Located next to Canada’s biggest airport, transcontinental highways and the most extensive intermodal railway terminal, Brampton is right in the middle of where your logistics and transportation start-up needs to be.
Brampton’s Logistics & Transportation sector is growing at a rapid-fire pace, contributing more than $2B to the national GDP annually. Its location and access to skilled workers, along with the ability to expedite trade through international agreements, have created a lucrative economic gateway for the efficient movement of goods and services.
One of Brampton’s greatest logistical advantages is its close proximity to Toronto Pearson, Canada’s largest international airport. Canada’s busiest airport is the hub for over 49 million passengers annually, with flights to 210 destinations and handling over 312,000 tons of air cargo a year.
Brampton is at the centre of Canada’s major transportation corridors and provides proximity and access to the U.S. border. Being within a day’s drive of 158 million US consumers makes Brampton the ideal place to locate your North American operations.
Situated between two of the largest ports on Lake Ontario, Port of Toronto and Port of Hamilton, Brampton has direct access to the most important domestic and international transportation systems, as well as the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway. This waterway to the world provides key transportation, distribution, storage and container services.
Brampton is home to CN – Canada’s largest Intermodal terminal, servicing over 2,000 trucks daily from its 195-acre multimodal facility located in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area supply chain corridor. Both the CN Intermodal Terminal and the CP terminal (located on Brampton’s border) provide direct access to the Asia-Pacific Gateway through the quick and efficient import of container goods coming via rail from Vancouver and Prince Rupert maritime ports. They also connect to the US through Detroit and Europe via the Montreal port.
Air
One of Brampton’s greatest logistical advantages is its close proximity to Toronto Pearson, Canada’s largest international airport. Canada’s busiest airport is the hub for over 49 million passengers annually, with flights to 210 destinations and handling over 312,000 tons of air cargo a year.
Land
Brampton is at the centre of Canada’s major transportation corridors and provides proximity and access to the U.S. border. Being within a day’s drive of 158 million US consumers makes Brampton the ideal place to locate your North American operations.
Sea
Situated between two of the largest ports on Lake Ontario, Port of Toronto and Port of Hamilton, Brampton has direct access to the most important domestic and international transportation systems, as well as the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway. This waterway to the world provides key transportation, distribution, storage and container services.
Rail
Brampton is home to CN – Canada’s largest Intermodal terminal, servicing over 2,000 trucks daily from its 195-acre multimodal facility located in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area supply chain corridor. Both the CN Intermodal Terminal and the CP terminal (located on Brampton’s border) provide direct access to the Asia-Pacific Gateway through the quick and efficient import of container goods coming via rail from Vancouver and Prince Rupert maritime ports. They also connect to the US through Detroit and Europe via the Montreal port.
As the second-fastest growing city in Canada, with over 14,000 new residents annually, Brampton’s young and highly skilled workers create a motivated and growing logistics and transportation labour force at your fingertips.
There is currently a surplus of 23,640 workers in the logistics sector, including trades, transport and equipment operators, providing new start-ups access to a wealth of trained and skilled talent.
Canada benefits from a number of free-trade agreements that reduce barriers, facilitate trade and provide access to over 1.5 billion consumers in international markets.
These agreements include Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
To support innovation in this thriving Logistics & Transportation cluster, BHive has developed a sector-specific incubation program to help international start-ups deliver solutions to the most pressing challenges the industry is facing.
Our unique BHive FireflyPad Logistics Cohort is looking for energetic, forward-thinking, coachable founders who are building proprietary technologies, advanced research and complex models to change the future of logistics and transportation.
Access to funding
Matching applicants with suitable investors and funding opportunities for bioinnovation.
Mentorship opportunities
Introductions to leaders in the logistics and transportation industry to provide mentorship, guidance and support.
Access to research facilities and lab space
Leveraging resources from one of the 21 post-secondary institutions located within an hour's drive of Brampton, including top-rated research universities in North America like McMaster University & University of Toronto.
Skilled talent Access to a skilled local workforce of logistics professionals as well as thousands of students enrolled at the 21 post-secondary institutions located near Brampton.
Dedicated Sector Manager
Access to a dedicated Sector Manager specializing in the logistics sector to provide industry-specific advice for the Canadian and North American markets.
Our Logistics cohort is suited to energetic, forward-thinking and coachable founders with start-ups operating in key transportation subsectors, including urban transit, railway equipment and supplies, intelligent transportation systems, shipbuilding, ports, trucking and other logistics and transportation-related areas.
This cohort is aimed toward early-stage companies (pre-seed, seed, or Series), whether they have raised little to no investment or even projects (pre-incorporation); however, start-ups at all levels of the company life cycle will be considered. Companies who meet any or all the following criteria are preferred:
Are you a fast-growing foreign start-up looking to expand into North America? Get in touch with the BHive team to see how we can help accelerate your North American expansion.