Radar · Transportation and Logistics in Canada
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Canada
The 958 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aeroports de Montreal.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
958companies tracked
$710.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
29have raised
Canada's Transportation and Logistics sector has 958 companies tracked here, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, with $711M in total disclosed capital across the field. That's a real number, and it tells a story worth reading carefully.
Aeroports de Montreal anchors the top of the funding table at $400M, while Torq sits at $236M, and those two alone account for the bulk of the sector's disclosed capital. Everything else, Canada Jetlines at $11M, Horizon Aircraft at $5M, fits into a much smaller bracket. So where's the growth signal? Across 691 logistics and transportation apps tracked in our data, median install growth is running at roughly plus-20% year-over-year, which is a meaningful indicator that operators are building digital infrastructure fast. The hot themes driving coverage right now are logistics bottlenecks, port-centric logistics, and supply-chain adjustment, and if you're watching this space, those aren't abstract concepts. They're live pressures shaping which companies attract the next round. I'd keep an eye on how investors like TorQuest Partners and Clairvest continue positioning, because the funding concentration here suggests the market's still early in sorting its winners.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × CANADA
Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies
66% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2023; the median company was founded 2000.
50companies analysed
66%cloud-native stacks
2023funding peak (by rounds)
2000median founding year
30median Fliar Index™
783kcombined LinkedIn audience
67%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301 Logistics Provider of truck & rail transportation, warehousing, and logistics services 19Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 25% All 2 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | — | — | — | 1998 | Ramon Carluen Owner | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 3PL Links Temperature controlled third party logistics company 50Growth top 30%Innovation top 36%Tech top 40%Product top 49% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 40% Producttop 49% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Innovation: 11 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | — | — | — | 2000 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+19 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | 3Pointsaviation Provider of commercial aircraft parts, repairs, overhaul, and related services 35Innovation top 36%Tech top 42%Product top 49%Growth bottom 35% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 36% Techtop 42% Producttop 49% Growthbottom 35% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 11 product lines Tech: 29 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | — | — | 74 | — | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+17 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 7 Mountain Logistics The Best 3PL in Vancouver 50Product top 18%Innovation top 36%Tech bottom 40%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Producttop 18% Innovationtop 36% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 25% Product: 9 distinct product lines Innovation: 9 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | — | — | — | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | A and F Baillargeon Express A and F Baillargeon Express is a Montreal, QC based private company whose line of business is Local trucking… 5Global bottom 25% All 1 signals ▾Globalbottom 25% Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 5/100 | — | — | 15 | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | AB Coast Provider of aviation ground support services at airports 21Growth top 45%Tech bottom 40%Market bottom 26%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techbottom 40% Marketbottom 26% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 15 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | — | — | 51 | 2020 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Able Rental and Supply (Sudbury) Able Rental and Supply (Sudbury) is a Sudbury, ON based private company whose line of business is Equipment… 5Global bottom 25% All 1 signals ▾Globalbottom 25% Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 5/100 | — | — | 6 | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Abramsautotransport Provider of automotive transportation services across North America 62Product top 24%Growth top 30%Innovation top 40%Tech bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Producttop 24% Growthtop 30% Innovationtop 40% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | — | — | — | 2016 | Thomas Johnston Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 9 | Pathfinder Ventures Provider of self storage services 27Funding top 41%Patents top 45%Innovation bottom 49%Tech bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Patentstop 45% Innovationbottom 49% Techbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $2.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 6 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | 4 mo ago | $2M | 50 | 2019 | Joe Bleackley Founder | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+26 | — | 6 patents Plasma methane cracking to produce hydrogen and carbon black for low‑carbon steelmaking | — |
| 10 | Horizon Aircraft Provider of hybrid electric aviation 40Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Tech top 40%Funding top 41% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% Fundingtop 41% Moatbottom 42% Patentsbottom 41% Newsbottom 37% Innovationbottom 33% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 17% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | 7 mo ago | $5M | 7 | 2013 | Brian Robinson Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | 4 patents Integrated thrust-embedded airfoil designs enhancing aircraft propulsion efficiency | — |
| 11 | Ship With Pride Truckload Shipping | Freight Forwarding | PGL 48Innovation top 40%Product top 42%Funding top 44%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 40% Producttop 42% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 44% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 21% Innovation: 2 product lines Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | 16 mo ago | — | 181 | 2001 | — | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+8 | — | — | — |
| 12 | 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 | — | — | 1949 | Murray Mullen CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 18 signals ▲50% Earnings · Announcements | — | — |
