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| TABLE A8-11: OVERVIEW OF MAJOR FERRY SERVICES |
Marine Atlantic Inc.
Marine Atlantic Inc. is the federal Crown corporation that operates the constitutionally guaranteed year-round ferry link between North Sydney,
Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, and the seasonal alternative between North Sydney, Nova Scotia, and Argentia, Newfoundland.
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Woodward Group
Under contract with the Province of Newfoundland, the Woodward Group operates a single passenger/vehicle ferry service from May to January
between Blanc Sablon, Quebec, and St. Barbe, Newfoundland.
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Works, Services and Transportation
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Works, Services and Transportation provides all the intraprovincial and coastal ferry services under
contract with some private companies. In addition, this provincial department operates the coastal service to Labrador, which was formerly provided
by Marine Atlantic Inc.
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Northumberland Ferries Ltd. (NFL)
Working under contract with the federal government, NFL provides a seasonal passenger/vehicle service from May to December between Caribou,
Nova Scotia, and Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island.
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Bay Ferries Ltd.
Under contract with the federal government, Bay Ferries Ltd. provides a year-round passenger/vehicle service between Saint John, New Brunswick, and
Digby, Nova Scotia, and a seasonal fast ferry service from June to mid-October between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Nova Scotia’s Department of Transportation and Public Works
The Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Transportation and Public Works operates eight passenger and vehicle ferry services including cable
ferries at LaHave, Country Harbour, Englishtown and Little Narrows and self-propelled ferries at Tancook Island, Petit Passage and Grand Passage.
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Coastal Transport Ltd.
Under contract with the Province of New Brunswick, Coastal Transport Ltd. operates a year-round passenger/vehicle service between Black’s Harbour
and the Island of Grand Manan and between Ingalls Head on Grand Manan and White Head Island, New Brunswick.
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New Brunswick’s Department of Transportation
The Province of New Brunswick’s Department of Transportation operates twelve passenger and vehicle ferry services, including Deer Island, Gagetown,
Hampstead, and Belleisle Bay.
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C.T.M.A. Traversier Ltée.
Under contract with the federal government, C.T.M.A. Traversier Ltée. offers a seasonal passenger/vehicle ferry service from April to January between
Souris, Prince Edward Island, and Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands, Quebec. In addition, the company provides a seasonal passenger/cargo service
between Montreal/Matane and Cap-aux-Meules under contract with the Province of Quebec.
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La Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ)
Subsidized by the Province of Quebec’s transportation ministry, STQ provides five year-round passenger/vehicle ferry services across the St. Lawrence
River. STQ is also responsible for three provincially subsidized services operated by private companies between Rivière-du-Loup and Saint-Siméon,
Montmagny and Île-aux-Grues, and Cap-aux-Meules and Île-d’Entrée.
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Ontario Ministry of Transportation
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation provides financial support to four year-round ferry operations in eastern Ontario including services to Glenora,
Wolfe Island, Amherst and Howe islands.
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Owen Sound Transportation Company (OSTC)
The OSTC provides seasonal passenger/vehicle services on Lake Huron between Tobermory, Ontario, and South Baymouth, on Manitoulin Island, from
May to mid-October. The company also operates the services on Lake Erie between Leamington/Kingsville and Pelee Island, Ontario, and Sandusky,
Ohio, from April through December on behalf of the Province of Ontario.
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Manitoba Department of Highways and Transportation
The Manitoba Department of Highways and Transportation operates seven passenger/vehicle ferries on the provinces lakes and rivers, including
services to Norway House, Matheson Island and Cross Lake.
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British Columbia Ferry Corporation (BC Ferries)
BC Ferries is a provincial Crown corporation with a fleet of 40 vessels on 26 routes. BC Ferries receives a federal grant for the provision of ferry
service in coastal waters. BC Ferries is the largest ferry operation in North America.
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British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation operates the province’s 16 inland ferry services including Adam’s Lake, Barnston Island, Glade,
Kooteney Lake, and Galena/Shelter Bay. The Ministry contracts with two private operators for the provision of two services.
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