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 metric tons)
| Port name | Total | Domestic | International | Containerized shipments (as percent of total tonnage) |
Number of vessel entrances/ 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 |
| 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).