| 13 | Iskwew Operator of airline offering scheduled flights and charter services 21Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 37%Tech bottom 35% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 37% Techbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | 23 mo ago | $1M | — | 2018 | Teara Fraser LEO / Founder | Apache HTTP ServerCloudflareRaygun+4 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Northway Aviation Provider of passenger and cargo services 27Growth top 30%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 29%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 29% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | 27 mo ago | — | — | 1962 | Veronica Johnson CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — | — |
| 15 | WestJet Provider of flight booking and other passenger airline services 76Tech top 20%News top 24%Market top 25%Partners top 28% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 20% Newstop 24% Markettop 25% Partnerstop 28% Fundingtop 43% Producttop 47% Customerstop 50% Growthbottom 49% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Cloudfront News: 38 BI events in 12 mo (of 481 tracked, 15 types) · -10% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | 28 mo ago | — | 14,000 | 1996 | — | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaKaTeX+29 | 38 signals Announcements · M&A · Contracts | — | 2 partnerships · 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 16 | Canada Jetlines Provider of passenger airline services 11Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 38%Global bottom 29% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 24% Growthbottom 10% Funding: Raised $10.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | 28 mo ago | $11M | 85 | 2021 | Eddy Doyle CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Weeve (formerly Louelec) Provider car rental services 35Tech top 41%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 41% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 28% Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | 30 mo ago | $3M | — | 2020 | Leo Bouisson Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+22 | — | — | 6 job openings |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada
#1
Acquired · Kawartha Lakes, Ontario · founded 2013 · 7 employees$5Mraised▾
Acquired · Kawartha Lakes, Ontario · founded 2013 · 7 employees
Provider of hybrid electric aviation
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 40%Funding
top 41%Moat
bottom 42%Patents
bottom 41%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 28 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$2.7M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$5.8M
- Dec 2023Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Canso Investment Counsel, Strix
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDudaGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Public · Langley, British Columbia · founded 2019 · 50 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Public · Langley, British Columbia · founded 2019 · 50 employees
Provider of self storage services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 41%Patents
top 45%Innovation
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 49%Moat
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 40%Funding: Raised $2.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2026)
Patents: 6 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2024
Innovation: 6 patents (top 79% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 538 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Keeted Developments and Woodland Crafted Homes) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Post IPO$1.4M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$682.1K
Founders & team
#3
Funding Raised · Dorval, Quebec · founded 1992 · 639 employees$400Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Dorval, Quebec · founded 1992 · 639 employees
Operator of airport
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 25%Market
top 41%Funding
top 41%Growth
top 45%Product
top 47%Global
bottom 30%Tech: 47 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb · Devops: Envoy
Market: 639 employees (top 25% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-500,000 web property
Funding: Raised $400M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 40k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt$400M
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAkamaiAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAngularjsApple Icloud Mail
#4
Deadpooled · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 85 employees$10.7Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 85 employees
Provider of passenger airline services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 38%Global
bottom 29%News
bottom 24%Growth
bottom 10%Funding: Raised $10.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2024)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Market: 85 employees
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Post IPO$5.6M
- Oct 2023Post IPO—
- Apr 2023Post IPO$422.7K
- Oct 2022Post IPO$1.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Jetstreamavcap, Russellgroupdc, Broadway
#5
Seed · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2018$1.3Mraised▾
Seed · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2018
Iskwew Air is a 100% Indigenous and woman-owned airline based in British Columbia, Canada. They offer scheduled flights between YVR South and Qualicum Beach Airport, as well as charter services to communities around the province.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 37%Tech
bottom 35%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 22%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $1.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsOpen GraphRaygun
#6
Late Stage · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011$236Mraised▾
Late Stage · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011
Provider of truck transportation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 33%Product
top 34%Funding
top 36%Growth
top 38%Innovation
top 44%Talent
bottom 40%News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 32 tracked, 6 types) · +33% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Product: 2 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: PE
Funding: Raised $236M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 12 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round PE (Jun 2014)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2014PE$236M
Founders & team
Investors
KKR
#7
Seed · Mont-royal, Quebec · founded 2020$3Mraised▾
Seed · Mont-royal, Quebec · founded 2020
Provider car rental services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 41%Growth
top 45%Funding
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 28%Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 8 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: Branches Manager, Agent de recouvrement bilingue FR / EN
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Desjardins
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHello Elementor
#8
