Table 11-4a,,,,,
Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage,,,,,
(Domestic and International): 1996,,,,,
(Thousands of U.S. short tons),,,,,
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Port name,Total,Domestic, International,Containerized,Number of
,,,,shipments,vessel
,,,,(as percent of,entrances/
,,,,total tonnage),clearances
,,,,,
"Vancouver, B.C. ","78,711","2,192","76,518",7.2,"5,673"
"Sept-Îles/Pte-Noire, Que. ","24,895","4,648","20,246",NS ,615
"Port-Cartier, Que. ","23,952","5,657","18,295",NS ,521
"Saint John, N.B. ","22,680","2,151","20,529",1.2,825
"Montréal/Contrecoeur, Que. ","21,173","5,799","15,374",41.1,"1,827"
,,,,,
"Québec/Lévis, Que. ","18,725","4,058","14,667",NS ,740,,,
"Halifax, N.S. ","14,977","2,975","12,002",29.6,"1,761",,,
"Hamilton, Ont. ","14,062","6,822","7,240",NS ,638,,,
"Thunder Bay, Ont. ","11,134","7,237","3,898",NS ,518,,,
"Prince Rupert, B.C. ","10,419",15,"10,404",NS ,561,,,
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"Port Hawkesbury, N.S. ","8,692",36,"8,655",NS ,180,,,
"Fraser River, B.C. ","8,297","5,954","2,344",1.6,"3,479",,,
"Come-By-Chance, Nfld. ","8,191",115,"8,077",NS ,148,,,
"Nanticoke, Ont. ","7,485","1,842","5,643",NS ,305,,,
"Baie-Comeau, Que. ","6,467","2,022","4,446",NS ,"1,089",,,
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"Sorel, Que. ","6,151","3,644","2,507",NS ,317,,,
"Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. ","5,679",601,"5,078",NS ,291,,,
"Windsor, Ont. ","5,600","2,763","2,836",NS ,422,,,
"Howe Sound, B.C. ","5,362","5,353",9,NS ,"2,517",,,
"East Coast Vancouver Island, B.C. ","4,478","4,478",- ,NS ,"2,467"
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Subtotal-top 20 ports ,"307,129","68,362","238,767",6.3,"24,894"
"Tonnage, total all Canadian water ports ","394,359","107,650","286,709",NA ,NA
    Percent of tonnage of all Canadian,,,,,
      water ports ,78,64,83,5,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).",,,,,