TORONTO — Canadian businesses are putting electric vehicles (EVs) to work across their operations, with more than 350 additional EVs on order for 2026 among this year’s Canadian Clean Fleet Award applicants. The applicants collectively operate more than 25,000 vehicles across seven provinces, with fleets ranging from delivery vans and taxis to heavy-duty trucks.
The nominations show that businesses across Canada are electrifying. From freight and logistics to healthcare, retail and waste services, companies are finding where EVs fit their operations and using what they learn to plan for more.
Today, Electric Autonomy Canada published the Canadian Clean Fleet Awards’ shortlist. The Pembina Institute launched the Awards in partnership with Electric Autonomy Canada at the EV & Charging Expo in April. The Awards are the first independent, national program recognizing commercial fleets going electric, as well as recognizing the partners that helped those fleets reach these milestones.
Below is a list of the finalists in each of the 14 categories:
Best in Class 1-3, small fleet (less than 250 vehicles)
• Yummy Catering, Supporting partner: Quasar Consulting Group
• Why Wait Taxi
• Argo Transit, Supporting partner: Fleet Zero
Best in Class 1-3, large fleet (250+ vehicles)
• Communauto
• Videotron, Supporting partners: Polara and Solutions Astus
• Weeve
Best in Class 4-8, small fleet (less than 250 vehicles)
• R.R. Plett Trucking, Supporting partner: Pacific Coast Heavy Truck Group
• National Shunt Service, Supporting partner: Orange EV
• Lazer Logistics, Supporting partner: Orange EV
Best in Class 4-8, large fleet (250+ vehicles)
• Loblaw
• Simard Transport, Supporting partners: Globocam, Port of Vancouver and Dollarama
Best in Class 1–8 (multi-segment), small fleet (less than 250 vehicles)
• Moving Mountains Logistics
• GoBolt, Supporting partners: 7Gen, IKEA Canada
• Van Houtte Coffee Services, Supporting partner: Malco Électrique - Solutions de Recharge
Best in Class 1–8 (multi-segment), large fleet (250+ vehicles)
• FedEx
• Purolator, Supporting partners: CIMA+, Flipturn and Workhorse
• DHL
• Nationex, Supporting partners: FractalEV, Chargepoly and Foresta Energy
By Sector
(Open to all fleet sizes)
Last-mile delivery
• Nationex
• Purolator
• GoBolt
• Moving Mountains Logistics
Food
• TDL Group Corp (Tim Hortons)
• Van Houtte Coffee Services
• Yummy Catering
• Loblaw
Shared mobility
• Argo Transit
• Weeve
• Communauto
• Why Wait Taxi
• Groupe Autocar Jeannois, Supporting partner: Polara
Service
• Scarfo and Son Group
• Platinum Pro-Claim
• Videotron
• The Silent Gardener
Trucking
• Simard Transport
• R.R. Plett Trucking
• Vitesse Transport Services
Specialized vehicles
• Groupe Autocar Jeannois
• Global Container Terminals, Supporting partner: Dunsky Energy and Climate
• Emterra Environmental, Supporting partners: Mack Trucks (Volvo Group), the Region of Peel, BC Hydro and Smart Freight Centre (SFC)
Two additional awards will be announced at the awards ceremony: the Grand Overall Award for Fleet Electrification and the Leadership Award.
The awards ceremony will take place in Mississauga, Ontario on November 4, 2026. To learn more and buy tickets, visit https://electricautonomy.ca/canadian-clean-fleet-awards.
Quotes
“The nominations for this year’s Clean Fleet Awards show that Canadian businesses are getting on with the work of electrification. We saw companies working through the practical challenges of charging, using data to make decisions about their fleets and finding ways to make electric vehicles work in Canadian conditions. There is a lot of experience being built by these businesses, and they’re sharing what they’ve learned along the way.”
— Adam Thorn, Director of Clean Growth, Pembina Institute
“What stood out was how practical these stories are. Businesses are electrifying because they see a benefit to their operations. They’re finding savings on fuel and maintenance, responding to customer demand and finding that drivers prefer electric vehicles. The range of businesses electrifying is remarkable, from freight and logistics to healthcare, retail, landscaping, waste services, taxis and more.”
— Taylor Walker, Senior Analyst, Pembina Institute
Quick facts
- Electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles can reduce operating and maintenance costs by up to 40% compared with diesel models.
- Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up just 4% of vehicles on Canadian roads but produce nearly 30% of road transportation emissions.
- Replacing one local delivery truck with an electric one can cut emissions equivalent to five households switching to electric vehicles.
- Traffic-related air pollution contributes to thousands of hospitalizations and premature deaths in Canada each year.
Contact
Lejla Latifovic
Senior Communications Lead
819-639-4185
Background
Article: Canada’s fleets are going electric and the Clean Fleet Awards are shining a spotlight
Guide: Moving to Electric: A guide to your electric vehicle journey
Fact sheet series: Businesses Driving Electric
Fact sheet: Charging an electric medium- or heavy-duty vehicle
