At more than 243,000 kilometres, Canada has the longest coastline in the world. Stretched out as a continuous line, it would circle the equator more than six times!

In 2006, marine freight traffic in Canada was estimated at 408.4 million tonnes.

Canada has the world’s largest freshwater system — the country’s 2 million lakes and rivers cover 7.6 per cent of the land mass (755,000 square kilometres).

Ferry services carry about 40 million passengers and 17 million vehicles in Canada each year.