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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 Labrador, as well as the seasonal alternative between North
Sydney, Nova Scotia, and Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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
and Labrador. |
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. |
Northumberland Ferries
Ltd. (NFL)
NFL is a private company that provides a seasonal passenger/vehicle
service from May to December between Caribou, Nova Scotia, and
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island. The federal government provides
financial assistance to NFL under the terms of a subsidy agreement. |
Bay Ferries Ltd.
Bay Ferries Ltd. is a private company that 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. The company leases three ferry terminals and one vessel
from the federal government. |
Nova Scotia's Department
of Transportation and Public Works
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. |
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. |
New Brunswick's Department
of Transportation
New Brunswick's Department of Transportation operates 12 passenger
and vehicle ferry services, including Deer Island, Gagetown, Hampstead
and Belleisle Bay. |
C.T.M.A. Traversier Ltée.
C.T.M.A. is a private company that operates a seasonal passenger/vehicle
ferry service from April to January between Souris, Prince Edward
Island, and Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands, Quebec. The federal
government provides financial assistance to C.T.M.A. under the
terms of a subsidy agreement. In addition, the company provides
a winter passenger/cargo service between Matane and Cap-aux-Meules
under contract with the Province of Quebec. |
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. |
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. |
Owen Sound Transportation
Company (OSTC)
The OSTC provides seasonal passenger/vehicle services on Lake Huron
between Tobermory 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. |
Manitoba Department of
Highways and Transportation
The Manitoba Department of Highways and Transportation operates
seven passenger/vehicle ferries on the province's lakes and rivers,
including services to Norway House, Matheson Island and Cross Lake. |
Saskatchewan Ministry of
Highways and Transportation
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Transportation operates
13 seasonal river ferries. Some of the services are in Estuary,
Lemsford, Lancer, Riverhurst, Clarkboro, Hague, St. Laurent, Fenton,
Weldon, Paynton, Wingard, Cecil and Wollaston Barge. |
British Columbia Ferry
Corporation (BC Ferries)
BC Ferry Services Inc. is the largest ferry operation company in
North America and operates a fleet of 40 vessels on 26 routes.
The company receives a federal grant for the provision of ferry
service in coastal waters, as well as provincial subsidies. The
company is now an independent, self-financing corporation, with
its voting shares owned by the B.C. Ferry Authority and its non-voting
shares owned by the Province of British Columbia. The B.C. Ferry
Commission regulates the corporation's service levels and rates
according to the contract between BC Ferry Services Inc. and the
Province. |
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. |
TABLE A8-11: OVERVIEW OF MAJOR FERRY SERVICES - OTHER FERRY OPERATORS
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lake's Travel Ltd., St. Pierre Tours Ltd. |
Nova Scotia
Scotia Prince Cruises, Halifax Metro Transit, Marine Acadie Ltée. |
New Brunswick
East Coast Ferries Ltd. |
Quebec
Traversier Le Passeur Inc., Traverse Oka Inc., Relais Nordik Inc.,
Compagnie de Navigation des Basques Inc., Traverse Rimouski-Forestville |
Ontario
Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry, Walpole Algonac Ferry Line, Traverse
Lefaive/Montebello Ltée., City of Toronto, Township of Frontenac
Islands, Horne Transportation Co. Ltd., Blue Water Ferry Ltd. |
Alberta
Bleriot Ferry, Rosevear Ferry, Shaftesbury Ferry, Crowfoot Ferry,
Finnegan Ferry, La Crete Ferry, Klondike Ferry, Edwon Ferry |
British Columbia
Harbour Lynx, Black Ball Transport Inc., Victoria Express Passenger
Ferry, Vancouver Transit, Victoria San Juan Cruises, Washington
State Ferries, Alaska Marine Highway, Victoria Clipper, Victoria
Harbour Ferry, Nootka Sound Service, Translink, Alberni Marine
Transportation, Fraser River Marine Transportation |
Yukon
Government of Yukon |
Northwest Territories
Department of Transportation |
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