Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Canada? Canada has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 636 km (2011) (Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is C
Transportation in Canada
| Number of Airports | 1,425 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 481 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 840,000 km oil and gas (2020) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 49,422 km (2021) note: 129 km electrified (2021) |
| Standard gauge | 49,422 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 1,042,300 km |
| Paved | 415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways) |
| Unpaved | 626,700 km (2011) |
| 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 |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 716 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 78, oil tanker 15, other 600 |
All Important Facts about Canada
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