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
- The 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
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 iniatives
- Growth of the transload and distribtuion 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.
Halifax Gateway Council Board of Directors:
- Stephen Dempsey, President and CEO, Greater Halifax Partnership, Chair
- Joyce Carter, Vice President Finance and CFO, HIAA, Vice Chair
- Karen Oldfield, President and CEO, Halifax Port Authority, Past Chair
- Wesley Armour, President and CEO, Armour Transportation Group
- Nancy Conrad, Senior Vice President, Policy, Halifax Chamber of Commerce
- David Darrow, Deputy Minister, NS Transportation Infrastructure and Renewal
- Dan English, Chief Administrative Officer, Halifax Regional Municipality
- John Hamblin, President, Clarke IT Solutions
- Francois Hebert, Vice President, Network Strategies, CN
- Harold Hefferton, Regional Director, Transport Canada
- Stephen Lund, President and CEO, Nova Scotia Business Inc.
- Pat Lyall, President and CEO, Destination Halifax
- Rob MacPherson, Chief Operating Officer, Armco Capital Inc.
- Doug Rose, President and CEO, Halterm Limited
- Paul Taylor, Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development
- Gerald Thornton, Freight Forwarding Manager - Eastern Canada, UPS Supply Chain Solutions
- Deborah Windsor, Vice President Nova Scotia, ACOA
For more information on the Halifax Gateway Council, please contact:
Nancy Phillips
Director, Investment and Trade
Greater Halifax Partnership
greaterhalifax.com