Fast Facts

More businesses succeed in Saint John, NB

There are many good reasons to locate your business in Saint John, NB and the Saint John Industrial Parks. Here are just a few:

Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada.
The city's population is 69,961 (May 2006 data) and the Census Metropolitan Area* (CMA) population was 126,000, providing a ready, educated workforce.
Saint John, NB is the industrial powerhouse of Canada's Maritime Provinces. It is also home to the greatest concentration of industry on the Atlantic coast north of New York City.
Saint John, NB is one of the most cost-competitive places to do business in North America according KPMG. Our overall index of 88.1 in its 2004 Competitive Alternatives compares favourably to any city in the world.
Your Saint John Industrial Parks Ltd. location gives you easy access to markets within Atlantica, and the world. Our fully modern shipment and transportation links include the Port of Saint John and ferry service.
The Port of Saint John is the province's largest seaport. Deep-sea and ice-free, the seaport handles more cargo annually than any other eastern Canadian port. The annual average is 25 million metric tonnes of cargo. It has the expertise and capacity to efficiently transport or unload all of your critical shipments regardless of size.
Our McAllister and Spruce Lake Industrial parks give you cost-effective access to a virtually unlimited water supply for your operations.
Both McAllister and Spruce Lake industrial park offer customizable property options, meaning considerable savings. We can provide you with a variety of lot sizes from 1 acre to 100 and more. You only purchase the land you need, significantly reducing the cost of your upfront investment.
Access to unlimited natural gas at our McAllister and Spruce Lake industrial parks means cost-effective, reliable energy for your operations.

*The Saint John Census Metropolitan Area includes the following communities: Grand Bay-Westfield, Greenwich, Hampton, Kingston, Lepreau, Musquash, Petersville, Quispamsis, Rothesay, Saint John, St. Martins, and Upham