Our Story

Our passion helps businesses grow, diversify, acquire, and even sell their businesses with our help.

CDL Capital Limited is led by a team of equipment finance leasing veterans with over 30+ years of experience in the industry. As the single-oldest name in the industry in Canada, our name has a reputation with our clients of providing the best service with the best solutions for your business. This is only possible because our founder has established rock-solid relationships with lenders over 30 years of serving an industry where he passionately serves small business entrepreneurs.

This passion helps businesses grow, diversify, acquire, and even sell their businesses with our help.

CDL is the evolution from Canadian Dominion Leasing Corp (CDL), Canada’s oldest name in equipment financing. Founded by a lifelong finance professional, David Roberts, that company has provided personal, professional service to customers coast to coast. His commitment to maintaining relationships, even during the pandemic, through one-on-one meetings live or online has helped cement his ability to consistently offer the best equipment financing solutions for our customers.

Our Core Values

What commitment means to us

We promise to treat every business owner as a partner. We know your business is important and we work with hundreds of owners like you across Canada and will always treat you with respect, honesty and fairness. We work to earn your business, but more importantly, we continue to work to keep your business.

What our experience means for you

No other equipment finance company in Canada can match our history in the industry. Our founder, started just like every other small business entrepreneur, through hard work and continual on-the-job experience. We have financed thousands of pieces of equipment in every industry. We understand business people because we are business people. This experience becomes your experience for your financing needs each and every day.

What trust means to us

Trust is hard won and quickly lost. It’s not something we expect to be given, it must be earned. That’s why we work passionately, honestly and transparently to win your business and keep it. This simple mantra served us well for over 30 years and still serves as inspiration for the team today. Only by earning our customers trust on an ongoing basis will we continue to be industry leaders.

Our History

CDL Capital Limited is a new company with a rich history. Our sister company Canadian Dominion Leasing Corporation is the oldest name in equipment leasing in Canada. For over 30 years the principals of this company have financed everything from tugboats to tow trucks, excavators, manufacturing equipment, trucks, trailers, and technology. We finance it all. Our client base is diverse by both industry and geography.

In recent years our business has grown thanks to our clients who have put their trust in us. We’ve responded by leveraging our deep lender relationships to provide a broader range of products including:

real estate funding
receivables finance
acquisition funding
bridge loans
term debt
subordinated finance

Caring for Our Community

CDL and its sister company Canadian Dominion Leasing are committed to supporting charities and organizations which have impacted us and the people we know.

“Do well by doing good.” – Anonymous Philanthropist

Those we support: