46°18′15″N 79°27′34″W / 46.30417°N 79.45944°W
Formerly | Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission |
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Company type | Crown agency |
Industry | Transportation |
Founded | 1902 |
Headquarters | 555 Oak Street East, North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
Area served | Northern Ontario |
Key people | Chad Evans (CEO) |
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Owner | Government of Ontario |
Number of employees | 900 (2024) https://ontarionorthland.ca/en/company |
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Website | https://ontarionorthland.ca/en |
The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), or simply Ontario Northland, is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario responsible for providing transportation services for passengers and goods in Northern Ontario.[2] It reports to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario through the Minister of Transportation.
ONTC operates freight and passenger services in Northern Ontario through its Ontario Northland Railway and Ontario Northland Motor Coach services. It previously operated an airline, NorOntair (shut down in 1996), and a telecommunications company, Ontera (sold to Bell Aliant in 2014).
Ontario Northland's services include:The Polar Bear Express passenger rail service (providing the only all-season land link between Cochrane and Moosonee); Rail freight services; Rail mechanical and remanufacturing services; and Motor Coach services throughout northern Ontario connecting to Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie and Ottawa.