Sturgeon County. Prosperity through Partnership.

Proud and Founding Member of Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association and Edmonton Global

Positioned for Growth

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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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