Road Ferry Locations Across Canadian Territory

50,000 road ferry features are part of the National Road Network within Canada's CanVec cartographic product. Natural Resources Canada compiles this vector data from multiple authoritative sources, including the National Topographic Data Base and satellite imagery, to provide quality topographical information.

Use Cases

• Map road ferry locations relative to road segments and road junctions for network connectivity analysis.
• Integrate road ferry features with other Transport Features like railways and trails for multimodal transportation planning.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of road ferries as part of the National Road Network for infrastructure assessment.

Strengths

• Contains 50,000 specific road ferry features.
• Originates from best available data sources covering Canadian territory, including NTDB and satellite imagery.
• Complies with international geomatics standards for vector data.

Limitations

• Specific column definitions and sample data are unavailable, limiting immediate analytical understanding.
• The dataset is part of a larger multi-source product, which may require extraction of the specific road ferry subset.

Provenance

Source

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) via the Government of Yukon.

Collection Method

Multi-source compilation from the National Topographic Data Base, Mapping the North process, Atlas of Canada, GeoBase, and satellite imagery updates.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Canadian territory.