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Pipelines

Crude and refined oil 23,564 km; natural gas 74,980 km

Railways

Total: 36,114 km

Standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified)

Note: Canada has two major transcontinental freight railway systems

Roadways

Merchant Marine

Total: 122 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,797,240 GRT/2,680,223 DWT

Ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 66, cargo 13, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 2, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1

Note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience

Ports and Terminals

Year

Airports

  • 1,419 (2001)

Heliports

  • 12 (2002)

Waterways

  • 3,000 km (including Saint Lawrence Seaway)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    507
  • Over 3,047 m
    18
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    15
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    245
  • Under 914 m
    80 (2002)
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    149

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    882
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    73
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    363
  • Under 914 m
    446 (2002)