Holden

Seeded Acres (Province):

Crop land – 25,650,672
​Canola – 6,521,000 (2022)
Beans (all dry) – 49,800 (2022)
​Chickpeas – 31,100 (2022)
​Lentils – 550,200 (2022)
​Peas (dry) – 1,323,800 (2022)

Highways
Highway 14 (EW), secondary Highway 855 (NS)

Rail Access
CN Railway main line

Air Facilities
The two nearby airports are located in Tofield to the west and Viking to the east. The nearest commercial and air freight facilities are in Edmonton.

Local Transport Companies
Cliff Grinde Trucking Ltd, Canada Post

Beaver County Co-op Seed Cleaning
Grindell Livestock Services

University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus

Electricity Rates
$10c- $20c/kWh (Farm, provincial, 2023)

Water Rates
$4.19 per cubic meter (Highway 14 Water Services Commission)

Gas Rates 
$3.26c – $5.09c / GJ (2023, farm and provincial)

Non-residential Municipal Mill Tax Rate
15.9

Broadband Availability 
High Speed Internet is available in Holden through MCSNet.

Residential and commercial properties are available for sale through the Village of Holden.

The Black soil zone, predominantly class 2, is characterized by deep soils that retain moisture effectively. These soils yield moderately high outputs for various crops. They are among the most fertile in the province, containing 3 – 4 times the amount of nitrogen and organic matter in their surface foot compared to the average brown or grey wooded soils.

• Lowest corporate tax rate in Canada and among the lowest in North America.
• Lowest personal taxes in Canada.
• Combined federal/provincial corporate income tax rate is 23%. 
• 12% tax credit to companies investing at least $10 million in building or expanding Agri-processing facilities. 
• Property tax incentives to business and industry. 
• Alberta has a tax advantage compared to other provinces.
• No provincial sales tax, no payroll tax, no health premium.