Businesses

Share our growth

Strathcona County is a thriving commuity for business and industry. We are a unique, specialized municipality that encompasses the urban centre of Sherwood Park, eight smaller hamlets, as well as several rural communities. With a robust business commuity, our region offers many strategic business advantages. We invite you to share our growth.

Economy

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• Part of a robust local and regional economy.
• Strathcona County is home to over 7,000 businesses, ranging from large corporation to independent businesses.
• Access to a market area of 1.16 million people in Alberta's Capital Region.
• The Sherwood Park & District Chamber of Commerce has over 1,000 members, and is the third-largest business chamber in Alberta.

Population

• Strathcona County's population is 92,490 in total, 64,733 in Sherwood Park, 27,757 in rural areas.
• This is a 12.1 per cent increase over the past five years, compared to 5.9 per cent for the Canadian average.
• Third-largest municipality in Alberta, and second-largest municipality in Alberta's Capital Region after the City of Edmonton.

Source: 2011 Federal Census. (For more information, see our news release).

Connections

• Centrally-located in Alberta's Capital Region, immediately to the east of the City of Edmonton.
• less than 30 minutes from the Edmonton International Airport. 20 minutes from downtown Edmonton.
• Connected by major road networks such as the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216)
• Rail service by both CN and Canadian Pacific.
• Strathcona County provides extensive transit services, both local and commuter trips.

Labour force and education

• Highly productive labour force, with over 55.3% of residents over the age of 15 with some post-secondary education.
• Cost-competitiveness
• No business tax or licensing fees.
• Low provincial and corporate taxes.

Quality of life

• Centre in the Park (CITP) is a vibrant, mixed-use downtown area in Sherwood Park.
• CITP is home a state of the art Community Centre, the Strathcona Public Library, Gallery@501 (art gallery), Festival Place (performing arts centre), and Broadmoor Lake park.
• Over 10 major recreation facilities are located throughout Strathcona County including Millennium Place, Broadmoor Golf Course, Strathcona Wilderness Centre, Ardrossan Recreation Complex, and many others.

More information about business opportunities in Strathcona County.

Last updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Page ID: 4491

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