There exists a number of canals in Canada that are used as aqueducts, diversionary channels for power stations, and for shippings.
Natural canals A natural canal exists between the Magaguadavic River and Lake Utopia outside St. George, New Brunswick.
Shipping canals Active CanalProvinceLengthNumber of locksMax boat lengthStart pointEnd pointYear opened NotesBeauharnois CanalQuebec2Lake Saint FrancisLake Saint-Louis1932Later incorporated as a part of the Saint Lawrence SeawayCanso CanalNova Scotia1St. George's BayChedabucto Bay1955Carillon CanalQuebec1Ottawa RiverOttawa River1830Chambly CanalQuebec9Richelieu River (Chambly)Richelieu River (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)1843Dougall CanalOntarioLake CouchichingLake CouchichingForms part of the Trent–Severn WaterwayLachine CanalQuebec5Saint Lawrence River (Old Port of Montreal)Lake Saint-Louis1825Murray CanalOntarioBay of QuinteLake Ontario1889Pender CanalBritish ColumbiaBedwell HarbourPort Browning1903Rideau CanalOntario47Ottawa River (Ottawa)Lake Ontario (Kingston)1832Saint Lawrence SeawayOntario & Quebec15Saint Lawrence River (Old Port of Montreal)Lake Erie (Port Colborne)1959Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue CanalQuebecLake Saint-LouisLake of Two Mountains1843Sault Ste. Marie CanalOntario1St. Marys RiverSt. Marys River1895St. Peters CanalNova Scotia1Bras d'Or LakeAtlantic Ocean (St. Peter's)1869Tay CanalOntario2Tay RiverLower Rideau Lake1891Currently operated as a part of the Rideau CanalTrent-Severn WaterwayOntario44Georgian Bay (Severn)Bay of Quinte (Trenton)1833Welland CanalOntario8Lake Ontario (St. Catharines)Lake Erie (Port Colborne)1829Later incorporated as a part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
Abandoned CanalProvinceLengthNumber of locksStart pointEnd pointYear openedYear closed NotesBaillie-Grohman CanalBritish ColumbiaColumbia RiverKootenay River18891902Coteau-du-Lac canalQuebec31781Desjardins CanalOntarioCootes ParadiseHamilton Harbour18371895Newmarket CanalOntario3Lake SimcoeEast Holland River (Newmarket)The canal was cancelled during its construction.Shubenacadie CanalNova Scotia1Halifax Harbour (Dartmouth)Cobequid Bay (Maitland)18561871Soulanges CanalQuebec518991958Welland Recreational WaterwayOntarioWelland CanalWelland CanalThe waterway formed a part of the original alignment for the Welland Canal that passed Welland, prior to the completion of the Welland By-Pass in the 1970s. Motorboats are prohibited from the Welland Recreational Waterway. Parts of the Rouge River in Markham, Ontario were being planned by William Berczy in the 1790s as a navigation route between Lake Simcoe and Lake Ontario via Holland River but did not progress beyond clearing of 24 miles along the route.
Other types of canals CanalProvinceStart pointEnd pointNotesCanal de l'AqueducQuebecCity of Montreal pumping station (Pointe-Saint-Charles)Open-air aqueduct canal used by the city of Montreal.Kootenay CanalBritish ColumbiaKootenay RiverKootenay RiverDiversionary canal for the Kootenay Canal hydroelectric plant.Seton CanalBritish ColumbiaSeton LakeFraser RiverDiversionary canal for the Seton Powerhouse.
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