Saint John

Quick Facts
Province: New Brunswick
Population: 126,600

The oldest incorporated city in Canada, Saint John has long been recognized as an urban centre with one of the lowest operating costs in North America. Today, Saint John builds on this reputation by using its high tech savvy and business-friendly infrastructure to draw new business to its doors. Saint John is the largest urban center in New Brunswick and is home to a diverse economy and a highly educated, bilingual workforce known for its skilled work ethic.

Key Advantages

• Year-round, ice-free seaport is the largest port facility in Atlantic Canada and one of the busiest in the country
• Equipped with three major Industrial Parks which have already attracted major high tech employers like Xerox, IBM, Bell Canada, Exon Mobile and TD Insurance
• Information Technology sector is particularly expanding with more than 50 IT companies specialising in e-commerce, software development, remote network management, technical support, multi-media and Voice Over Internet Protocol applications
• Over $3 billion in Energy projects are underway
• Emerging health sciences cluster—provincial centre of excellence for clinical trials; e-health research, development and innovation activities; creation, launch and delivery of new health education programs
• East coast energy hub, with Canada’s largest oil refinery, Irving Oil
• Daily overnight delivery guaranteed to Boston, New York, Montreal and Toronto

Sector Strengths

For More Information 

• Enterprise Saint John
• Saint John - Life On Your Terms 
• Tourism Saint John