Radar · Transportation and Logistics in Ontario
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Ontario, Canada
The 339 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Canada Jetlines.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
339companies tracked
$15.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × ONTARIO
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™
185kcombined LinkedIn audience
77%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Employees | Last round | Stage | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Canada Provider of passenger transportation and logistics services in airports 83Customers top 14%Tech top 18%Market top 20%Partners top 22% All 11 signals ▾Customerstop 14% Techtop 18% Markettop 20% Partnerstop 22% Patentstop 25% Newstop 28% Producttop 35% Growthtop 40% Innovationtop 41% Moattop 41% Globalbottom 47% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.40★ across 43,117 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +21% in 6 mo Tech: 100 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | — | 30,000 | 62 mo ago | Public | 1937 | GetFeedbackTypeScriptAmazon Web Services+26 | — |
| 2 | Challenger Provider of transportation and logistics services 72Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Market top 42%Tech top 47% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Markettop 42% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Innovation: 6 product lines Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | — | 2,200 | 177 mo ago | Acquired | 1975 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | 1 partnership |
| 3 | algoma central corporation Algoma is a leading Canadian shipping company 62Market top 35%Tech top 43%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 35% Techtop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Market: 1,600 employees (top 14% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property Tech: 33 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts, Recaptcha rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | — | 1,600 | — | Public | 1899 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 1 job opening |
| 4 | 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 | — | 1,211 1,211 → 2,737 (+126%) | 157 mo ago | Acquired | 1945 | WordPressSentryMySQL+21 | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 5 | Bellville Rodair Provider of logistics and supply chain services | — | 1,200 | — | Acquired | 1996 | — | — |
| 6 | affiliated global logistics Affiliated global logistics is a logistics and supply chain company. | — | 450 | — | Acquired | 1950 | — | — |
| 7 | ATS Healthcare Provider of transportation and temperature management solutions for healthcare products | — | 325 | — | Unfunded | 1991 | SalesforceMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+6 | — |
| 8 | Apps Transport Group Provider of truckload, warehousing, distribution and logistics services | — | 300 | — | Acquired | 1985 | PHPCentOSOpenSSL+12 | 1 partnership |
Top 11 Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario
#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 — 5.4% of this cohort's audience
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
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
#3
Seed · St. Catharines, Ontario · founded 2009$30Kraised▾
Seed · St. Catharines, Ontario · founded 2009
Provider of trucking, warehousing and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 29%Funding
bottom 24%Talent: 1 named leader on record
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Funding: Raised $30.0k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 10 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2016)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2016Seed$30K
Founders & team
Investors
Bioenterprise
#4
Funding Raised · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2001 · 181 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2001 · 181 employees
With more than 10 years of experience in the business and millions of shipments under its belt, Pride Group Logistics have all your shipping needs covered.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 40%Product
top 42%Funding
top 44%Growth
top 45%Market
bottom 44%Tech
bottom 38%Innovation: 2 product lines
Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt
Funding: 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Feb 2025) · Backed by 1 investors; strongest: Maynbridge Capital
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Conventional Debt—
Investors
Maynbridge Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Late Stage · Brantford, Ontario · founded 1997 · 121 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Brantford, Ontario · founded 1997 · 121 employees
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Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 38%Market
bottom 36%Growth
bottom 35%Global
bottom 29%Funding: 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round PE (Sep 2023) · Backed by 1 investors; strongest: TorQuest Partners
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 22 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: AZ Owner Operator
Funding rounds
- Sep 2023PE—
Founders & team
Investors
TorQuest Partners
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnime.JsAutoptimizeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Maps
#6
Late Stage · Ajax, Ontario · founded 1986 · 50 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Ajax, Ontario · founded 1986 · 50 employees
Operator of road safety and maintenance services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Funding
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 47%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 25%Funding: 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round PE (Jan 2022) · Backed by 2 investors; strongest: Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 555 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2022PE—
Founders & team
Investors
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, CCC Investment Banking
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#7
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1937 · 30000 employees—raised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1937 · 30000 employees
Air Canada is a Canadian airline. Offers services for scheduled passenger transportation and logistics. Owns a fleet of Boeing and Airbus flights. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Has won multiple awards including 2016 & 2017 Best Airline in North America, Best North American Airline for Business-Class Service, Best Airline Website among others. In 2019, the company recorded annual revenues of $14.5B, and a net profit of $1.1B.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 14%Tech
top 18%Market
top 20%Partners
top 22%Patents
top 25%News
top 28%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.40★ across 43,117 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +21% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 4% of tracked companies
Tech: 100 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb · Devops: Nginx
Market: 30,000 employees (top 1% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-10,000 web property · 9 contract events in 12 mo
Investors
JPMorgan Chase, TD Bank, Canadian Space Agency, Argo Partners
Tech stack
AccessibeAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#8
Funding Raised · Hamilton, Ontario · founded 2007 · 16 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Hamilton, Ontario · founded 2007 · 16 employees
Provider of logistics services for pharmaceutical companies
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 4how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 15%Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Market: 16 employees
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Investors
NASA
#9
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1945 · 1211 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1945 · 1211 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Product
top 42%Market
top 44%AI
top 45%Growth
bottom 46%Global
bottom 37%Tech: 39 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Product: 1 published app (19.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Market: 1,211 employees (top 17% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 90k LinkedIn followers — 48.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Investors
Stellus Capital Management, CAI Capital Partners
Tech stack
AdaAhrefsAmazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngular
#10
Acquired · Cambridge, Ontario · founded 1975 · 2200 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Cambridge, Ontario · founded 1975 · 2200 employees
Provider of transportation and logistics services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 26%Market
top 42%Tech
top 47%Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 36%Innovation: 6 product lines
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Market: 2,200 employees (top 12% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 29k LinkedIn followers — 15.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Fastfrate Group) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketYoast SeoNginx
#11
Public · Ontario · founded 1899—raised▾
Public · Ontario · founded 1899
Operator of dry and liquid bulk carriers
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 35%Tech
top 43%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 25%Market: 1,600 employees (top 14% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Tech: 33 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts, Recaptcha
Audience (LinkedIn): 22k LinkedIn followers — 12.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Captains, Second Engineers
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$15.7Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Clairvest1 rounds
Notable founders
Brian Robinson
Co-Founder · Horizon Aircraft
Brandon Robinson
CEO & Co-Founder · Horizon Aircraft
Eddy Doyle
CEO · Canada Jetlines
Dianne Todd
Owner · WP Warehousing
Tim Fergus
CEO · Brimich Logistics
Greg Baun
CEO · Innovative Surface Solutions
Dan Einwechter
Owner · Challenger
Antonio Bell
CEO · Algoma
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 are rising sharply — Canadian papers tripled from 2 to 6 as field-share jumped 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 across 15 combined papers, while fleet management advanced from 4 to 14.
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 flagged 4 concern-papers, signaling converging operational risk research.
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
- Stern Chaim5
- Pollak Jacob5
- Hematian Jamal5
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Ontario, Canada?
Radar tracks 339 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Ontario, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario, Canada?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have raised a combined $15.7M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Ontario, Canada?
Canada Jetlines is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Ontario, Canada, with $10.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario, Canada are funded?
3 of the 339 Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Ontario, Canada?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Ontario, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ontario, Canada Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Ontario, Canada Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include TorQuest Partners, Argo Partners, Bioenterprise, Broadway, CAI Capital Partners.
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