Arctic Consultants

What Arctic Consultants does

Arctic Consultants is a privately held, family-owned Canadian integrated procurement and logistics firm headquartered in Anjou, Québec, founded in 1984 to serve remote communities in Nunavut and Nunavik. The company operates as a one-stop-shop covering seven core service lines: food products (with access to 35,000+ SKUs as wholesalers and shareholders of Colabor Group), general merchandise, personal orders, forwarding and packaging, sealift (maritime shipping and shipbroker services), airlift (via partnerships with all air carriers serving the North), and real-time cargo tracking. Its technology stack is operational rather than AI-driven, comprising tailor-made packaging software and a computerized cargo tracking system that provides detailed order overviews, schedule tracking, and after-delivery support.

The business model is transaction-fee based with quote-based pricing tailored to cargo type, volume, shipping method, and destination; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, targeting B2B customers including government agencies, municipalities, healthcare providers (e.g., Inuulitsivik Health Center), territorial crown corporations (Qulliq Energy Corp), enterprises, and individual residents. The company is an authorized retailer under the Nutrition North Canada program and is certified under Transport Canada's Air Cargo Security Program, both of which are material regulatory anchors. Distribution infrastructure includes a 60,000 sq ft secure warehouse and 150,000 sq ft outdoor courtyard in Sainte-Catherine near the Ports of Sainte-Catherine and Valleyfield, plus a dedicated sealift operation in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague.

Customer segments are diversified across government, healthcare, enterprises, and individuals, though all activity is geographically concentrated in Nunavut and Nunavik. The company has 11-50 employees, no external investors, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public financial reporting. Recognition includes the 2022 Business Builder Award. The overall profile is that of a stable, niche specialist with deep structural advantages in Northern Canadian logistics rather than a high-growth technology play.

Name

Arctic Consultants

Legal name

Arctic Consultants

Website

https://arcticconsultants.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arctic Consultants is a family-owned Canadian integrated procurement and logistics firm, founded in 1984, that serves remote communities in Nunavut and Nunavik with food products, general merchandise, sealift, airlift, packaging, and real-time cargo tracking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Anjou

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Procurement and Shipping Services: Integrated procurement solutions including purchasing, packaging, and shipping of goods (sealift and airlift) to remote Northern communities. Services include merchandise procurement, freight forwarding, cargo tracking, and door-to-door delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arctic Consultants is an integrated procurement and logistics firm that purchases, packages, and ships merchandise via sealift and airlift to remote communities in Nunavut and Nunavik. The company combines food and general merchandise procurement, custom packaging, freight forwarding, maritime and air transportation, and a real-time cargo tracking system into a single door-to-door service offering for businesses, municipalities, and individuals.

Product overview

Arctic Consultants is an integrated procurement and logistics firm serving Nunavut and Nunavik communities since 1984. The company offers a unified one-stop-shop solution combining seven core service areas: Food Products (access to 35,000+ items as Colabor Group shareholders), General Merchandise (procurement and shipping of consumer goods), Personal Orders (individual sealift ordering), Forwarding and Packaging (custom crating and freight forwarding), Sealift (maritime shipping via shipbroker services), Airlift (air cargo delivery), and Cargo Tracking (real-time logistics visibility). These services are designed to work together as an end-to-end procurement solution, handling everything from purchasing and packaging to door-to-door shipping via sea or air transport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Products Daily food procurement and shipping services to Nunavik and Nunavut, providing access to over 35,000 dry, fresh, and frozen food products including baked goods, meats, dairy, produce, and frozen meals through the company's wholesaler and shareholder relationship with Colabor Group.
• General Merchandise
• Personal Orders
• Forwarding and Packaging
• Sealift
• Airlift
• Cargo Tracking

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of kilograms of food delivered to Nunavik and Nunavut annually

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Air Carriers Serving Nunavik and NunavutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with all air carriers that serve Nunavik and Nunavut communities, enabling daily deliveries from Montreal and Ottawa and ensuring goods are delivered in optimal condition.
• Colabor GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs wholesalers and shareholders of Colabor Group, Arctic Consultants has access to a network of over 35,000 products including dry, fresh, and frozen goods.
• Nutrition North Canada (NNC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthorized retailer for Nutrition North Canada (formerly Food Mail) program, enabling shipping of quality products at the lowest possible cost to Northern communities.
• Canada PostminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial contract signed with Canada Post for postal delivery services as part of expanded air transportation offerings.
• Desgagnés Transarctik Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term clients and partners in shipping and logistics operations, providing collaborative support for Northern transportation needs.
• Transport Canada Air Cargo Security ProgramcoreOthersCertified by Transportation Canada's Air Cargo Security Program for air cargo security compliance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Air North: Yukon-based airline serving northern Canadian routes with cargo and passenger services — comparable as a regional northern Canadian air-cargo provider addressing similar remoteness and weather challenges.
• Canadian North: Airline providing scheduled passenger and cargo services across Nunavut and the Northwest Territories — comparable as a northern Canadian air-cargo capacity provider serving overlapping destinations and customer base, though focused on airlift rather than integrated procurement.
• Calm Air: Regional airline serving Manitoba and Nunavut with passenger and freight capacity — comparable as a northern Canadian air-cargo partner with overlapping regional coverage, though operating a different stage in the logistics chain.

Direct peers

• Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL): Marine transportation specialist moving cargo via the Mackenzie River and Arctic coast to Northwest Territories and Nunavut — comparable as an asset-based northern Canadian logistics operator serving similar remote-community customers with similar sealift dependence.
• The North West Company: Retail and wholesale distributor serving remote northern Canadian communities — directly comparable given overlapping customer base in Nunavut and Nunavik, similar essential-goods procurement model, and parallel demand for sealift and airfreight into remote settlements.
• Tikigaq Corporation: Inuit-owned diversified business with logistics and shipping operations supporting Nunavut communities — comparable as a regional procurement and freight provider with overlapping northern customer base and similar community-driven service model.
• Desgagnés Transarctik: Specialized northern Canadian marine carrier operating sealift routes to Nunavut and Arctic waters — directly comparable as a logistics provider serving the same Nunavut/Nunavik customer base with similar specialized northern capability, and already named as a partner/customer of Arctic Consultants.

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder with worldwide air, sea, and overland forwarding capabilities — comparable as a freight arrangement and forwarding competitor, though operating at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope rather than specializing in northern Canada.
• Canada Post / Purolator: Canada's national postal service and affiliated parcel carrier — comparable as a logistics and parcel delivery operator serving Canadian businesses and remote communities, and named as an active channel partner of Arctic Consultants.
• DHL Global Forwarding: World's largest air and ocean freight forwarder with multimodal logistics services — comparable as a broad freight forwarding incumbent with similar core capability (arranging transport of cargo), though operating globally rather than in the northern Canadian niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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