CARTIER Packaging Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

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CARTIER Packaging Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Saint-Césaire, Quebec, May 14th, 2026 — CARTIER Packaging, a specialized distributor of industrial packaging products and solutions in Quebec and across Canada, has been recognized for its overall performance and sustained growth by receiving the prestigious 2026 Canada’s Best Managed Companies award. The entire team proudly celebrates this recognition, which highlights its unique approach to the packaging industry market.

Celebrating more than 30 years, the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program recognizes excellence among Canadian private companies with revenues exceeding $50 million. To earn this designation, companies are evaluated on their leadership in the areas of strategy, culture and commitment, capabilities and innovation, governance, and financial performance.

  “It is an immense source of pride for the entire CARTIER Packaging team! This rigorous process once again demonstrates our company’s ability to adapt and our drive to continuously push ourselves further. It encourages us to challenge ourselves even more, while also validating the great work we are doing; it confirms that we are focusing on the right priorities.”— David Cartier, President of CARTIER Packaging 

The Canada’s Best Managed Companies program remains the country’s leading business awards program, recognizing Canadian-owned and managed companies for their world-class innovative business practices. CARTIER Packaging stands out through its unique and more environmentally responsible approach, driven by bold source-reduction objectives and expertise in secondary and tertiary packaging engineering, in a market where competition is too often based solely on price.

CARTIER Packaging’s greatest ambition is not to become the largest packaging distributor, but rather the most relevant partner for its clients. The company focuses on creating a tangible impact by helping businesses adopt more responsible packaging solutions, particularly through source reduction of materials. This vision is driven by its desire to revolutionize the industry. With the launch of the #OutweighOverpackaging initiative in 2025, which aims to remove 500 tonnes of plastic from packaging by 2030, CARTIER Packaging is turning intention into action.

“It is a great achievement to have succeeded in becoming part of this select group. It is the result of long-term efforts that bring us significant recognition and credibility within the industry. In the financial world, this is a distinction that does not go unnoticed. Among other things, it reflects strong management, the agility to address the right challenges, and the importance of sustainability within the company’s objectives.” — Geneviève Vaillancourt, Vice President – Finance and Human Resources, Partner at CARTIER Packaging

Each year, hundreds of companies take part in the rigorous selection process in hopes of being named among the winners. Nominations are evaluated by an independent judging panel composed of representatives from the program sponsors as well as special guest judges. It is therefore with a great sense of pride and shared accomplishment that the entire team at CARTIER Packaging celebrates its recognition for a third consecutive year.

The 2026 Canada’s Best Managed Companies cohort shares several common themes, including fostering a people-centered culture, implementing strong strategic business frameworks, investing in innovation and technological advancement, and maintaining financial resilience and strong corporate governance.

Together, these practices strengthen the Canadian economy by supporting sustainable growth, enhancing competitiveness, and cultivating a thriving business ecosystem.

“For more than 30 years, the Best Managed program has recognized companies that view challenges as checkpoints and obstacles as opportunities,” said Derrick Dempster, Partner, Deloitte Private and Co-Leader of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program.

“This year’s winners, including CARTIER Packaging, have combined strategic expertise with a culture of innovation to not only deliver impactful business results, but also serve their communities. They should be extremely proud of this distinction and use it as a catalyst to continue the important work they accomplish every day.” — Derrick Dempster, Partner, Deloitte, and Co-Leader of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program.

About Canada’s Best Managed Companies

The Canada’s Best Managed Companies program remains the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues exceeding $50 million. Each year since the program’s launch in 1993, hundreds of companies have participated in an independent and rigorous process designed to evaluate their management capabilities and business practices. There are four levels of awards:

1) Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winners (new winners selected each year); 2) Canada’s Best Managed Companies winners (companies that have successfully reapplied and retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to an annual review of their operations and financial performance); 3) Gold Standard winners (companies that have maintained their Best Managed status for three consecutive years; these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and retained their designation for four to six consecutive years); and 4) Platinum Club members (winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven consecutive years or more).

The program sponsors are Deloitte, CIBC, Norton Rose Fulbright, Export Development Canada, The Globe and Mail, and TMX Group. For more information, visit 

www.canadasbestmanagedcompanies.ca 

About CARTIER Packaging

www.cartierpackaging.com 

Founded in 1980, CARTIER Packaging operates in the field of packaging optimization through four complementary areas of expertise: its ISTA-certified testing laboratory, its packaging equipment offering, its specialized technical service, and its packaging product lines.

Through these four areas of expertise, CARTIER Packaging is a trusted partner helping clients protect their products, control costs, and improve productivity while reducing their environmental footprint.

In 2023, the company continued strengthening its expertise in optimized and eco-responsible packaging across Eastern Canada through the acquisition of Complete Packaging Systems, an Ontario-based company also operating in the United States, specializing in cargo securement and load restraint solutions for transportation.

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For more information, please contact us at the following email address or visit the following website:

[email protected]; 

www.canadasbestmanagedcompanies.com 

Media Contact

Rhita Amane, Director, Marketing & Customer Experience, Partner, CARTIER Packaging • (450) 469-1357, ext. 276 • [email protected] • www.cartierpackaging.com