On March 3, 2026, the Arctic Gateway Group signed a partnership agreement with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges International to create a new trade route between Canada and Europe. This deal focuses on using the Hudson Bay Railway, which begins in The Pas, Manitoba, to transport goods to the Port of Churchill for international shipping.
The agreement is designed to export Canadian goods such as minerals, energy products, fertilizer, and crops to European markets. At the same time, it will allow European companies to ship equipment and manufactured products into Canada through the northern port.
The Arctic Gateway Group is owned by a partnership of 41 local and Indigenous communities, including 29 First Nations. Its new partner in Europe is one of the largest port operations in the world, moving almost 300 million tonnes of cargo every year.
This new trade corridor is expected to increase the number of freight trains passing through The Pas. This growth in activity may lead to a need for improvements to local infrastructure, including the Highway 10 corridor, to manage the increase in cargo.
