| Railways: |
total:
36,114 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
standard gauge:
36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified) (1998)
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| Highways: |
total:
901,902 km
paved:
318,371 km (including 16,571 km of expressways)
unpaved:
583,531 km (1999)
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| Waterways: |
3,000 km (including Saint Lawrence Seaway)
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| Pipelines: |
crude and refined oil 23,564 km; natural gas 74,980 km
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| Ports and harbors: |
Becancour (Quebec), Churchill, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, New Westminster, Prince Rupert, Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), St. John's (Newfoundland), Sept Isles, Sydney, Trois-Rivieres, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,767,259 GRT/2,633,290 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 1, bulk 67, cargo 13, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 17, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)
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| Airports: |
1,417 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
517
over 3,047 m:
18
2,438 to 3,047 m:
15
1,524 to 2,437 m:
151
914 to 1,523 m:
244
under 914 m:
89 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
900
1,524 to 2,437 m:
74
914 to 1,523 m:
362
under 914 m:
464 (2000 est.)
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| Heliports: |
18 (2000 est.)
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