A new airport facility will speed up vital deliveries to Canada’s northern communities

A new cargo facility has opened at Ottawa International Airport, aiming to speed deliveries of essential goods to Canada’s northern communities.

Canadian North operates the facility, which supports cargo flights serving more than 20 destinations across Nunavut, Nunavik, and the Northwest Territories. The project received funding from the federal National Trade Corridors Fund, totaling 11 million dollars.

The expansion increases the warehouse’s general cargo capacity by about 40 percent and nearly doubles cold storage capacity, enabling faster handling of groceries, medical supplies, and materials for northern communities.

Officials cited quicker cargo processing and loading, with truck wait times anticipated to drop from roughly an hour to five to ten minutes, helping to shorten the time between southern handling and arrival in northern communities.

The facility is described as a key component of reliable northern supply chains, linking southern handling facilities to airports and communities in the north to keep essential items arriving fresher and more quickly.