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National Air Transport System

Number of registered air carriers: 51 (2020)

Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 879

Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 89.38 million (2018)

Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 3,434,070,000 (2018) mt-km

Civil Aircraft Registration Country Code Prefix

C

Pipelines

840,000 km oil and gas (2020)

Railways

total: 49,422 km (2021) note: 129 km electrified (2021)

Roadways

Total: 1,042,300 km (2011)

Paved: 415,600 km (2011) (includes 17,000 km of expressways)

Unpaved: 626,700 km (2011)

Merchant Marine

Total: 679

By type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 66, oil tanker 15, other 575 (2021)

Ports and Terminals

Major seaports: Halifax, Saint John (New Brunswick), Vancouver

Oil terminals: Lower Lakes terminal

Container ports TEUs: Montreal (1,745,244), Vancouver (3,398,860) (2019)

LNG terminals import: Saint John

River and lake ports: Montreal, Quebec City, Sept-Isles (St. Lawrence)

Dry bulk cargo ports: Port-Cartier (iron ore and grain),

6: Fraser River Port (Fraser) Hamilton (Lake Ontario)

Transportation Note

Canada operates a fleet of 12 icebreakers including two PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreakers and ten P: PC 3 - year-round operation in second-year ice which may include multi-year ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 2.5 m); PC 4 - year-round operation in thick first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 120 cm); PC 5 - year-round operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 70-120 cm); PC 6 - summer/autumn operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 30-70 cm)

Year

Airports

  • total: 1,467 (2021)

Heliports

  • 26 (2021)

Waterways

  • 636 km (2011) (Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    523
  • Over 3,047 m
    21
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    19
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    147
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    257
  • Under 914 m
    79 (2021)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    944
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    75
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    385
  • Under 914 m
    484 (2021)