Transportation in Canada


Transportation in Canada


Canadian Transportation

Railways: total: 48,068 km standard gauge: 48,068 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)

Highways:

Waterways: 636 km note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2008)

Pipelines: crude and refined oil 23,564 km; liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km (2006)

Ports and harbors:

Merchant marine: total: 175 by type: bulk carrier 60, cargo 13, carrier 1, chemical tanker 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 64, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 6 foreign-owned: 17 (Germany 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 3, US 10) registered in other countries: 206 (Australia 9, Bahamas 84, Barbados 9, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 2, Denmark 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 44, Liberia 7, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 6, Norway 10, Panama 18, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 4, Taiwan 2, Vanuatu 5) (2008)

Airports: 1,369 (2008)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 514 over 3,047 m: 18 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 1,524 to 2,437 m: 152 914 to 1,523 m: 251 under 914 m: 77 (2008)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 855 1,524 to 2,437 m: 70 914 to 1,523 m: 367 under 914 m: 418 (2008)

Heliports: 11 (2007)




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