Who We Are

The Logistics Institute is a not-for-profit organization delivering professional development programs to individuals in the logistics and supply chain industry, leading to certification. 

Using a unique holistic approach, our programs are competency-based. They focus on the skills and competencies of the individual as a whole. A key differentiator is the emphasis on leadership: for an organization to succeed, leadership skills are required by each individual, whatever their role within the company. Leadership is not a title or a position, it is a skill to be developed and continuously built upon.

The Logistics Institute is not an educational institution. It is a professional organization with members who are certified and have earned designations. 


A professional designation is a public statement of competence and trust that someone can do a job well. Certification programs are built on competency standards, which establish industry benchmarks in supply chain, logistics, global trade, leadership, ethics, and corporate social responsibility.


Through the Professional Review Board, the Logistics Professional Community of Interest establishes certification policies implemented under the stewardship of the Logistics Institute.

Professional Certifications

P.Log Designation

The P.Log. [PROFESSIONAL LOGISTICIAN] designation is the internationally recognized professional credential earned by logistics and supply chain practitioners to certify their competence as global supply chain leaders. The P.Log is a leader who initiates change throughout the organization to meet and manage customer requirements through flexible and efficient global supply chains in both B2B and B2C businesses. The P.Log is the key to a company’s bench strength in globally competitive markets; the P.Log is a logistics careerist committed to lifelong learning in the service of sustainable business developments.

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LS Certification

The LS [LOGISTICS SPECIALIST] designation is for logistics practitioners working in tactical and supervisory careers, as well as for those aspiring to managerial positions. The LS Program provides a foundation to start a career in logistics and supply chain. It is also a stepping stone to earn the P.Log. Designation.

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    • The Logistics Institute is a federally incorporated company, founded in Canada in the mid 1980’s by twelve leading logistics industry associations in partnership with the Federal Government of Canada. It was officially incorporated in 1990 under part 2 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, and transitioned to continue as a federal company under the Canadian Not-for-profit Corporations Act in 2013.
    • Its mission is to teach, develop and promote the science of logistics to the business community, and to encourage practitioners along logistics career paths.
    • The Logistics Institute provides a comprehensive training, development and support program for individuals who work in logistics and the supply chain sector. In 1995, 52 people earned their P.Log. designation. Today, that number has increased to over 3000.

  • The Corporate mandate is to:

    • Establish a supply chain logistics profession worldwide, in the form of the P.Log., LS, SC and other designations
    • Develop competency standards and workforce strategies as the foundation of professionalism
    • Deliver throughout the world competency-based training in supply chain logistics, leading to certification
    • Sustain supply chain logistics human resource and talent development through research
    • Define supply chain logistics career opportunities through career mobility frameworks and global work experience opportunities
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What we stand for

Our Mission

  • Establish a supply chain logistics profession worldwide, in the form of the P.Log, LS, and other designations
  • Develop competency standards and workforce strategies as the foundation of professionalism
  • Deliver throughout the world competency-based training in supply chain logistics, leading to certification 
  • Sustain supply chain logistics human resource and talent development through research
  • Define supply chain logistics career opportunities through career mobility frameworks and global work experience opportunities

Our Vision

Develop leaders... 

  • who transform organizations as change agents and build capabilities in others to implement change through training;
  • who have the self-confidence to make difficult decisions and accept responsibility for the consequences of those decisions;
  • and who have the competitive edge to create customer value and the competence as supply chain and logistics practitioners to sustain that value.

Our Value Proposition

  • To establish the P.Log. and LS designations as the public statements of leadership and credibility in supply chain and logistics around the world, and
  • to foster a global professional community supporting worldwide business, trade and economic developments between and among P.Log, and LS professionals.

  • Potential Members

    Logistics is a career choice and a profession. The Professional Logistician (P.Log.) designation is your fastest path to building a successful career in logistics. The Logistics Institute puts you in the driver’s seat to establishing a professional identity in the industry as well increasing and attracting job opportunities in the logistics field.

