Port of Kitimat

The Private Port of Kitimat is the third largest Canadian Asia Pacific Gateway port on the West Coast of Canada; after Port Metro Vancouver and Prince Rupert.  This deep and sheltered harbour is one of Kitimat's natural competitive advantages: significant growth in private port and international trade investment is anticipated.

Kitimat embodies the intent of Canada's National Marine Policy: a fully commercial port operating to serve a variety of marine transportation sectors.  Public Port Deproclamation and Divestiture by the Government of Canada in 1998 recognized that Kitimat's port had evolved without federal land, services or facilities. Transport Canada and other federal agencies continue to regulate navigation, security and environmental safety.

For more information about the Port of Kitimat, please download our excerpt from the October 2006 issue of Trade & Commerce Magazine: Private Port of Kitimat.

General port inquiries may be directed to Economic Promotion & Investor Services at 250-632-8921.