The Partnership manages the Halifax Gateway Council and implements various projects of the Halifax Gateway Business Plan's five areas of focus, including:
- Project development - priority initiatives
- Growth of the transload and distribution hub in Halifax
- Marketing and Communication
- Membership development/private sector engagement
- Governance and administration
It is one of three official Gateway Councils in Canada, along with the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council and the Southern Ontario Gateway Council.
Gateway to the world
Halifax is an international gateway to the world – and we are proud to welcome the world to our doorstep. By ground, by air, and by sea.
The Halifax Gateway employs directly and indirectly about 27,000 people in Nova Scotia, with a payroll topping $1 billion, and total economic impact of $3.7 billion per year.
Over $200 million in private investment has been committed in Halifax recently - Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, Ceres/NYK, Consolidated Fastfrate, CN and Armour Transportation Systems to name a few.
To learn more about the Halifax Gateway and the transportation advantages we offer, please read on.
Halifax Gateway: Open to the World
Halifax is an ideal destination, and important stop en route, for goods and people from around the world. Here’s what makes Halifax a vital gateway in international transportation:
Port of Halifax
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Port of Halifax is Canada’s third largest container port
- The fastest route to North America's heartland - 93 hours transit time to Memphis
- It is a prime stopping point along the Great Circle Route, which offers the shortest and most effective courses for vessels en route to or from New York as well as other international destinations
- Halifax is the only location on the East Coast that can handle fully laden post-Panamax container vessels
- Has 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
- Learn more about the Port of Halifax advantage
Rail and trucking
- Halifax is a major origin and destination point in Atlantic Canada for both rail and trucking
- We offer a seamless intermodal connection from ship to the CN line into the heart of North America. This CN rail link makes Halifax an attractive entry point to the whole continent.
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Halifax Gateway Council Board of Directors:
- Wesley Armour, President & CEO, Armour Transportation Group
- Paul Brigley, CFO, Halterm Container Terminal Limited
- Richard Butts, CAO, Halifax Regional Municipality
- Joyce Carter, Vice President Finance, CFO & CSO, Halifax International Airport Authority
- Nancy Conrad, Senior Vice President Policy, Halifax Chamber of Commerce
- Steven Christiansen, President, Gateway Facilities ULC
- David Darrow, Deputy Minister, Transportation Infrastructure and Renewal
- Ashley Dinning, President & CEO, Halterm Container Terminal Limited
- Michel Doiron, Regional Director General – Atlantic Region, Transport Canada
- John Hamblin, President & CEO, Clarke IT Solutions Inc.
- Kevin Hamm, President & CEO, Nova Scotia Gateway Secretariat
- Francois Hebert, Vice President Network Strategies, CN
- Peter Hogan, A/Vice President Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Captain Sidney Hynes, Executive Chairman, Oceanex Inc.
- Paul Kent, President & CEO, Greater Halifax Partnership
- Stephen Lund, President & CEO, Nova Scotia Business Inc.
- Pat Lyall, President & CEO, Destination Halifax
- Karen Oldfield, President & CEO, Halifax Port Authority
- Tom Ruth, President & CEO, Halifax International Airport Authority
- Steve Snider, General Manager & CEO, Halifax Harbour Bridge