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SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE
CITY OF MEDICINE HAT
DISCOVER MEDICINE HAT
The pulse of Southeast Alberta
Medicine Hat is a warm, vibrant, feel-good city oozing with character and dazzling natural splendour, where hot summer nights and chinook-cheered winter days earn it the moniker “oasis of the Prairies.” It’s a place that honours its heritage while nurturing the bright minds of progress, innovation
and entrepreneurship.
ENERGIZING OUR FUTURE
Medicine Hat is Alberta’s sixth largest city with a population of 63,271 (2021 Statistics Canada). It is the primary hub for Southeast Alberta and Southwest Saskatchewan, serving a total regional population of approximately 145,000 residents.
Medicine Hat offers several business opportunities across various industries due to its strategic location, municipally owned utilities and thriving economic climate. If you are considering establishing or expanding your business in Medicine Hat (MH), MH Economic Development is
your connection to land development and real estate, incentives, and investment opportunities in the community. Whether you are an established business, a budding entrepreneur, or an innovator seeking new investment opportunities, MH Economic Development can support you in connecting with the right people and resources
you need to succeed. From business development to planning services and procurement, we are here for you. Medicine Hat offers tremendous advantages and
a quality of life second to none. Let the Medicine Hat Economic Development team be the first to welcome you!
LOGISTICS ADVANTAGES
Roads, rails and runways, Medicine Hat’s strategic location provides businesses with the ability to reach major North American markets in a single day’s drive. The city is conveniently situated on the Trans-Canada Highway providing primary access to Calgary
and Vancouver. With ease of access to two major highways, the railway, airport, and the United States border.
LOW BUSINESS COSTS
Medicine Hat is one of Western Canada’s lowest cost business centres offering a robust labour force with skill sets ranging from general labour to engineering. The population is young, with a median age of 40 and a workforce of over 20,000 people between the ages of 20 and 44. The city’s average hourly wage represents a 15% discount over Alberta’s average.
The City of Medicine Hat owns and operates its own utilities including gas
and electricity, providing amongst the
most competitive tax and utility rates in
all of Western Canada. Medicine Hat has significant potential for renewable energy development, particularly in solar, wind, and natural gas-based power generation.
INVESTING IN MEDICINE HAT
Medicine Hat is home to several
metal fabricators and, in June of 2023, welcomed S3 Group, which provides
sole sourced manufacturing solutions
to some of the world’s most recognized OEMs in agricultural equipment. S3 cited the transportation corridor and regional economic development initiatives towards industry diversification and workforce development as attractive characteristics, given S3’s growth strategy and commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
As the pulse of Southeast Alberta, Medicine Hat's Economic Development team is at the forefront, steering the city towards a future of prosperity and growth. We welcome you to connect with us.
Learn more:
medicinehat.ca/ecdev
EMBRACE. ELEVATE. ENVISION.
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