Lab & specimen courier
Same-day lab specimen courier across the GTA
PorterChain delivers specimens, samples, test kits and lab supplies for medical labs, clinics, research facilities and veterinary practices in 18 GTA areas. Order by 11:00 for delivery 14:00–21:00 the same day, Monday to Saturday. Later orders go out the next operating day. Your quote shows the exact window before you book.
- Insured · COI on request
- Live tracking
- Photo proof of delivery
- Same-day cut-off
- 11:00 → 14:00–21:00
- Days
- Mon–Sat
- GTA areas
- 18
- Postal areas
- 362 FSAs
What you get
- Scheduled daily pickups or on-demand STAT runs
- Chain-of-custody timestamps at pickup and drop-off
- Coolers and totes stay upright and sealed
- Specimens travel exactly as your staff packed and labelled them; anything classed as dangerous goods must be cleared with us before booking.
Vehicles for this work
Every class is driven on a standard Ontario G licence and priced live by distance.
Sedan / SUV
Capacity: up to about 80 kg — totes, bags, small cartons.
Best for prescriptions, specimens, documents and small e-commerce parcels.
Driven on a standard Ontario G licence.
Area guides
Toronto core
- Lab & specimen courier in Downtown Toronto14 postal areas · ≈ 2.6 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Midtown & East Toronto19 postal areas · ≈ 5.7 km
- Lab & specimen courier in West Toronto14 postal areas · ≈ 6.6 km
- Lab & specimen courier in North York17 postal areas · ≈ 13.1 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Etobicoke15 postal areas · ≈ 13.8 km
Area guides
Inner GTA
- Lab & specimen courier in Scarborough17 postal areas · ≈ 17.1 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Mississauga22 postal areas · ≈ 22.6 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Brampton10 postal areas · ≈ 31 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Vaughan5 postal areas · ≈ 22.4 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Markham8 postal areas · ≈ 25.2 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Richmond Hill4 postal areas · ≈ 27.1 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Oakville5 postal areas · ≈ 35.4 km
- Lab & specimen courier in Pickering & Ajax7 postal areas · ≈ 33.7 km
Area guides
Outer GTA
- Lab & specimen courier in Burlington7 postal areas · ≈ 48.6 km · by confirmation
- Lab & specimen courier in Hamilton21 postal areas · ≈ 60.5 km · by confirmation
- Lab & specimen courier in Oshawa & Whitby9 postal areas · ≈ 48.7 km · by confirmation
- Lab & specimen courier in Milton2 postal areas · ≈ 41.9 km · by confirmation
- Lab & specimen courier in Newmarket & Aurora3 postal areas · ≈ 43.1 km
Questions
Do you offer same-day specimen delivery across the GTA?
Yes, in 18 GTA areas. Order by 11:00 for delivery 14:00–21:00 the same day, Monday to Saturday. Later orders go out the next operating day. Your quote shows the exact window before you book.
Which vehicles can I book for specimens?
Sedan / SUV: up to about 80 kg — totes, bags, small cartons.
How much does specimen delivery cost?
Price depends on the driving distance and the vehicle. The calculator uses the same pricing engine as checkout and shows the total including HST before you share any contact details.
Do you handle UN3373 Category B specimens?
Packages must be packed and labelled by your facility (for example UN3373 triple packaging). Drivers do not open, repack or relabel specimens; confirm any dangerous-goods requirement with us before booking.
Price a specimen run
Live price for a lab pickup to drop-off. Order by 11:00 for delivery 14:00–21:00 the same day, Monday to Saturday.