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Sturgeon County, Alberta is named after the Sturgeon River, a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. Our County is the northern extension of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, the second fastest growing region in Canada.

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G3 Canada Limited

G3 Canada Limited has announced that it will build a new high-efficiency primary grain... Read more

The North West Redwater Sturgeon Refinery (NWR)

The North West Redwater Sturgeon Refinery (NWR) is building the first Canadian refinery in more... Read more

The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL)

The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) is the world's largest carbon capture and storage... Read more

Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation

Developing an Integrated Propane Dehydrogenation Plant and Polypropylene Production Complex in... Read more

Government of Canada - 2018 Fall Economic Statement

In the 2018 Fall Economic Statement, the Government of Canada announced measures to improve... Read more

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Sturgeon County Information

2,100 Square Kilometres, the Northern portion of the Edmonton Metro Region
21,000 residents (2018), with Population Growth of 4.7% from 2011-2016
Major Development Areas: Sturgeon Valley, Sturgeon Industrial Park (SIP), Villeneuve Airport (ZVL), Alberta's Industrial Heartland
Key Memberships: Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA), Edmonton Global

Business & Industry Information

2,535 Sturgeon County Businesses (2016)
Competitive Industrial Tax (Mill) Rate of 10.49%
Competitive, Low Off-Site Levies in Pre-Zoned Industrial Areas
Major Industries: Petrochemicals, Agriculture, Construction, Manufacturing, Transportation and Logistics

The Edmonton Metro Region

Regional population of 1.3 Million people with Annual GDP of $105 Billion
The Second Fastest Growing Region in Canada with a Highly-Skilled, Mobile Labour Force of 837,000 people
Robust Innovation Ecosystem with strengths in Artifical Intelligence, Machine Learning and Nanotechnology
Alberta post secondary institutions are the fourth largest supplier of STEM graduates in the country