Montréal: Hub of trade

Key role in Canada

Montréal’s geographic location, international economic agreements and state-of-the-art industrial infrastructure all make it a trade hub for shipping goods by land, rail, sea and air. The transportation and logistics sector in Greater Montréal plays a key role both in Canada and on the Eastern seaboard.

In addition to its strategic location as a bridge between North America and Europe, Montréal benefits from trade agreements, like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which ease cross-border flows of goods. NAFTA not only eliminates trade barriers, but also includes provisions in other areas:

• Easing control measures as a way of facilitating cross-border traffic
• Protecting investment and intellectual property
• Certifying goods

Research centres for optimizing the industry

Various research centres are working to improve transportation and logistics in Greater Montréal, including:

• Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation
• NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Logistics Management
• Canada Research Chair in Distribution Management
• Canada Research Chair in Stochastic Simulation and Optimization