Railroads: 146,444 km total; two major transcontinental freight railway systems - Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service - VIA (government operated); 158 km is electrified

Highways:
total: 884,272 km
paved: 250,023 km
unpaved: gravel 462,913 km; earth 171,336 km

Inland waterways: 3,000 km, including Saint Lawrence Seaway
Pipelines: crude and refined oil 23,564 km; natural gas 74,980 km

Ports: Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), Saint John's (Newfoundland), Toronto, Vancouver
Merchant marine: 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 448,357 GRT/639,319 DWT, bulk 9, cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, container 1, oil tanker 22, passenger 1, passenger-cargo 1, railcar carrier 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 2
note: does not include ships used exclusively in the Great Lakes

Airports:
total: 1,356
usable: 1,107
with permanent-surface runways: 458
with runways over 3,659 m: 4
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 29
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 326

NOTE: The information regarding Canada on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Canada Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Canada Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.