Waterways
See also: Category:Water transport in Canada and Steamboats in CanadaIn 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.
| 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 |
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