Purolator named Grand Overall winner at the inaugural awards, launched by Electric Autonomy and the Pembina Institute

Despite a cloudy sky over Mississauga, Ont. last night, the stars of fleet electrification in Canada shone bright in celebration of their zero-emission accomplishments at the inaugural Canadian Clean Fleet Awards ceremony.

More than 120 people from companies shortlisted for 19 awards were there to represent a wide field of fleets, including last-mile delivery, landscaping, catering, transit and car sharing, among others. They prove that fleet electrification is not only possible, but it also makes a solid business case for cost savings and other benefits.

Purolator, one of the country’s largest freight and logistics providers, won the Grand Overall trophy on stage at the historic Small Arms Inspection Building.

Nationex, another freight carrier, took home the Leadership Award for its efforts in progressing zero-emission transportation.

The Canadian Clean Fleet Awards is a new annual program designed to recognize the companies that are making real change on the road, along with the partners who got them there. It’s also meant to use the experiences and successes of these companies to help others advance fleet electrification across the country.

The program was launched by Electric Autonomy, in partnership with the Pembina Institute.

Since Purolator’s first zero-emission delivery vehicle in 2022, the freight company has quickly grown into one of the largest ZEV fleets in Canada. With more than 566 electric vehicles onboard now, it delivered more than seven million packages last year emissions-free.

The company, based in Mississauga, also won the top spot in the Last Mile Delivery category.

Cindy Bailey, the company’s vice-president and corporate sustainability officer, says Purolator will have more than 600 EVs by the end of the year.

“Our ambition that we set a few years ago was to be the greenest carrier in Canada,” she told Electric Autonomy after the win. “We’ve made a ton of progress towards that, both in terms of electrification as well as a lot of the other low-carbon and decarbonization efforts that we have going on.

“But honestly, I think what’s really pushed us over the top [for this award] is setting really aggressive goals, having great leadership commitment and an outstanding team. We have a very highly committed, very passionate team that spans across the entire organization.”

Nationex delivered more than 3.5 million parcels last year using more than 130 electric vehicles on its fleet.

The company extensively shares its data and experiences across social media and also participates in various programs aimed at moving fleet electrification forward for all, such as the 100 Per cent Electric Decarbonized Corridor pilot project for heavy truck charging between Montreal and Quebec City.

Even just these 16 winning companies (some won multiple awards) have already made a huge impact on Canadian roads. For example, their electric fleets collectively avoid around 1.5 megatonnes of tailpipe emissions per year. They have also saved between $25 to $30 million annually in fuel costs (even considering electricity expenses) as well as roughly 250,000 barrels of oil consumption annually.

Here are the rest of the winning champions of zero-emission fleets across the country.

2026 Clean Fleet Award winners

Grand Overall Award

Purolator

Supporting partners: CIMA+, Flipturn and Workhorse

Leadership Award

Nationex

Best in Class Awards

Recognizing excellence in fleet electrification across vehicle classes and fleet sizes. Supporting partners are organizations recognized by winning fleets for their contributions to their electrification projects.

Class 1-3, small fleet (less than 250 vehicles)

Argo Transit

Argo delivers an integrated city transit system in three Ontario regions with 35 electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, routing technology and operations running together as one network.

Supporting partner: Fleet Zero

Class 1-3, large fleet (250+ vehicles)

Weeve

The car subscription service offers flexible, short- to medium-term rentals with insurance and maintenance included.

Class 4-8, small fleet (less than 250 vehicles)

National Shunt Service

The Toronto-area company runs trailer-moving operations at its customers’ warehouses, distribution centres and factories, with 42 electric shunt trucks working at sites across Canada.

Supporting partner: Orange EV

Class 4-8, large fleet (250+ vehicles)

Loblaw

Canada’s largest food and pharmacy retailer runs 27 zero-emission trucks in a fleet of about 1,100. It aims to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 2040.

Class 1–8 (multi-segment), small fleet (less than 250 vehicles)

GoBolt

The Toronto-based logistics company runs a fleet of zero-emission vehicles ranging from passenger vehicles to light- and medium-duty vans and medium- and heavy-duty Class 6-7 trucks across Canada.

Supporting partners: 7Gen, IKEA Canada

Class 1–8 (multi-segment), large fleet (250+ vehicles)

Purolator

Supporting partners: CIMA+, Flipturn and Workhorse

Specialized vehicles

Groupe Autocar Jeannois

The Quebec-based bus company runs an electric fleet of 33 school buses, two minibuses and a medium-duty truck.

Sector Awards

Recognizing fleet electrification leaders across industries, regardless of fleet size.

Exceptional Impact Awards

Recognizing smaller fleets that have achieved significant results in electrification.

Last-mile delivery

Sector Award: Purolator

Exceptional Impact Award: Moving Mountains Logistics

The shipping company in B.C. runs 23 battery-electric delivery vehicles and has delivered more than a million parcels without emissions.

Food

Sector Award: Van Houtte Coffee Services

About 70 of the coffee delivery company’s 240 delivery trucks are electric, more than 29 per cent of a fleet that serves customers from Atlantic Canada to British Columbia.

Exceptional Impact Award: Yummy Catering

The catering company uses 14 electric vehicles in a fleet of 30 to bring fresh food to schoolchildren around Toronto every day.

Shared mobility

Sector Award: Weeve

Exceptional Impact Award: Why Wait Taxi & Delivery

The taxi company in Simcoe, Ont., started with one EV in 2021, and now its entire fleet of passenger vehicles has gone zero-emission.

Service

Sector Award: Videotron

One of Canada’s largest telecoms providers has 124 zero-emission service vehicles in its fleet of 562 with more than one million annual all-electric kilometres.

Exceptional Impact Award: The Silent Gardener

The Vancouver-area landscaping business doesn’t have a single gas-powered piece of equipment in its operations, with pickup trucks, low-speed vehicles and equipment all battery powered.

Trucking

Sector Award: Simard Transport

The Montreal-area trucking and logistics company runs 12 Class 8 electric trucks in ports and other areas around the country.

Exceptional Impact Award: Vitesse Transport Services

The Montreal-based company uses two Class 8 electric trucks that covered 18,407 kilometres with freight last year.