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Canada, the world's second-largest country in total area, is dedicated to having an efficient, high-capacity multimodal transportation spanning often vast distances between natural resource extraction sites, agricultural and urban areas. Canada's transportation system includes more than 1,400,000 kilometres (870,000 mi) of roads, 10 major international airports, 300 smaller airports, 72,093 km (44,797 mi) of functioning railway track, and more than 300 commercial ports and harbours that provide access to the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans as well as the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.[1] In 2005, the transportation sector made up 4.2% of Canada's GDP, compared to 3.7% for Canada's mining and oil and gas extraction industries.[2]
Transport Canada oversees and regulates most aspects of transportation within federal jurisdiction, including interprovincial transport. This primarily includes rail, air and maritime transportation. Transport Canada is under the direction of the federal government's Minister of Transport. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is responsible for maintaining transportation safety in Canada by investigating accidents and making safety recommendations.
| Industry | Share of transportation GDP (%) |
|---|---|
| Air transportation | 9 |
| Rail transportation | 13 |
| Water transportation | 3 |
| Truck transportation | 35 |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation | 12 |
| Pipeline transportation | 11 |
| Scenic and sightseeing transport / Transport support | 17 |
| Total: | 100 |
- ^ "Transportation in Canada". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ a b "An Analysis of the Transportation Sector in 2005" (PDF). Statistics Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2008.