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Alberta Logistics Centre of Excellence

Strategy, technology, and talent — aligned to help you compete with confidence across Western Canada’s most connected logistics ecosystem.

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Skills, Talent & Development

Your workforce is your competitive advantage — or your constraint. We work with industry partners to strengthen leadership capacity, operational excellence, and digital fluency across organizations. Through sector-focused academies and applied learning programs delivered with industry partners, leaders gain practical capabilities that translate directly into performance.

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Innovation & Technology Diffusion

You do not need more technology. You need clarity. We help you evaluate options, reduce adoption risk, and design proof-of-concept pilots that give you a confident “go” or “no-go” decision. Vendor-neutral frameworks and applied pilots ensure implementation is practical — not theoretical.

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Trade & Tariff Strategy

You operate in a shifting regulatory and tariff environment. We provide structured scenario planning, compliance insight, and executive dialogue so you can anticipate disruption rather than react to it. The goal: strengthen your competitive posture in continental trade.

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Thought Leadership

You’re operating in a rapidly evolving transportation and logistics landscape. We provide strategic foresight, executive dialogue, and actionable insight so you can make confident decisions ahead of disruption. The goal: lead the industry’s future, not react to it.

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The Intelligent Warehouse Program™

A two-day applied intensive designed for mid-level and emerging warehouse leaders responsible for capital and modernization decisions.

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May 27 and 28

Canada's Logistics Conference 2026

ALCoE is excited to partner with CITT to bring the Canada's Logistics Conference 2026 at the Hyatt Regency in Calgary, Alberta, from June 3-5, with online webcast options available for those unable to attend live.

Event

June 3-5, 2026

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Why the ALCoE

Alberta Is Canada’s Logistics Gateway

You are operating inside one of Western Canada’s most strategically positioned logistics ecosystems.

Alberta has the infrastructure to lead. Rail. Air cargo. Intermodal corridors. Industrial land. The advantage is real. The constraint is execution. That is where the Centre matters. The Alberta Logistics Centre of Excellence is not a networking forum or a shared workspace. It is a coordinated, performance-driven platform powered by Mount Royal University. It aligns industry, academia, and government around one objective: strengthening the industry's competitive position through strategy, technology, and talent.

As trade volatility intensifies, labour gaps widen, and digital disruption accelerates, internal bandwidth tightens. Decision risk increases. The Centre exists to reduce that friction. We translate foresight into practical action, connect you to the right expertise at the right moment, and engineer structured pathways from insight to implementation so your organization can move with confidence.

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Why This Matters

consumers reachable by road within one day of Calgary

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of Alberta’s air cargo moves through YYC Calgary International Airport.

Driving Real Results for Alberta Logistics

ALCoE operates under a funded mandate with specific, measurable outcomes. Every program, pilot, and strategic engagement is designed to move the sector forward—and we are accountable for it. These are not aspirations. They are contracted deliverables, backed by provincial and federal investment.

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Government of Canada helping to strengthen industries and businesses in Southern Alberta

The Government of Canada invests $5.8M+ in southern Alberta projects to build export strength and competitiveness.

Feb 17, 2026

The world has changed’: Federal funding helping small Alberta businesses tackle tariffs

Federal funding supports southern Alberta organizations adapting to tariff pressure and global trade uncertainty.

Feb 17, 2026

MRU to receive $1.5 million as part of federal trade response

MRU receives $1.5M in federal funding to launch the Alberta Logistics Centre of Excellence and strengthen trade resiliency.

Feb 17, 2026

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Founding Funders

Our core funding partners who made ALCoE possible.

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Mount Royal University

Mount Royal University is a founding partner of Alberta Logistics, contributing academic leadership and applied research to support the Centre’s mandate. Through education, industry collaboration, and workforce development, MRU helps strengthen talent pipelines and advance innovation across Alberta’s logistics sector.

Government of Alberta

The Government of Alberta’s investment in ALCoE reflects the province’s commitment to logistics modernisation and economic resilience.

Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF)

The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF) is supporting initiatives that strengthen Calgary’s position as a logistics and supply chain hub. Their investment helps advance programs that drive industry collaboration, innovation, and workforce development across the sector.

PrairiesCan

PrairiesCan is a founding funder of ALCoE, providing federal investment to support innovation, technology adoption, and economic diversification across Alberta’s logistics sector.

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Build What’s Next for Alberta Logistics

Whether you are a transportation operator, technology provider, executive leader, or ecosystem partner, ALCoE provides the structure to accelerate growth and innovation.

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ALCoE is powered by Mount Royal University and supported by provincial and federal partners to strengthen Alberta’s transportation and logistics ecosystem through applied strategy, innovation, and workforce development.