Logistics infrastructure in Canada
Canada — Ports
Canada has 194 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
194
Total
110
Very small
52
Small
14
Medium
4
Large
Container throughput
7,010,704 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
157.1
Container terminals
13
Maritime territory (EEZ)
5,765,430 km²
Most connected
- 1Halifax231.0
- 2Vancouver207.9
- 3Montreal97.4
- 4Prince Rupert94.4
- 5St John71.8
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Bamberton23.2 m
- 2Come By Chance Harbor23.2 m
- 3Clarenville23.2 m
- 4Canaport (St. John)23.2 m
- 5Duncan Bay23.2 m
Best equipped
- 1Prince Rupert6 / 6
- 2Vancouver6 / 6
- 3Halifax6 / 6
- 4Montreal6 / 6
- 5Quebec6 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BambertonCABAM | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 7.9 m | Fair | — |
| Come By Chance HarborCACBC | Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 14 m | Poor | RepairsBunker |
| ClarenvilleCACLE | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 12.5 m | 7.9 m | Good | RepairsBunker |
| Canaport (St. John)CACPT | Large | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | — | — | Good | Bunker |
| Duncan BayCADCN | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 30 m | 9.4 m | Fair | Bunker |
| Port AlberniCAPAB | Small | River (Natural) | 23.2 m | 20.1 m | 12.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| Port AliceCAPAC | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| Pond InletCAPDI | Medium | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | — | Poor | — |
| Pointe NoireCAPNO | Small | River (Natural) | 23.2 m | 11 m | 14 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| PangnirtungCAPNT | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | — | Fair | Cranes |
| Prince RupertCAPRR | Medium | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 12.5 m | 11 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| TahsisCAPTA | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 11 m | Excellent | Repairs |
| VancouverCAVAN | Large | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 14 m | Excellent | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| GaspeCAGPE | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 21.6 m | 6.4 m | 9.4 m | Good | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
| HalifaxCAHAL | Large | Coastal (Natural) | 20.1 m | 12.5 m | 15.5 m | Excellent | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| TobermoryGBTOB | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 20.1 m | 23.2 m | 4.9 m | Excellent | RepairsBunker |
| Coal HarborCACAU | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 18.6 m | 21.6 m | 6.4 m | Good | RepairsBunker |
| Port Aux BasquesCAPBQ | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 17.1 m | 14 m | 7.9 m | Fair | RepairsBunker |
| StormontCASMT | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 17.1 m | 7.9 m | 4.9 m | Good | — |
| Victoria HarborCAVIC | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 17.1 m | 23.2 m | 12.5 m | Good | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
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