Ontario Northland Transportation Commission

46°18′15″N 79°27′34″W / 46.30417°N 79.45944°W / 46.30417; -79.45944

Ontario Northland
FormerlyTemiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission
Company typeCrown agency
IndustryTransportation
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Headquarters555 Oak Street East, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Area served
Northern Ontario
Key people
Chad Evans (CEO)
Services
  • Polar Bear Express
  • Rail freight services
  • Rail mechanical and remanufacturing services
  • Motor Coach Services
[1]
OwnerGovernment of Ontario
Number of employees
900 (2024) https://ontarionorthland.ca/en/company
Subsidiaries
Websitehttps://ontarionorthland.ca/en
Ontario Northland headquarters in North Bay

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).

  1. ^ Ontario Northland Transportation Commission Annual Report 2018-2019 (PDF). ontarionorthland.ca (Report). p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-20. 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.
  2. ^ "Ontario Northland Transportation Commission - Overview". Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-09-14.