Purolator Inc.

This article is about the Canadian courier. For its former parent, the American automotive filter manufacturer, see Purolator Filters.

Purolator Inc.
FormerlyTrans Canada Couriers, Ltd.
Company typeJoint Venture
IndustryCourier
Founded5 December 1960; 63 years ago (1960-12-05) in Eastern Canada
Headquarters
Mississauga, Ontario
,
Canada
Number of locations
  • 176 operations facilities
  • 104 Shipping Centres
 (2021)
Key people
John Ferguson (President and CEO)
Products
  • Parcel delivery
  • Logistics
RevenueCA$2.2 billion (2020)
Owner
  • Canada Post (91%)
  • Rainmaker Investments Inc. (7%)
  • Others (2%)
Number of employees
13,000+ (2020)
SubsidiariesPurolator International
Websitepurolator.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Purolator Inc. is a Canadian courier majority owned by Canada Post. It was founded as Trans Canada Couriers, Ltd and acquired in 1967 by Purolator, a US manufacturer of oil and air filters.[3] In 1987, the company returned to Canadian ownership. Although it retained the Purolator name, it has had no connection with the oil filter business since that time.

  1. ^ "Facts". Purolator. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "John Ferguson". Purolator. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Corporate History". Purolator. 5 December 1960. Retrieved 27 November 2010.