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Crossfield is the ultimate gateway to the Calgary Metropolitan Region. Just 30 minutes north of Calgary, along both Highway 2A and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline –and with excellent connectivity to the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (QE2) – Crossfield provides superior and efficient access to all major amenities, infrastructure and trading centres. Crossfield is located within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, one of the fastest growing and wealthiest regions in Canada.

For business and industry:

With a vibrant heritage, a strong industrial base, outstanding access to transportation links and solid infrastructure, Crossfield’s growth continues to accelerate – come join the excitement.

Industry and business in Crossfield enjoy superior access to international markets, an urban work force and municipal services at affordable prices.

Resources for interested investors, businesses and entrepreneurs

Crossfield Financial Institutions

Business Supports:

For a place to call home:

Boasting beautiful mountain vistas and surrounded by vibrant yellow canola fields, newcomers to Crossfield can expect a warm welcome.

A charming small-town atmosphere awaits. New residents can easily find work opportunities and housing choices, free from big city congestion.

Two residential developers – Dream and Creation Communities – offer both quality and value, providing an outstanding lifestyle and value-for-money.

An 18-hole golf course, Collicutt Siding, is located within the town and is the proud home to Canada’s largest junior golf program – the Dream Junior Golf Academy.

Crossfieldians are proud of their Farmers’ Market, which operates year-round and is a great place to find local eats and handmade products from all over the region. An indoor winter market runs November through May, while the outdoor market runs every Thursday, June to September.

If you’re looking for a new place to do business or to call home, please reach out! Crossfield is open for business!

For market-seeking industries, Crossfield offers a convenient location to move products around the province and country, even internationally, via highway, rail or air. Crossfield has easy connections to the QE2, one of the busiest highways in Canada, with interchanges located both south and north of the town about 5 km away. The QE2 is part of the CANAMEX corridor linking Alaska with Mexico and provides access to Calgary’s ring road network in less than 20 minutes and to Edmonton’s ring road network in just over 2 hours. 

Crossfield is on the CP Rail Main Line and has active rail spurs in an already thriving, large industrial park. Intermodal auto and trainload facilities are available in Calgary, which provide service to major cities throughout North America.

Crossfield is a 25-minute drive from the Calgary International Airport, one of Canada’s busiest airports handling 19.4 million passengers and more than 120,000 tonnes of cargo in 2025.

Port access to the Pacific Rim from Crossfield is available through the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert by road or by rail.

For more information on Economic Development Resources for the Town of Crossfield, contact

Steve Altena, Director of Infrastructure and Community Growth

Phone (403) 946-5565, ext. 223
stevea@crossfieldalberta.com

Chamber of Commerce

Crossfield boasts an excellent Chamber of Commerce, which provides supports for local businesses and entrepreneurs. The Chamber also holds a variety of events through the year.

Visit the Chamber website for more information:

crossfieldchamber.ca/

To learn more about businesses currently operating in Crossfield, visit Crossfield Business Directory

A joint initiative of the Town of Crossfield and the Crossfield Chamber of Commerce, the New Business Welcome Program gives new businesses a way to acknowledge becoming part of the thriving Crossfield business community. Download the application here, and let us help you celebrate.

Community Futures

Community Futures Centre West is a non-profit organization that provides a wide range of small business services and business management tools for people wanting to start, expand, franchise or sell a business.

To set up a meeting, please visit their website: centrewest.albertacf.com/contact-us

Opportunity Knocks

Large scale green field developments

Thanks to a Joint Area Structure Plan approved between Crossfield and Rocky View County (RVC), nearly 800 acres of industrial land and over 100 acres of commercial land is available to development on the Highway 2A and QE2 corridors.

Crossfield and RVC jointly envision this developing into a thriving regional industrial-business hub with complementary residential and commercial development. New businesses will enjoy great access and visibility from both Highway 2A and the QE2 corridor. 

Links to Joint ASP Planning Documents:

Crossfield is located in the north-central Calgary region, one of the fastest growing areas in Canada - more than 1.6 million people call the Calgary region home. Crossfield is strategically located on the Highway 2 corridor connecting Calgary to Edmonton, with easy access to national and international transportation networks. 

With the highest elevation on Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton, Crossfield boasts beautiful mountain vistas to the west – visible over bright yellow flowering canola fields in the summer months.

Boasting an envious location, Crossfield is a 15-minute drive from the growing city of Airdrie with a population of over 90,000 people, 30 minutes to downtown Calgary, 20 minutes to the East Balzac Industrial Park and Cross Iron Mills mall, 25 minutes to the Calgary International Airport and a 2-hour drive north to Edmonton. Also nearby are the mountain parks and towns of Canmore and Banff – approximately 1.5 hours away - and Drumheller with the world class Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology one hour east.