Specialty Metals and Battery Manufacturing & Storage

Fort Saskatchewan is a leader in critical minerals, specialty metals, and energy storage manufacturing, producing high-performance materials such as nickel, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium. These metals are essential for industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical devices. The region is also home to battery manufacturing and storage operations, and it supports renewable energy by storing excess power from sources like solar and wind.

Because almost 25% of Canada’s refined nickel comes from Fort Saskatchewan, the region is highly competitive in the specialty metals and energy storage sector. With a strategic location in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, Fort Saskatchewan is in the perfect position to meet rising global demand for sustainable energy and advanced materials.

Key Statistics & Infrastructure

Why Fort Saskatchewan?

• Transportation Access: Goods can be transported via railway channels like trainload yards, terminals, rail spurs, and the CN rail network. The Edmonton International Airport, 60 kilometers from Fort Saskatchewan, also provides passenger and cargo air access.
• Large Potential Workforce: There are 1.3 million people living in the greater Edmonton area, providing a large pool of potential workers for construction and operations.
• Shovel-Ready Industrial Land: Fort Saskatchewan has large parcels of shovel-ready industrial land available, ideal for battery manufacturing. Sections of greenfield land are also held in reserve for industrial processes.
• Access to Skilled Workforce: With 66% of residents having a post-secondary diploma, degree, or certificate, Fort Saskatchewan offers industrial businesses a talented and trained labour pool.
  Strong industrial focus with over 40 world-scale companies in Fort Saskatchewan in the oil and gas, energy, petrochemical, manufacturing, processing, and metal sectors.

Incentives & Support Programs

Fort Saskatchewan provides comprehensive support through municipal, provincial, and federal programs for industrial support services, fabrication, and manufacturing companies.

Municipal Incentives

• Industrial Support & Manufacturing Incentive

Transportation & Logistics

Fort Saskatchewan is connected to the rest of Alberta’s Industrial Heartland and the capital region by exceptionally efficient transportation and logistics, including:

• Highway Access: Convenient locations on Highways 15 and 21, offering direct routes to Edmonton and other key markets.
• Rail Networks: Integrated CN and CPKC connections for efficient freight transport.
• Export Routes: Proximity to the Port of Prince Rupert, which is 500 nautical miles closer to Asia than other Pacific Northwest ports and can ship to Asia in 11 days.
• Air Access: Expedited access to global markets via Edmonton International Airport.

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