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About Transport Canada

Navigating the Trans-Canada Highway

To travel on the Trans-Canada Highway, follow the road signs with the maple leaf symbol. They will lead you from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador all the way to Victoria, British Columbia.

The Trans-Canada is made up of the following links:

Province	Route
Newfoundland and Labrador	Hwy. 1 from St John's to Channel-Port aux Basques
Prince Edward Island	Hwy. 1 from Wood Islands to Borden Point at the Confederation Bridge
Nova Scotia	Hwy. 105 from North Sydney Ferry Terminal to Port Hastings Hwy. 104 from Port Hastings to the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia border near Fort Lawrence Hwy. 106 from Caribou Ferry Terminal to Hwy. 104
New Brunswick	Hwy. 2 from the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border near Aulac to the New Brunswick/Quebec border near Saint- Jacques Hwy. 16 from near Aulac to the Confederation Bridge (Cape Jourimain)
Quebec	Hwy. 185 from the Quebec/New Brunswick border near Saint-Jacques to Hwy. 20 at Rivière-du-Loup Hwy. 20 at Rivière-du-Loup to Hwy. 25 and Hwy. 40 in the Montreal area Hwy. 25 from Longueuil (Hwy. 20) to Anjou (Hwy. 40) Montreal Hwy. 40 from the Quebec/Ontario border near Pointe-Fortune to Hwy. 25 interchange Hwy. 15 from Hwy. 40 in Montreal to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts* Hwy. 117 from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts past Larder Lake to the Quebec/Ontario border*
Ontario	Hwy. 417 (formerly Hwy. 7) from the Quebec/Ontario border near Pointe-Fortune to Ottawa Hwy. 7 from Hwy. 417 (Ottawa) to Hwy. 12 west of Lindsay via Peterborough Hwy. 12 from Hwy. 7 (Lindsay) to Hwy. 400 (Coldwater) Hwy. 400 from Hwy. 12 (Coldwater) to Hwy. 69 (Parry Sound) Hwy. 69 from Parry Sound to Hwy. 17 in Sudbury Hwy. 17 from Sudbury via Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Dryden and Kenora to the Ontario/Manitoba border near Ingolf Hwy. 17A, Kenora bypass* Hwy. 66 from Quebec border (Hwy. 117 in Quebec) to Kirkland Lake (Ontario)* Hwy. 17 from Hwy. 417 west of Ottawa via Pembroke and North Bay to Sudbury* Hwy. 11 from Hwy. 17 at North Bay via Kapuskasing to Hwy. 17 at Nipigon* Hwy. 11, starting at Shabaqua Corners (west of Thunder Bay) to Hwy 71 near Barwick (west of Fort Francis)* Hwy. 71 from Barwick (west of Fort Francis) to Hwy. 17 near Kenora*
Manitoba	Hwy. 1 from the Ontario/Manitoba border near West Falcon Lake via Winnipeg (using the South Perimeter Road) to the Manitoba/Saskachewan border near Moosomin Hwy. 16 breaks off from Hwy. 1 at Portage la Prairie to the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border (Langenburg)* Hwy. 1A, Brandon bypass* Hwy. 1A, Portage la Prairie bypass* Hwy. 16A, Minnedosa bypass*
Saskatchewan	Hwy. 1 from the Manitoba/Saskachewan border near Moosomin via Regina, Moose Jaw and Swift Current to the Saskatchewan/Alberta border Hwy. 16 at the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border through Saskatoon to the Saskatchewan/Alberta border (Lloydminster)*
Alberta	Hwy. 1 from the Saskatchewan/Alberta border near Walsh via Calgary, Banff and Lake Louise to the Alberta/British Columbia border near Kamloops Hwy. 16 at the Lloydminster, Saskatchewan/Alberta border through Edmonton and Jasper to the Alberta/British Columbia border (McBride)*
British Columbia	Hwy. 1 from the Alberta/British Columbia border via Kamloops and Cache Creek to Vancouver (to continue west along the Trans-Canada Highway, travellers must take a ferry to Vancouver Island) Hwy. 1 from Nanaimo to Victoria Hwy. 16 at the Alberta/British Columbia border via Prince George to Prince Rupert* Hwy. 16 Skidegate to Masset on Queen Charlotte Islands*

* Since the original 1971 completion of the Trans-Canada Highway, various jurisdictions have designated additional road links as part of the Trans-Canada Highway even though they were not constructed under the Trans-Canada Highway Act of 1949.

April 2007