Since 1793, the Port of Toronto has served as Toronto’s gateway for cargo received from markets around the world. Today, the port’s unique location just minutes from Toronto’s downtown allows millions of tonnes of goods from countries as far away as Brazil, Japan, Turkey, Korea and the United States to easily flow into our city.
The Port of Toronto’s operations generate more than $460 million in economic activity in Ontario, demonstrating its vital role in sustaining the region's growth and prosperity.
From the cement that supports Toronto's booming construction industry – one of the busiest in North America – to the sugar that sweetens the morning coffee of millions, the Port remains a reliable and sustainable trade gateway that imports the goods necessary for the city to thrive.
The Port of Toronto is part of an environmentally sustainable, marine transportation corridor that stretches through the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway, facilitating the movement of goods and people through one of North America’s busiest regions.
Shipping cargo through the Port of Toronto takes an average of 40,000 40-tonne trucks off Toronto's busy highways each year. One tonne of freight can travel 240 km by ship on a single litre of fuel. The same amount of cargo can only travel 100 km by train and less than 30 km by truck on the same amount of fuel.
*Map not to scale and for graphic representation only.
