Transport in Canada - Waterways

Waterways

See also: Category:Water transport in Canada and Steamboats in Canada

In 2005, 139.2 million tonnes of cargo was loaded and unloaded at Canadian ports. The Port of Vancouver is the busiest port in Canada, moving 68 million tonnes or 15% of Canada's total in domestic and international shipping in 2003.

Transport Canada oversees most of the regulatory functions related to marine registration, safety of large vessel, and port pilotage duties. Many of Canada's port facilities are in the process of being divested from federal responsibility to other agencies or municipalities.

Inland waterways comprise 3,000 km (1,900 mi), including the St. Lawrence Seaway. Transport Canada enforces acts and regulations governing water transportation and safety.

Container Traffic in Canadian Ports
2006

Rank	Port	Province	TEUs	Boxes	Containerized Cargo (Tonnes)
1	Vancouver	British Columbia	2,207,730	1,282,807	17,640,024
2	Montreal	Quebec	1,288,910	794,735	11,339316
3	Halifax	Nova Scotia	530,722	311,065	4,572,020
4	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador	118,008	55,475	512,787
5	Fraser River	British Columbia	94,651	N/A	742,783
6	Saint John	New Brunswick	44,566	24,982	259,459
7	Toronto	Ontario	24,585	24,585	292,834