Transport Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Transport Features

The transport features of the CanVec series are derived from the National Road Network (NRN) and the National Railway Network (NRWN). The dataset describes roads, trails, bridges, railroads and their related information. The transport features include nautical facilities, track segments, track junctions, railway stations, track crossings, track marker posts, track structures, rail ferry segments, road segments, road ferry segments, road junctions, blocked passages, toll points, aerial cableway features, footbridges, trails, navigational aids, marinas and runways.

The CanVec multiscale series is available as prepackaged downloadable files and by user-defined extent via a Geospatial data extraction tool.

Données et ressources

Info additionnelle

Champ	Valeur
Dernière modification	avril 17, 2026, 18:12 (TU)
Créé le	avril 17, 2026, 18:12 (TU)
contact_email	geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada;Geoscience and Earth Monitoring Sector; Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation; GeoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada;Secteur des géosciences et de la surveillance de la Terre; Centre canadien de cartographie et d'observation de la Terre; GéoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4617,https://www.epsg-registry.org,8.8.1
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2019-03-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Canada", "Earth Sciences", "CanVec", "1;000;000", "5;000;000", "15;000;000", "1M", "5M", "15M", "50K", "50;000", "250K", "250;000", "Roads", "Railway", "Highway", "Ferry", "Runway", "Road networks", "Railway networks"], "fr": ["Canada", "Sciences de la Terre", "CanVec", "1 000 000", "5 000 000", "15 000 000", "1M", "5M", "15M", "50K", "50 000", "250K", "250 000", "Routes", "Chemin de fer", "Autoroute", "Traversier", "Piste d'envol", "Réseau routier", "Réseau ferroviaire"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Réseaux de transport au Canada - Série CanVec - Entités transport
update_frequency	not_planned