Advancing Transportation Research.
Connecting Canada's Transportation Sector.
The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) is a non-profit, membership-based organization with a mission to support and disseminate research related to Canadian transportation and logistics. We are Canada's most influential transportation research community - connecting research, policy and practice to help inform what's next in the sector.
Who We are
For more than 60 years, the CTRF has convened the people, ideas, and analysis driving research across Canada’s transportation ecosystem. From policy to practice, from passenger to freight, we bring sector research together to help shape the trajectory of Canada’s transportation-driven economy.
Each year we gather, curate and disseminate high-quality research, foster cross-sector collaboration, and host Canada’s must-attend Conference for evidence-based dialogue and debate on transportation issues that matter.
What We Do
Research that drives impact.
CTRF solicits, reviews, and publishes more than 100 transportation research papers each year spanning all transport modes, issues, and regions of Canada. Our annual Call of Papers fuels Canada’s most comprehensive body of transportation research.
A national Conference that brings the sector together.
CTRF’s Annual Conference is where Canada’s transportation community comes to think, debate, and shape what’s next. Far more than a traditional networking event, it is an interactive, discussion-rich forum where researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and students challenge ideas, test solutions, and set the direction for Canadian transportation research and innovation agenda. A members-only event, this is the sector’s primary gathering place for identifying the emerging research needs that will drive our economy forward.
Encouraging the Next Generation of Talent
CTRF’s longstanding Scholarship and Student Paper Awards programs reflect our commitment to developing transportation talent. We invest in emerging researchers and help shape the future of Canada’s transportation academic leaders, policy innovators and industry workforce.
Connecting Canada's Research Community
In addition to our Annual Conference, members also receive monthly Transportation Information Updates and newsletters, and exclusive access to the most recent five years of CTRF papers and proceedings.
Access CTRF Research
Conference Papers and Presentations
Browse individual papers and presentations from past conferences, covering a wide range of transportation modes and topics. , spanning all modes of transport, and issues ranging from governance, strategy and policy, through to detailed data analytics and modelling.
The most recent CTRF papers (past 5 years) are only available to CTRF Members.
Proceedings Library (e-books)
Every CTRF Conference results in publication of a Proceedings Book - a collection of the Research Papers presented at the Conference. With 20 years of CTRF Proceedings in our archives, the depth and breadth of CTRF papers is unmatched.
The most recent CTRF papers (past 5 years) are only available to CTRF Members.
Join an Association. Access a Community.
CTRF membership is open to transportation professionals passionate about improving Canada’s transportation system—students, academics, industry experts, regulators, operators, consultants, and government decision makers.
Annual CTRF Conference 2026, Halifax, NS
61st Annual Conference / 61e conférence annuelle
May 24 - 27, 2026 - Halifax Nova Scotia
Mobilizing our Future: Transport Innovations for a Stronger Canada
Mobiliser notre avenir : des innovations dans le domaine des transports pour un Canada plus fort
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