All Users

• Amazing Size and Locations: These Sites represent uniquely large and strategic redevelopment opportunities in Montréal, with favorable commercial/industrial zoning already in place!
  
  
• Major Renewable Energy: Renewably sourced electrical power, at rates, including transmission and distribution charges, which are among the lowest in Canada.
  
  
• Tremendous Electrical Capacity: Montréal has the highest planned electrical capacity growth in North America – with an additional 350 MW of capacity launched in 2020 and further infrastructure and redundancy systems being implemented.

Logistics Users 

• Major Road Improvements: Montréal has committed to complete more than $10 billion in road and traffic infrastructure investments through 2022, many of which directly benefit both Sites.
  
  
• Direct Highway and Rail Access: With direct highway and rail access, these Sites are located 5 kilometers or less from the Port of Montréal, the largest container port to eastern Canada and the US Midwestern major distribution centers and consumer markets.
  
  
• Close to Airports: With direct highway access, these Sites are located 35 kilometers from Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) and 60 kilometers from Montréal Mirabel International Airport (YMX) which combined, process more than 240,000 tons of air cargo freight annually.
  
  
• Close to the Port of Montréal: The Port of Montréal is located 1,600 kilometers inland from the Atlantic coast, providing the shortest direct route between Europe and North America’s industrial heartland and competitive access to emerging markets. With the completion of its new Contrecoeur site in 2025, the Port will increase its container capacity to over 1.1 million containers annually.
  
  
• Intermodal Connectivity: These Sites have short distance access with the Port of Montréal’s unique intermodal platform with Canadian Pacific (CP) and Canadian National (CN) and on dock access providing daily service to major domestic markets in Canada, the US Midwest and the Northeast.
  
  
• Amazing Locations: Montréal is at the epicenter of Canada’s network of national highways and rail lines, competitively positioned to reach over 100 million consumers, in Canada and the United States, within two days by rail or truck.
  
  
• High Tech City: Montréal is globally recognized as an innovator in 3D modeling, artificial intelligence, block chain initiatives and TradeLens, competitively positioning Montréal as a leader in the new era of technological logistics.

Data/Technology Users 

• Potentially available incentive programs
  
  Tax and Economic Incentives: Economic and tax incentives geared exclusively to the technology industry.
  
  15-Year Tax Abatement: On invested capital, the equivalent of up to 15% of invested capital for investments over $100M.
  
  Accelerated Depreciation: For newly purchased IT equipment, allowing for expensing over a 2-3 year period on federal taxes and 1 year expensing on provincial taxes.
  
  Personal Property Tax Exemption: Exemption from personal property taxes – assessments are on building shells and land only.
  
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• Business Friendly Regulations: Favorable legal environment, reduced legislation on personal data transfers between Canada and the EU.
  
  
  
• Direct Connectivity to EU: Direct connection to Europe via Trans-Atlantic fiber-optic cable lines.
  
  
  
• Favorable Climate and Employment Market: Strategic geographic advantages - cooler northern climate and a large talent pool of over 100,000 skilled, bilingual IT professionals and 5,000 technology companies.
  
  
  
• Strong Governmental Support: The Canadian government chose Montréal as its headquarters for SCALE AI, Canada’s AI supply chain super cluster.