Global Transportation Hub Authority located in Regina, Saskatchewan is one of Canada's several inland ports, along with Centre Port in Manitoba and Port Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. As a

Crown corporation Crown corporation () is the term used in Canada for organizations that are structured like private companies, but are directly and wholly owned by the government. Crown corporations have a long-standing presence in the country, and have a sign ...

of the Government of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

, the authority is responsible for marketing, financing, planning and attracting investment for an inter-modal transfer and logistics facility in Regina. The port consists of a 1,800-acre logistics park a few kilometers from the City of Regina, Saskatchewan. It is situated on the

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mainline and near the

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and Highway 11. As an autonomous government entity, the GTH operates much like a municipality. It is responsible for its own

land-use planning Land use planning or ''Land-use regulation'' is the process of regulating the use of land by a central authority. Usually, this is done to promote more desirable social and environmental outcomes as well as a more efficient use of resources. ...

and development regulations, governance structure, sub-division approvals, permitting, and enforcement services. The Global Transportation Hub is also one of nine

Foreign Trade Zone A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a class of special economic zone. It is a geographic area where goods may be imported, stored, handled, manufactured, or reconfigured and re-exported under specific customs regulation and generally not subject to ...

points in the country, and the only FTZ in Saskatchewan. As of July, 2024 the hub has 18 business, with 1010.2 acres of land sold since its inception while 497 acres remain for sale. The Hub Authority has been criticized for showing maps where all of the land is full. Notable tenants at the hub include: *

inter-modal facility capable of 250,000 TEU lifts annually * Loblaw Western Canada Distribution Centre - consisting of one-million square foot distribution facility handling 1,400 trucks per week * Consolidated Fastfrate (CFF) intermodal and distribution facility * Cargill (Canola crushing Facility) * 4Tracks * Amazon Canada Fulfillment services (Purchased 14.35 acres in 2022) The Global Transportation Hub has become the subject of controversy over its involvement in a land purchase that disproportionately benefited businessmen with personal ties to Sask Party MLA Bill Boyd.

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Global Transportation Hub Authority
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Regina, Saskatchewan Crown corporations of Saskatchewan Companies based in Regina, Saskatchewan Dry ports of Canada