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011$33.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011
Provider of oilfield transportation and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 32%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Funding
bottom 47%Tech
bottom 26%Innovation: 6 product lines
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2019Conventional Debt$33.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Great Rock Capital, HSBC
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceHstsRssOpen Graph
#9
Funding Raised · Gatineau, Quebec · founded 2017$7.3Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Gatineau, Quebec · founded 2017
Provider of trucking transportation & logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 45%Funding
bottom 34%Global
bottom 29%Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2021)
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Funding rounds
- Dec 2021Conventional Debt$7.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Private Debt Partners
#10
Funding Raised · Montreal, Quebec · founded 1991 · 531 employees$550.9Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Montreal, Quebec · founded 1991 · 531 employees
Operator of airport
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 29%Growth
top 45%Market
top 50%Funding
bottom 31%Global
bottom 25%News
bottom 18%Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Market: 531 employees (top 28% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 108k LinkedIn followers — 13.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Director, Communications
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$168.6K
- Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$10K
- Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$372.3K
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
AccessibeAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailAzureAzure MonitorBeaver Builder
#11
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 5 employees$1Mraised▾
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 5 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Tech
top 49%Global
bottom 36%Funding
bottom 29%Market
bottom 19%Tech: 30 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Funding rounds
- Aug 2022Seed$1M
Investors
Golden Section
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsDebianDiviFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#12
Series A · Vernon, British Columbia · founded 2019 · 29 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Series A · Vernon, British Columbia · founded 2019 · 29 employees
Provider of warehousing, transportation and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 6how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
bottom 36%Funding
bottom 32%Market
bottom 23%Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Funding: Raised $3.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2020)
Market: 29 employees
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2020Series A$3.5M
Investors
Republic Business Credit, Change Capital
Funding & investor landscape
$710.9Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
33disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Clairvest2 rounds
Notable founders
Brian Robinson
Co-Founder · Horizon Aircraft
Brandon Robinson
CEO & Co-Founder · Horizon Aircraft
Joe Bleackley
Founder · Pathfinder Ventures
Eddy Doyle
CEO · Canada Jetlines
Teara Fraser
LEO / Founder · Iskwew
Jarrett Zielinski
Co-Founder & CEO · Torq
Leo Bouisson
Co-Founder & CEO · Weeve (formerly Louelec)
Ric Peterson
Founder & CEO · Oculus
Robin Cyr
Founder · Beton Imperial
Yann Lambert
Founder · Beton Imperial
James Bond
CEO · Kelso
Richard Cote
Founder · Tech Logistics
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 267,937 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
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.
research sentiment over time
201920232026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 35% → 28% across 2019–2026.
top research entities
- University of British Columbia13
- Université Laval12
- McMaster University8
- Polytechnique Montréal8
- Université de Montréal7
leading researchers
Taraneh Sowlati · Slawomir Wesolkowski · Mikael Rönnqvist · Reino Pulkki · Sophie D’Amours · Daniel Wojtaszek · Moataz Mohamed · Gilbert Laporte
▲
Breakthroughs26 · 22%
▲ 0%→21% share
1 median citations54% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fleet management breakthroughs tripled (2→6 papers), driving segment share from 0% to 21%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management2→6
Landmark IoT-based predictive maintenance for fleet management · 93 cites
◆
Advancements68 · 58%
▲ 0%→67% share
6 median citations59% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electric vehicle, software deployment, and battery research newly emerged, pushing advancements to 67% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management4→14
- Truck3→8
- Transport engineering2→6
- Service (business)2→4
- Supply chain optimization4→6
Newly emergingElectric vehicle 0→5 · Software deployment 0→5 · Battery (electricity) 0→5
Landmark Costs and Benefits of Electrifying and Automating Bus Transit Fleets · 107 cites
▼
Concerns17 · 15%
▲ 0%→10% share
2 median citations41% since 2021mostly reviews
Supply chain management, optimization, and fleet management each hit 4 concern papers, signaling rising operational risk focus.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Supply chain management4
- Supply chain optimization4
- Fleet management4
- Truck2
- Conceptual framework2
Landmark Energy and Information Management of Electric Vehicular Network: A Survey · 74 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
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.
Montreal23 · +0.70
Vancouver15 · +0.54
Waterloo/Hamilton12 · +0.42
Toronto9 · +0.57
Edmonton/Calgary6 · +0.70
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
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.
55 filings53 assigneespeak 11/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- NAT Steel CAR55
- MAX Atlas13
- Geotab8
- Equipement MAX Atlas INT7
- Garner Green CO26
- Pollak Jacob5
- Stern Chaim5
- Hematian Jamal5
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Canada?
Radar tracks 958 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada on this list have raised a combined $710.9M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Canada?
Aeroports de Montreal is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Canada, with $400M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada are funded?
19 of the 958 Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Canada?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Canada Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Canada Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Accelerate Okanagan, TorQuest Partners, Argo Partners, Champlain Financial, Clairvest.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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