Table 11-4a,,,,,
Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage,,,,,
(Domestic and International): 1996,,,,,
(Thousands of metric tons),,,,,
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,,,,Containerized,Number of
Port name,,,,shipments,vessel
,,,,(as percent of,entrances/
,Total,Domestic,International, total tonnage),clearances
,,,,,
"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"
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"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
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"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"
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"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"
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Subtotal-top 20 ports ,"278,623","62,017","216,606",6.3,"24,894"
"Tonnage, total all Canadian water ports ","357,756","97,658","260,098",NA,NA
    Percent of tonnage of all Canadian,,,,,
      water ports ,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).",,,,,