Canadian Pallet Council (CPC)

Note: The Canadian Pallet Council ceased operations in April 2015. We will follow up with a postmortem of this one-time groundbreaking pool that served as a model of interest in several other pallet systems that followed.

The pool was getting run down in its latter years.

The Canadian Pallet Council (CPC) is a uniquely Canadian member owned, co-operative pallet pool. Established and based in Canada since 1977, it succeeded the earlier GPMC (Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada) pallet program. The CPC provides low cost, competitive pallet services, including an efficient interchange system, for the Canadian consumer products industry. The CPC is a non-profit organization with almost 1,400 members who own and exchange the over seven million distinctive orange pallets in circulation.

The CPC does not own pallets. CPC member companies are authorized to own CPC pallets, while the role of the CPC is to administer the the pallet specification, interchange, inspection and repair rules, as well as other aspects of the CPC interchange system, including CTSweb tracking software. The CPC pallet is a heavy duty 48×40″ hardwood stringer pallet.

Mission

The Canadian Pallet Council states that it offers the consumer goods industry supply chain with the most cost effective, returnable pallet standards and container interchange system in Canada by setting, monitoring and enforcing policies, procedures and standards that meet members’ quality and performance requirements. The CPC partners in container pool management, is a service provider for data and information management and a facilitates the ongoing development member cooperation and commitment.

Key Benefits of Membership in the Canadian Pallet Council include:

• Entitlement to use CPC Pallets and CPC Bills of Lading and participate in the CPC’s efficient pallet interchange system.

• Access to the CTSWEB web-based container tracking software developed by the CPC exclusively for CPC members to assist them in managing all of their returnable assets.

• Education and training on pallet administration for member’s associates.

• Dedicated staff to support members from coast to coast.

• Free of charge access to proprietary, pallet costing software developed specifically for members.

• Lower costs due to competition for pallet services in Canada.

The CPC is an association created by members, serving members by providing low cost, competitive pallet services.