addition, the HSIA is the only airport in Atlantic Canada to offer US preclearance.
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Sea
The Port of Halifax is the only seaport on the East Coast of North America deep enough to accommodate fully laden, post-Panamax vessels. With seamless intermodal connections to and from the heartland of North America, the Port of Halifax is Canada’s Atlantic Gateway to the world.
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Rail
CN and the Port of Halifax provide the most efficient ship-to-rail connections between ports in India, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Caribbean and key North American markets.
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Road
With an ever expanding four-lane highway system, Nova Scotia has direct road links to the rest of Canada and North America.
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News
Research
The Halifax Gateway Council has conducted a number of research initiatives.
Strategic Plan
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The Halifax Gateway Council released its new five-year strategic plan in February, 2010. The Council’s 2010-2015 Strategic Plan: Building the Halifax Gateway focuses on realizing the vision of Halifax becoming the preferred eastern gateway for North America for the social and economic benefit of Canada. The Halifax Gateway Council’s new plan reinforces its belief in the Halifax Gateway and what it means to the Canadian economy and international trade and commerce. It highlights the Gateway’s role as a key hub for the movement of goods and people to and from the east coast of North America and the world, and as an essential ingredient in growing Canada’s economy. Outlining the strategic issues and priorities that need to be addressed for the Gateway to attain its vision, this new plan will guide the work of the organization as it implements initiatives aimed at innovating the way the Halifax Gateway moves both cargo and people. Download a copy of the 2010—2015 Strategic Plan: Building the Halifax Gateway to further understand the strategic plan set out by the Halifax Gateway Council. |
Members
About Us
The Halifax Gateway Council (HGC) provides a forum for transportation stakeholders in the Halifax region to work collectively to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of goods and passenger movements through Atlantic Canada’s primary gateway.
Vision
To be the preferred eastern Gateway for North America for the economic and social benefit of Canada.
Halifax Gateway
The Halifax Gateway is those businesses and organizations in Halifax that link other businesses and organizations by air, sea, road and rail to the rest of North America.
The Halifax Gateway is defined by the people, infrastructure, and services that move roughly half a million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of container cargo, over 3 million air passengers, and more than 200,000 cruise passengers through the region each year.
HGC was established in 2004.
Welcome to the Halifax Gateway
Halifax is an international gateway to the world.
The Halifax Gateway is an important transportation centre on North America’s east coast for the movement of international cargo and passengers. It is those businesses and organizations in Halifax that link other businesses and organizations by air, sea, road and rail to the rest of North America.
The Halifax Gateway Council (HGC) provides a forum for transportation stakeholders in the Halifax region to work collectively to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of goods and passenger movements through Atlantic Canada’s primary gateway.
The Halifax Gateway’s economic impact is crucial to the region. It is a major employment generator for Nova Scotia, makes a significant contribution to the GDP and economic output of the Nova Scotia economy, as well as generates tax and other revenues for all levels of government.