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Top 20 Ship companies based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 35 ship companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 6,177 professional contacts across them, including 1,911 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers ship companies headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
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6,177Contacts tracked
1,911Verified emails
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The 20 largest ship companies based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 20 of 35 ship companies based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to ship companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceVictoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,321 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From our early beginnings with just two vessels operating on a single route, today we have grown to be one of the largest and most complex ferry systems in the world, with 37…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0001,921 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Seaspan Corporation Pte.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSt. Catharines, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Algoma Central Corporation is a publicly traded company (TSX: ALC), which owns and operates the largest fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes – St.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000396 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The CSL Group Inc.(“CSL”) of Montreal, Canada is a world-leading provider of marine dry bulk cargo handling and delivery services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500356 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We bring a rich heritage and a reputation for mastering complex international routes since 1944.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000171 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Desgagnés is a Quebec group reputed for the excellence of its maritime and land operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000163 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Seaspan is the worldwide leader in independent containership management and ownership.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceParadise, NL, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50073 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a Ship Management and crewing company operating and managing DP shuttle tankers, harbour tugs, bulk carrier, cargo vessel, oceangoing tug and barge, pilot boats and product…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20071 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1925, Montship Inc, is the largest shipping agency in Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceVancouver, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20031 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Anglo Canadian Shipping Company Limited has provided comprehensive ship agency services since its inception in 1932, complementing a strong presence in the forest products trade…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Canfornav is a maritime company based out of Montreal, QC, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceDartmouth, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TMSI Ltd is a registered member in good standing with the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies since 2016.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“York Overseas SA is considered one of the world’s most prestigious companies for chartering, shipping and logistics operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceVictoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“West Coast Agencies is proud to offer exclusive Port Agency Services to Cruise Ships calling on British Columbia's West Coast.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Strong evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Gibson Canadian & Global is an independent shipbroker and ship agent based in Montreal, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLaval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CTL Westrans Shipbrokers (CTL) has been serving the international ship-owning and chartering community for more than 45 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidencePort Stanley, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orange Force Marine is a capable marine service company that provides flexible, reliable, efficient vessels & equipment, combining professional crew, highly experienced management…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Poros shipping Agencies Inc (PSA) was founded in Montreal, Canada in 1985 with the goal of providing our clients customized personal service that would enable them to grow and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Ship companies based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
30.9%Verified-email coverage
176.5Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
37.1%Largest-city concentration · Montreal
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
15
11-50
6
51-200
4
201-500
3
1,001-5,000
6
5,001-10,000
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 35 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among ship companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “ship companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names ship companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among ship companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,911 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names ship companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many ship companies are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 35 ship companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

BC Ferries, headquartered in Victoria, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most ship companies?

Montreal leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Vancouver (5) and Victoria (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,911 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 35 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.