Best Freight Forwarders Companies in Canada
The 256 best Freight Forwarders companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Oculus.
Canada's Freight Forwarders sector isn't short on activity right now, and this directory ranks the best companies operating across the country, ordered by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum. We're tracking 256 firms, with total disclosed capital of $38M concentrated heavily at the top: Oculus leads at $34M, with Tech Logistics at $3M and Trusted Dispatch at $1M rounding out the funded tier.
The global freight forwarding market sat at $192.5B in 2021 and is forecast to reach $285.1B by 2031, a 4.3% CAGR driven by e-commerce volume and accelerating digital transformation. Median install growth across freight and delivery apps is running at roughly +17% YoY, which tells you the consumer-facing layer of this industry is moving fast. And the investment signal is global, not just Canadian: Stride Ventures backing digital forwarder Wiz Freight with Rs 20 crore confirms that digital-first operators are pulling capital away from legacy players worldwide. Stricter environmental regulations are adding structural pressure on Canadian operators, and the hot themes this quarter, container freight rates, port-centric logistics, transpacific shipping, are exactly where you'd want to watch for the next funded name to emerge.
- ResearchAndMarkets.com
Our analysis of 100 Freight Forwarders companies
$9.9b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Freight Forwarders companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oculus Provider of oilfield transportation and logistics services 60Innovation top 20%Product top 32%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 32% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Fundingbottom 47% Techbottom 26% Innovation: 6 product lines Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $34M | 81 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ric Peterson Founder & CEO | 2011 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceYouTube+7 | — |
| 2 | Tech Logistics Provider of end-to-end enterprise logistics solutions designed to enhance supply chains 37Growth top 45%Talent top 45%Tech bottom 48%Global bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Talenttop 45% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 25% Fundingbottom 24% Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $3M | 188 mo ago | Funding Raised | Richard Cote Founder | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 3 | Trusted Dispatch Tech-enabled platform offering freight dispatch services 14Growth top 45%Tech top 49%Global bottom 36%Funding bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 36% Fundingbottom 29% Marketbottom 19% Tech: 30 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $1M | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 4 | 3CE Technologies by Avalara AI-powered tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes 14AI top 35%Funding bottom 29%Tech bottom 29%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾AItop 35% Fundingbottom 29% Techbottom 29% Globalbottom 25% AI: Product described with: ai-powered, machine learning Funding: Raised $43.0k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 11 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $43K | 133 mo ago | Public | — | 1999 | — | — |
| 5 | Mullen Group Trucking and logistics services in Canada 62Product top 28%Growth top 31%Market top 34%News top 42% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 28% Growthtop 31% Markettop 34% Newstop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 34% Product: 1 published app (37 installs) · Company stage: Public Growth: 4 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | — | 23 mo ago | Public | Murray Mullen CEO | 1949 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — |
| 6 | Brimich Logistics Provider of temperature-controlled warehousing, logistics, and transportation services. 24Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 38%Market bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Funding: 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round PE (Sep 2023) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | — | 33 mo ago | Late Stage | Tim Fergus CEO | 1997 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 1 job opening |
| 7 | Livingston International Leading provider of global trade management, trade consulting, customs compliance, and freight solutions. 55Tech top 23%Product top 42%Market top 44%AI top 45% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 23% Producttop 42% Markettop 44% AItop 45% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Customersbottom 16% Tech: 39 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 Product: 1 published app (19.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | — | 157 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1945 | WordPressSentryMySQL+21 | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 8 | Harlyn Transport Provider of rail and marine transportation services 64Innovation top 20%Product top 36%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 35% All 5 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 36% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 35% Globalbottom 33% Innovation: 11 product lines Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | — | 180 mo ago | Series A | Greg Young Co-Founder | 2000 | — | — |
Top 9 Freight Forwarders companies in Canada
#1
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011$33.8Mraised▾
Provider of oilfield transportation and logistics services
- Aug 2019Conventional Debt$33.8M
#2
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 5 employees$1Mraised▾
Tech-enabled platform offering freight dispatch services. The platform helps in dispatching heavy farm equipment, oil, and gas, forestry and construction machinery. Shippers can publish their load to the trucking community and the automated shipping platform helps in getting quotes and booking truck drivers.
- Aug 2022Seed$1M
#3
Funding Raised · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2004$2.7Mraised▾
Provider of end-to-end enterprise logistics solutions designed to enhance supply chains. The company delivers flexible logistics solutions intended to streamline the global movement of goods. It focuses on enhancing supply chain efficiency. The company enables clients to concentrate on their core business operations.
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$2.7M
#4
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1999 · 13 employees$43Kraised▾
AI-powered tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes. This company offers cloud-based solutions for various tax types, including sales and use, property, consumer use, communications, occupancy, and VAT. They cater to small, midsize, and enterprise businesses, providing tools for tax risk assessment, calculation, returns filing, exemption certificate management, and e-invoicing. Their services extend to diverse industries like manufacturing, retail, software, hospitality, accounting, communications, government, supply chain, private equity, and fuel & energy. They provide APIs, integrations with platforms like Shopify, NetSuite, and Salesforce, and resources like tax calculators, rate tables, and nexus assessments. The company leverages AI and machine learning to automate tariff code classification, streamline cross-border compliance, and improve documentation accuracy. They offer agentic AI solutions, MCP servers, and various products like AvaTax, Returns, and Exemption Certificate Management. They also provide training, support, and partner programs.
- Apr 2015Grant (prize money)$43K
#5
Public · Okotoks, Alberta · founded 1949—raised▾
Mullen Group is a publicly traded trucking and logistics company in Canada. Its operating businesses are divided into two distinct business segments: Trucking/Logistics and Oilfield Services. The trucking/logistics segment consists of 12 business units. Its services include general freight, specialized commodities such as cable, pipe and steel, over-dimensional loads such as heavy equipment, compressors and over-sized goods, and dry bulk commodities. It also offers warehousing and distribution services.
#6
Late Stage · Brantford, Ontario · founded 1997 · 121 employees—raised▾
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- Sep 2023PE—
#7
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1945 · 1211 employees—raised▾
Livingston International is a leading provider of global trade management, trade consulting, customs compliance, and freight solutions. They offer customs brokerage services and trade consulting to help businesses navigate international trade regulations and ensure compliance. They also provide freight solutions for efficient and secure transportation of goods.
#8
Series A · Pointe Claire, Quebec · founded 2000—raised▾
Operator of an intermodal service provider firm catering to clients in Ontario and Quebec provinces of Canada. The company specializes in online tracking, ground, marine and rail transportation as well as offers related maintenance and repair services, thereby helping clients to get on-time, terminal-to-door service at competitive prices.
- 2011Series A—
#9
Public · Ontario · founded 1899—raised▾
Operator of dry and liquid bulk carriers
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Freight Forwarders coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 117 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of British Columbia13
- Université Laval12
- McMaster University8
- Polytechnique Montréal8
- Université de Montréal7
- Fleet management2→6
- Fleet management4→14
- Truck3→8
- Transport engineering2→6
- Service (business)2→4
- Supply chain optimization4→6
- Supply chain management4
- Supply chain optimization4
- Fleet management4
- Truck2
- Conceptual framework2
Where logistics supply chain is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in Canada
Canada logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 55 filings from 53 assignees (2016–2025), led by NAT Steel CAR, MAX Atlas, Geotab; annual filings 5→11.
- NAT Steel CAR55
- MAX Atlas13
- Geotab8
- Equipement MAX Atlas INT7
- Garner Green CO26
- Pollak Jacob5
- Stern Chaim5
- Hematian Jamal5
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.