Port of Toronto

The Port of Toronto, one of Canada’s largest major inland ports, is situated on the northwest shore of Lake Ontario. Located minutes from Toronto’s downtown core, the Port of Toronto has served as Toronto’s gateway to marine ports on the Great Lakes and around the world since 1793.

The Port of Toronto is an economic engine and a gateway for cruise travel, driving investment, tourism and trade. As a key piece of infrastructure within the transportation ecosystem servicing the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Port generates more than $460 million in economic activity in Ontario and unlocks sustainable marine connectivity into the heart of Canada’s largest city.

More than two million metric tonnes of cargo transit through the Port of Toronto each year, providing the sugar for our coffee, the salt for our roads and the raw materials needed for Toronto’s booming construction industry, including cement, aggregate and steel. This cargo takes approximately 51,000 40-tonne trucks off Toronto’s congested roads and highways each year. 

The Port of Toronto is also a hub for film and television production, providing facilities that support Toronto’s $2 billion film industry.