A look at the City

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s favourable location, geographic advantages and wonderful climate procure the city a particular appeal that is without compare. However, what makes Salaberry-de-Valleyfield especially unique is all that it has to offer entrepreneurs and investors, both local and foreign.

Few regions in Québec, Canada and even North America boast as many advantages that can directly contribute to generating and maintaining economic activity. These include:

• Highway and railway networks that provide rapid access to major Québec, Canadian and American markets.  
• Deep water port facilities located directly in the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, thereby making it the only municipal port in Canada.
• The proximity of modern and efficient airport infrastructures that favour regional development.
• The availability of different energy sources including low-cost electricity, water in near-unlimited quantities and the natural gas network crossing Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

The greater Salaberry-de-Valleyfield area offers all of its facilities to businessmen and women who wish to take part in the region’s economic development—and, of course, enjoy exceptional quality of life that combines the advantages of an urban lifestyle and country living. 

Geographic location

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the “capital of the Suroît region.”

Located in south-western Québec, a few kilometres from the Ontario border and the U.S. border, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is the largest city of the Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM and rightfully considered the “capital of the Suroît region.” Its proximity to the borders, combined with its historical availability of electrical power, has enabled the region to develop into a major industrial hub, particularly in the areas of chemistry as well as metal, rubber-plastic and agri-food transformation.

The City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is recognized for its extensive bodies of water, its high-caliber industries, the international regatta competition and its exceptionally beautiful basilica-cathedral. But, above all, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is the region’s hub for growth centre, and the economic and touristic heart of the Suroît region.

Businesses established in the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield region have access to over 80 million Québec, Canadian and American consumers within an 800-kilometer radius.

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s proximity to large urban centres in Montréal (QC), Ottawa (ON) and Plattsburg (NY) provide unparalleled accessibility to leading commercial markets. Take the Montréal metropolitan region, for example: with 2.9 million inhabitants—representing 45% of Québec’s total population—this region produces over 70 billion dollars in goods and services every year. Businesses located in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield are therefore in an excellent position to take advantage of this important market.