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Published by Authority of the Hon. James A. MacKinnon, M. P. Minister of Trade and Commerce DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES BRANCH OTTAWA. TRAFFIC ON CANADIAN CANALS 1946 Freight Tonnage Vessels Registered Passengers compared with 1945 Canal Number Tonnage Number Tons (Increase + ) (Decrease -- ) Sault Ste. Marte, 2.5 2,489 4,175,163 53,139 1,940,129 -- 78 /or Welland Ship.,.23. So eae: 9,774,033 4,619 10,580,146 -- 2,382,186 St. Lawrence..... 2 = 6,161 4,892,961 10,301 : 5,750,578 -- 1,197,292 Ottawa River.: .....5..73 1,204 206000 = fo 261,295 3,123 Rideau....0...502 7 135 6,317 510 1,439 oF 576 Richelieu River..... 252 2 31D 48,995 15 39,281 - 7,297 Trent... Lae 89,630 6,365 36,612 -- 14,000 Murray.........53 2 i235 20079 © ye ee 7,260 + 5 055: 7 St. Andrew's: 5 130 15,500 4,672 T7502 6,286 ot. Peter's....05 5,5. 839 38,343 127 20,677 = 988 TOTAL)... 18,983 19,427,423 79,748 18,654,919 -- 3,665,480 + Includes duplications and is affected by the proportion of the total traffic at Sault Ste. Marie using the Canadian Lock. 321