Cost Advantage

For cost competitiveness, our area is one of the most attractive locations in Alberta to locate your business.

A KPMG Study identifies Medicine Hat as having the third lowest business costs in the world.  According to the KPMG Study Medicine Hat scored within the top three of low cost in the categories of electronics assembly, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, advanced software, content development, and corporate services operation. 

The “Medicine Hat Advantage” also allows our area to boast stable and low-cost utility rates, making our region an excellent location of choice for any business and a review of our region’s current commercial listings demonstrates our competitive real estate market.

Alberta swork to ensure that we have one of the most competitive tax environments in Canada.  We are the only province without a retail provincial sales tax and we provide a competitive corporate tax rate for manufacturers.