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Transportation

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Last updated: October 29, 2026

Sections in Transportation
  1. Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
  2. Airports
  3. Heliports
  4. Railways
  5. Merchant marine
  6. Ports

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:152

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Reference period: As stated in each note.

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Source note [152]

Airports:153

1,459 (2025)
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Reference period: 2025.

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Source note [153]

Heliports:154

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Reference period: 2025.

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Source note [154]

Railways:155

total:49,422 km (2021) note: 129 km electrified (2021)
standard gauge:49,422 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge
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Reference period: As stated in each note.

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Source note [155]

Merchant marine:156

total:716 (2023)
by type:bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 78, oil tanker 15, other 600
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Source note [156]

Ports:157

total ports:284 (2024)
large:4
medium:14
small:58
very small:149
size unknown:59
ports with oil terminals:59
key ports:Argentia, Canaport (St. John), Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, New Westminster, Pond Inlet, Prince Rupert, Quebec, Sept Iles, St. John, Sydney, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Trois Rivieres, Vancouver, Victoria Harbor, Windsor
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Source note [157]

Historical observations

Notes & sources

  1. Civil aircraft registration country code prefix. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  2. Airports. Reference edition; observation: 2025. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  3. Heliports. Reference edition; observation: 2025. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  4. Railways. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  5. Merchant marine. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  6. Ports. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
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