Global Transportation Hub Authority Explained

Global Transportation Hub Authority
Foundation:June 29, 2009
Location:Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Products:Inter-modal transportation facilities
Homepage: http://www.thegth.com/

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 of the Government of Saskatchewan, the authority is responsible for marketing, financing, planning and attracting investment for an inter-modal transfer and logistics facility in Regina.[1]

The port consists of a 1,800-acre logistics park a few kilometers from the City of Regina, Saskatchewan. It is situated on the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline and near the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 11.[2]

As an autonomous government entity, the GTH operates much like a municipality. It is responsible for its own land-use planning and development regulations, governance structure, sub-division approvals, permitting, and enforcement services.

The Global Transportation Hub is also one of nine Foreign Trade Zone 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.[3]

Notable tenants at the hub include:

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.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Governance Global Transportation Hub. thegth.com. en. 2018-01-04.
  2. News: The Global Transportation Hub: A remarkable success $32.8 million infrastructure project. www.leaderpost.com. 2018-01-04. en-ca.
  3. News: Government defends 'fake map' of GTH to sell Chinese megamall as artist rendering. CBC News. 2018-01-04. en.
  4. http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-nat-2007-07-gc035e-3339.htm Inter-modal facility announcement
  5. Web site: CFF moving to the hub. Johnstone. Bruce. April 19, 2012. News Article. LEADER-POST. 2012-04-19.
  6. News: The GTH land deal you've never heard of — and Bill Boyd won't talk about. CBC News. 2018-01-04. en.