Key Industries
We're being proactive about our business growth. To ensure economic sustainability and long-term employment for our residents, we're targeting these sectors:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
- Transportation and Logistics
- Environmental Industries
Advanced Manufacturing
 Read the Condillo Foods success story. |
Alberta's positive business environment and the growing consumer market in the Calgary Region has strengthened the manufacturing sector and contributed to a growing number of new business start-ups, and an increase in business investment.
- 10% of Airdrie's population is employed in manufacturing
One-third of Alberta's 137,000 manufacturing workforce is in the Calgary Region
10,000 manufacturers of consumer and industrial products are located in Alberta
Alberta is the third-largest manufacturing province in Canada, representing 10% of Alberta's GDP
Transportation & Logistics
 Read the Kootenay Transport success story. |
Affordable and strategically located, Airdrie is well-suited to distributing and re-distributing a range of agricultural, industrial and manufactured goods to anywhere in Western Canada, as well as other Canadian, US and global markets.
Our location on the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, proximity to east-west road networks and the Calgary International Airport, and location within a growing consumer market, make Airdrie a prime choice for transportation and logistics-related businesses.
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
 Read the FortisAlberta success story. |
With a growing population and a thriving business environment, professional service firms are looking to Airdrie to start-up or expand their operations.
Airdrie's talented labour force, ease of access to downtown Calgary head offices, superior quality of life, and supportive business environment are all reasons why these firms are flocking to our city.
Environmental Industries
 Read the Vitreous Glass success story. |
We believe the time is right to build environmentally-responsible and environmentally-focused businesses. With several local businesses having gained national and international recognition for their success, Airdrie is well-poised to take advantage of the movement to develop new environmental technologies, products and services.