Prince Rupert Port Authority Celebrates Grand Opening of $750 Million CANXPORT Logistics Hub

Sept. 1, 2026 - Ray-Mont Logistics, Canadian National Railway (CN), and the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announce the grand opening of CANXPORT, an innovative $750 million export logistics facility at the Port of Prince Rupert that is growing markets for Canadian exporters while supporting thousands of Canadian jobs.

CANXPORT, operated by Montreal-based Ray-Mont Logistics, will unlock global customers for Western Canada’s trade corridor. CANXPORT provides expanded capacity for rail-to-container transloading of multiple export products at the Port of Prince Rupert, including from the petrochemical, forestry, agriculture and mining sectors.

CN is proud to support Canadian trade and the operations at CANXPORT with its investment to expand the Zanardi Rapids Bridge, increase the rail corridor capacity, and enhance the port’s intermodal ecosystem.

Indigenous partners are actively involved in the development and operation of CANXPORT. PRPA awarded the primary contract to develop the site to an Indigenous joint venture that includes Metlakatla First Nation, Lax Kw’alaams Band, Gitxaala Nation and IDL Projects Inc. Metlakatla and Lax Kw’alaams are also majority owners of Gat Leedm Logistics, which is the main provider of truck drayage services at the Port of Prince Rupert.

The development of CANXPORT was supported by a $150 million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), representing the CIB’s first-ever investment in a port project, in recognition of the project’s long-term economic benefits and importance for growing global trade. Transport Canada’s National Trade Corridors Fund contributed nearly $50 million and the Province’s Stronger BC program provided $25 million toward the project. As North America’s closest West Coast port to Asia, the Port of Prince Rupert is uniquely positioned to support Canada’s trade diversification strategy and generate prosperity to strengthen communities across the country.

KEY FACTS

• CANXPORT is the first in a series of major projects to come online at the Port of Prince Rupert as part of a $3 billion expansion to grow the Gateway. 
• CANXPORT contributes up to 400,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of rail-to-container transloading capacity to the Port annually, with the ability to increase capacity to 750,000 TEUs for bulk and breakbulk commodities in the future.
• The Port of Prince Rupert is the third-largest port in Canada with the deepest natural harbour in North America and shipped $8.1 billion of Canada’s exports in 2025. 
• In 2025, the Port of Prince Rupert handled 26.3 million tonnes of cargo, a 14% increase over 2024.
• The Port of Prince Rupert currently supports approximately 7,940 full-time jobs across BC, representing $690 million in annual wages, and contributes $1.5 billion to Canada’s GDP.

SOURCE: Prince Rupert Port Authority