Arctic Gateway Group is hiring for nine new roles on the Hudson Bay Railway, bringing more jobs to northern Manitoba communities. The positions include locomotive engineer, train conductor, track foreman, and machine operator roles, according to the company’s career page.
The Arctic Gateway Group owns and operates the rail line that runs 627 miles from The Pas to Churchill. It is the only year-round land link for several remote and Indigenous communities along the route. The company is a partnership of 29 First Nations and 12 remote northern Manitoba communities, and most of its roughly 150 workers are Indigenous people from the region.
Chris Avery, president and CEO of Arctic Gateway Group, said earlier this year the railway is underused but ready for growth. The new jobs come as the line has seen major upgrades. Since 2018, more than $320 million in government funding has paid for replacing nearly 500,000 railway ties, repairing nine bridges, and swapping out 37 culverts. The work has cut travel time from The Pas to Churchill by three hours, or 10 per cent.
The railway moves freight and VIA Rail passengers, and it connects to the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay. The port has shipped critical minerals like zinc concentrate to Europe for two seasons in a row, with storage space tripled over that time.
On June 4, 2026, Arctic Gateway Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aecon Group, a large construction company, to work together on improving the port and railway. The hiring push fits with that push to expand northern trade.
Anyone interested can apply through the Arctic Gateway Group careers page.
