Table 11- 4a Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
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Table 11- 4a
Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
(Thousands of U.S. short tons)
| Port name | Total | Domestic | International | Containerized shipments (as percent of total tonnage) |
Number of vessel entrances/ 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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).