Ontario's food products are transported through a network of efficient carriers. From the gates of farms, cold storage facilities or the loading docks of food manufacturers, Ontario's food distributors (more than 850) move food proficiently to the consumer in Ontario, North America and the rest of the world.

140 million People within a One-Day Drive

The City of Toronto, the commercial centre of Ontario, is conveniently and excellently positioned within one day's trucking drive of significant central markets in both Canada and the United States (U.S.). This gives Ontario quick and easy daily access to about 140 million consumers. We reach a total of about 400 million North American consumers with ease.

Excellent Transportation Infrastructure

Ontario's extensive and sophisticated network of highways and railways is fully integrated with U.S. networks. Our highways are linked at ten commercial border points, while our railway lines meet the U.S. at five commercial crossings.

Distribution Advantage over Chicago

Transportation and Logistics is arguably the most important site location factor for food companies. Distance is time and time is money. Like Chicago, Toronto is a major food processing hub, but with a difference - Toronto location is closer to NAFTA's consumers than is Chicago.

Integrated Rail Network virtually covers North America

Roads are only one layer of Ontario's multi-modal transportation infrastructure. Linked into our roads are two Class 1 railways (CN and CP) with daily trains -- or more-- to and from Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans, New York, Detroit, St. Louis, Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver. About 90% of the North American market is directly accessible from Ontario's rail infrastructure.

Equipped to Ship Offshore

For offshore shipments, truck and rail container facilities are clustered in the Greater Toronto Area, with access to every major ocean port on the continent.

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Distances to a few major U.S. cities from Toronto: