List of tunnels in Canada
This list of tunnels in Canada includes any road, rail or waterway tunnel in Canada.
Alberta
- 97 Avenue tunnel under Alberta Legislature grounds
- Alberta Legislature pedway system, Edmonton
- Airport Trail Tunnel, Calgary[1]
- Juliet-Echo and Romeo Underpasses at Calgary International Airport[2]
- Edmonton Radial Railway Society Tunnel (Old CPR rail tunnel under 109 Street)
- Various tunnel sections of the C-Train in Calgary
- Various tunnel sections of the Edmonton LRT
British Columbia
Road tunnels:
- Cassiar Tunnel, Vancouver
- Elko Tunnel, near Fernie
- Fraser Canyon Tunnels
- Saddle Rock Tunnel
- Sailor Bar Tunnel
- Hell's Gate
- China Bar Tunnel
- Yale Tunnel
- Alexandra Tunnel
- Ferrabee Tunnel
- George Massey Tunnel, Vancouver
- Iron Gates Tunnel, near Radium Hot Springs
Railway tunnels:
- Big Hill Spiral Tunnels
- Bulldog Tunnel, West Kootenay
- Connaught Tunnel, under Selkirk Mountains
- Dunsmuir Tunnel, Vancouver
- Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Tunnel, located between Langford and Malahat
- Lonsdale Tunnel, Vancouver
- Mount Macdonald Tunnel, near Rogers Pass
- Quintette Tunnels, near Hope
- Thornton Tunnel, Burnaby
- Wolverine Tunnel, Tumbler Ridge[3]
- Table River Tunnel, Tumbler Ridge[4]
- Various tunnel sections of the Canada Line
- Tunnel section of the Evergreen Extension between Burquitlam and Port Moody stations
Manitoba
- Caddy Lake tunnels, Whiteshell Provincial Park
- Main Underground tunnels of the Winnipeg Walkway
- Tunnel network connecting various buildings at University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus)
New Brunswick
- Blue Bell Tunnel, near New Denmark
- McAdam Pedestrian Tunnel
Newfoundland & Labrador
- Brigus Tunnel
- MUNnels of Memorial University
Nova Scotia
- Barrington Street–Marginal Road pedestrian tunnel, Halifax
- Downtown Halifax Link tunnels
- Evaristus and Assisi tunnels at Mount St. Vincent University
- Highway 102–Dunbrack Street exit tunnel, Halifax
- Tunnels of Georges Island
Ontario
Road tunnels:
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, Windsor
- Cst. Robert C. Carrick and Sr. Cst. John Atkinson Memorial Tunnels, Windsor
- Highway 401–Hurontario Street Interchange tunnel, Mississauga
- Highway 404–401 Interchange tunnel, North York[5]
- Infield Tunnel, Toronto Pearson International Airport[6]
- Britannia Road East tunnels under taxiways F and T at Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Main Street Tunnel, Welland
- Simcoe Street Tunnel, Toronto
- Thorold Tunnel
Railway tunnels:
- Harbourfront LRT tunnel, Toronto
- Highway 401 and 409 Rail Tunnels, Etobicoke[7]
- Hunter Street Tunnel, Hamilton
- Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, Windsor
- Mink Tunnel, Marathon
- Red Sucker Tunnel, Marathon
- St. Clair Tunnels, Sarnia
- Townline Tunnel, Welland
- Various tunnel sections of the O-Train in Ottawa
- Various tunnel sections of the TTC subway system
Pedestrian tunnels:
- Brockville Tunnel
- CFB Trenton tunnel under Old Highway 2, Trenton
- Fort Frontenac tunnel under Ontario Street, Kingston
- Pier A Tunnel to Gates B1-B5 at Terminal 3, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Screaming Tunnel, Niagara Falls
- Under Carleton tunnel network, Carleton University
- Tunnels connecting various buildings at University of Waterloo
- Tunnels connecting various buildings at Western University
- Tunnels connecting various buildings at York University (Keele Campus)
- Tunnel between Stuart Street Garage (Queen's University) and Kingston General Hospital
- Tunnel under Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, between the Heron Road and Riverside Drive interchanges
- Tunnel connecting Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station with SmartVMC Bus Terminal
- Tunnel connecting Spadina TTC stations
- Tunnel to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
- The PATH in Downtown Toronto
Prince Edward Island
- Pedestrian tunnel between Confederation Court Mall and Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown
Quebec
Road tunnels:
- Airport Tunnel, Montreal, under Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
- Atwater Tunnel, Montreal
