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Table 11-4a
Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
(Thousands of metric tons)
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Vancouver, B.C. |
71,405 |
1,989 |
69,416 |
7.2 |
5,673 |
Sept-Îles/Pte-Noire, Que. |
22,584 |
4,217 |
18,367 |
NS |
615 |
Port-Cartier, Que. |
21,729 |
5,132 |
16,597 |
NS |
521 |
Saint John, N.B. |
20,575 |
1,951 |
18,624 |
1.2 |
825 |
Montréal/Contrecoeur, Que. |
19,208 |
5,261 |
13,947 |
41.1 |
1,827 |
Québec/Lévis, Que. |
16,987 |
3,681 |
13,306 |
NS |
740 |
Halifax, N.S. |
13,587 |
2,699 |
10,888 |
29.6 |
1,761 |
Hamilton, Ont. |
12,757 |
6,189 |
6,568 |
NS |
638 |
Thunder Bay, Ont. |
10,101 |
6,565 |
3,536 |
NS |
518 |
Prince Rupert, B.C. |
9,452 |
14 |
9,438 |
NS |
561 |
Port Hawkesbury, N.S. |
7,885 |
33 |
7,852 |
NS |
180 |
Fraser River, B.C. |
7,527 |
5,401 |
2,126 |
1.6 |
3,479 |
Come-By-Chance, Nfld. |
7,431 |
104 |
7,327 |
NS |
148 |
Nanticoke, Ont. |
6,790 |
1,671 |
5,119 |
NS |
305 |
Baie-Comeau, Que. |
5,867 |
1,834 |
4,033 |
NS |
1,089 |
Sorel, Que. |
5,580 |
3,306 |
2,274 |
NS |
317 |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. |
5,152 |
545 |
4,607 |
NS |
291 |
Windsor, Ont. |
5,080 |
2,507 |
2,573 |
NS |
422 |
Howe Sound, B.C. |
4,864 |
4,856 |
8 |
NS |
2,517 |
East Coast Vancouver Island, B.C. |
4,062 |
4,062 |
0 |
NS |
2,467 |
Subtotal-top 20 ports |
278,623 |
62,017 |
216,606 |
6.3 |
24,894 |
Tonnage, total allCanadian
water ports |
357,756 |
97,658 |
260,098 |
NA |
NA |
Percent of tonnage of all
Canadian waterports |
77.9 |
63.6 |
83.3 |
5 |
NA |
KEY: NA = Not applicable. NS = Not significant.
NOTE: Ports are ranked by total tonnage.
SOURCES
Statistics Canada. Shipping in Canada, Catalogue No. 54-205-XPB, 1996. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Statistics Canada. Transportation Division. Special tabulations. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
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