The City of Lethbridge focuses on several heavy industries which include the trade and transport industries, equipment operation and the extraction of natural resources and agricultural industries. Other heavy industries include manufacturing and construction.

City resources to obtain investment and business operations regarding property and land use in Lethbridge are governed under the Economic Development Lethbridge. The use of industrial lands in the province of Alberta are under the purview of the Alberta Environment and Parks, which oversees the development of industrial lands.

Land use in Lethbridge is determined by the Efficient Land Use Strategy. Lethbridge has a total land area of 12,432.1 hectares. Of this land area, 3,193.46 hectares are classified as river valley land, while 1,782.14 hectares are part of the roadway infrastructure. 7,372.28 hectares of land are left for urban development in Lethbridge.

From the 7,372.28 hectares left, this is further allocated into:

• Developed Land - 3,444.51 hectares or 47% of the remaining land area

• Greenfield Land - 3,006.48 hectares or 41% of the remaining land area

• Parks and Greenspace - 863.04 hectares or 12% of the remaining land area

• Residual (transport corridors and right of way for unzoned land)- 58.39 hectares or 1% of the remaining land area.

Under the Developed Land, the Efficient Land Use Strategy has the following allocations:

• Residential Land - 2044.2 hectares or 59%

• Industrial Land - 640.3 hectares or 18%

• Commercial Land - 339.8 hectares or 10%

• Institutional Land - 262.1 hectares or 8%

• Direct Control - 134.6 hectares or 4%

• Urban Innovation - 25.6 hectares or 1%

Yard Space as defined by the zoning bylaws of Lethbridge are portions of a parcel that are unoccupied by buildings. Properties with industrial yard space in Lethbridge may be found in the following areas. These properties with industrial yard space are for rent, lease or sale :

• 1257 2 Avenue A North

• 20-226 12A Street North

• Bay B - 3205 8 Avenue North

• 3131 1st Avenue South

• 3901 36th Street North

• 450 31 Street North

• 1011 1 Avenue South

• Unit 140 - 2910 16 Avenue North

• Bay 1 - 3718 5 Avenue North

• Bay 2 - 3718 5 Avenue North

• 561 41 Street North

• 25 -3954 30 Street North

• Township Road 80

• 1011 1 Avenue South

• 1710 31 Street North

• 30 Street North

• 3740 30 Street North

• 3216 3 Avenue South

• C-3015 12 Avenue North

• 409 21A Street North

• 3169 Giften Road North

References:

https://chooselethbridge.ecdev.org/workforce/274

https://www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Planning/Documents/SSRP/Efficient%20Land%20Use%20Strategy%20Final.pdf

https://www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Development/Documents/LUB%206300%20-%20Complete%20Document.pdf