- Joseph Samson Bridge–Tunnel, Quebec City
- Lachine Interchange tunnels, Montreal
- Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel, Montreal
- Melocheville Tunnel, Beauharnois
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Tunnel, Montreal
- Robert Bourassa Tunnel, Quebec City
- Rue St.-Marc and Rue du Fort tunnels, Montreal
- Saint-Rémi Tunnel, Montreal
- Saint-Nicolas Tunnel, near Franquelin[8]
- Soulanges Canal Tunnel, Les Cèdres[9]
- Ville-Marie and Viger Tunnels, Montreal
Railway tunnels:
- Charlevoix Train tunnels
- Cap Rouge Tunnel, Sault-au-Cochon
- Cap Martin Tunnel, Les Éboulements
- Cap de l'Enfer Tunnel, Port-Daniel–Gascons
- Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal
- REM Airport Tunnel, Montreal
- Wolfe’s Cove Tunnel, Quebec City[10]
- Various tunnel sections of the Montreal Metro
Pedestrian tunnels:
- Underground passage from Fairmont Manoir Richelieu to Casino de Charlevoix
- Tunnel to Aeroquai (satellite domestic jetty) at Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
- Tunnels connecting various buildings at Laval University
- The Underground City (RÉSO)
Abandoned/closed tunnels:
| Type | Name | Location | Length | Year | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Path | Granduc Tunnel | Stewart British Columbia | 17,000 m | 1968 | Former mining rail tunnel, currently empty |
| Hydro Electric | Kemano T1 and T2 | Kemano British Columbia | 16,000 m | 1954; 2022 | T1 was completed in 1954 and T2 was completed in May, 2022 |
| Rail | Mount Macdonald Tunnel | Revelstoke British Columbia | 14,660 m | 1988 | Mostly handles westbound trains |
| Hydro Electric | Niagara Tunnel Project | Niagara Falls Ontario | 10,200 m | 2013 | - |
| Rail | Table River Tunnel | Tumbler Ridge British Columbia | 9,600 m | 1983 | Used for coal transport |
| Rail | Connaught Tunnel | Revelstoke British Columbia | 8,082 m | 1916 | Mostly handles eastbound trains |
| Rail | Wolverine Tunnel | Tumbler Ridge British Columbia | 5,500 m | 1983 | Used for coal transport |
| Rail | Mount Royal Tunnel | Montreal Quebec | 5,300 m | 1918 | Renovated and reopened in 2025 |
| Hydro Electric | Mission Ridge Tunnels | Seton Portage British Columbia | 4,000 m | 1930 | Twin tunnels |
| Rail | Thornton Tunnel | Burnaby British Columbia | 3,200 m | 1968 | |
| Rail | SkyTrain Millennium Line Tunnel | Coquitlam and Port Moody British Columbia | 2,000 m | 2016 | |
| Road | Ville-Marie and Viger Tunnels | Montreal Quebec | 1,940 m | 1972 | |
| Rail | Mount Shaughnessy Tunnel | Rogers Pass British Columbia | 1,830 m | 1987 | |
| Road | Detroit-Windsor Tunnel | Windsor Ontario | 1,570 m | 1930 | International Tunnel to USA |
| Road | Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel | Montreal Quebec | 1,400 m | 1967 | |
| Rail | Dunsmuir Tunnel | Vancouver British Columbia | 1,396 m | 1932 | |
| Rail | Shalalth Tunnel | Seton Portage British Columbia | 1,200 m | 1989 | Tsal'alh Seton Train
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See also
References
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- ^ "Airside Traffic Directives & Airside Vehicle Operator’s Permit (AVOP) Manual"(PDF). Calgary Airport Authority. December 7, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ "BC Rail Tumbler Ridge Branch Line". Underhill. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ "BC Rail Tumbler Ridge Branch Line". Underhill. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ "New Southbound High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane & Tunnel on Highway 404!" (PDF). Road Talk. 12 (1): 1. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "GTAA Master Plan"(PDF). Greater Toronto Airports Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ "401/409 tunnel project hits substantial completion". Metrolinx. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Saint Nicolas Tunnel (Franquelin, 1960)". Structurae. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Tunnel du canal de Soulanges (Les Cèdres, 2011)". Structurae. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Wolfe's Cove Tunnel Québec City, Québec". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 22 May 2021.