  • Members

    Professional status is a reflection of what you can do, built on what you know. The Logistics Institute is your trusted source to remaining up to date with current logistics industry practices your business depends upon and identifying opportunities for career advancement.

  • Business Partners

    The Logistics Institute depends on partners in carrying out its mission of developing a logistics profession. It partners with corporations to develop sustainable global bench strength and with relevant product and service providers to create a specialized and helpful marketplace for the logistics community.

Our History

A federally incorporated company, The Logistics Institute was founded in Canada in the mid 1980’s by twelve leading logistics industry associations in partnership with the Federal Government of Canada. It was officially incorporated in 1990 under part 2 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, and transitioned to continue as a federal company under the Canadian Not-for-profit Corporations Act in 2013.

National Sector Council: The Logistics Institute was a sector council that received most of its funding from Human Resources Services Development Canada (HRSDC). The role of a sector council is to work with industry stakeholders to develop human resources that are specific to their sector or industry. 

Working in partnership with the Government of Canada, and specifically with federal department of Human Resources Development, the Logistics Institute adhered to a comprehensive mandate to develop and enhance the skills and competencies of the logistics workforce at all levels of responsibility from tactical to senior executive. As a Sector Council, the Logistics Institute established national standards, including:

  • Occupational Standards In Logistics
  • Competency And Skills Standards In Logistics
  • Curriculum Standards (Secondary And Post-Secondary)
  • Professional Certification Standards, Policies And Procedures In Logistics

Building on these national standards, the Logistics Institute also developed and implemented national career and industry practitioner guides, including:

  • Logistics Career Path Model
  • Logistics Labor Market Information (Compensation, Recruitment, Retention, Development)
  • Global Supply Chain Logistics Industry Model

Our Expertise

The Logistics Institute’s mission is to foster and enhance the global trade built on an even playing field led by certified professionals. 

In addition to supply chain and logistics business expertise [competence component of the profession], the Logistics Institute has built a reputation around leadership and ethics training [integrity component of the profession]. Its training programs consist of modules delivered online and in facilitated sessions. Leadership focuses on: Change, Teams, Problem Solving, Solution Implementation, Ethics/Values, and Responsibility. Supply Chain Logistics focuses on: SC Strategies, Logistics Processes, Integrated Networks, Managing Inter-organizational Relationships, and Developing Strategic Customer Relationships.

Working with professional members and strategic training partners from colleges, universities, and schools, the institute

  • has developed national and international Competency Standards in Logistics & Supply Chain
  • has developed national and international Curriculum Standards in Logistics for programs delivered in colleges and universities
  • delivers national and international Certification and Training Programs in Logistics, leading to Professional Designations

Competency Standards in supply chain logistics are the foundation of nation-wide and company-wide workforce development strategies. The Logistics Institute has identified core logistics and general business skills required of workers and professionals at all levels of responsibility in the labour market, including frontline/tactical skills, supervisory/ functional skills, managerial/ process skills, and executive/ strategic skills.

Curriculum Standards in supply chain logistics identify the knowledge base and applied learning objectives of programs and courses to be delivered in colleges, universities, schools and companies in a range of logistics functions, including procurement and purchasing, inventory management and handling, warehousing and distribution, transportation, freight forwarding, international trade logistics.

Strategic Leadership

Strategic direction of the Logistics Institute is provided by a board of directors that includes an executive committee of 4 and 11 directors-at-large. Directors are professional members in good standing drawn from different companies and industries across Canada and worldwide. Directors are elected annually at the members’ corporation meeting and serve for one year without remuneration. 

Strategic leadership of the Logistics Institute is provided by the Founding President, who works with the board to establish strategy and with the staff to implement strategy. The Founding President has been with the Logistics Institute since 1990. From 1990-2000, he led projects funded by the Government of Canada in excess of $16 million CDN to establish competency standards, create certification programs, set professional standards, develop e-training platforms and resources, and build the professional community in Canada and around the world. The Logistics Institute is financially self-sufficient.

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