Annual Survey on Rail Transportation

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This survey collects data from common carrier railways operating in Canada which are essential for the analysis of the Railway Transport Industry and the assessment of its contribution to the Canadian economy. These data provide input into Canada's System of National Accounts for the calculation of the Gross Domestic Product and are used by various Government Departments to develop policy and to monitor the industry.
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  • 1. Railway industry operating and income accounts, by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0045-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating and income accounts (detailed operating revenues and expenses), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 2. Railway industry operating and income accounts of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0046-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating and income accounts (detailed operating revenues and expenses) of regional companies.
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 3. Railway industry balance sheet, by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry balance sheet (total assets, total current assets, total non-current assets, total liabilities and shareholders' equity, total current liabilities, total non-current liabilities, total shareholders' equity) by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 4. Railway industry balance sheet of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry balance sheet (total assets, total current assets, total non-current assets, total liabilities and shareholders' equity, total current liabilities, total non-current liabilities, total shareholders' equity) of regional companies.
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 5. Railway industry property accounts summary of assets and accumulated amortization by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0049-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry property accounts summary of assets and accumulated amortization (balance at beginning of year, balance at end of year, accumulated amortization, and net book value), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 6. Railway industry property accounts summary of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0050-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry property accounts summary of regional companies (land, total ways and structures, total equipment and miscellaneous property accounts), by balance at beginning and at end of year.
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 7. Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year, by company
    Table: 23-10-0051-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year (total line owned and total line operated under lease, contract, trackage rights or jointly owned), by company (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Via Rail, regional railways).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 8. Railway industry diesel fuel consumption
    Table: 23-10-0053-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry diesel fuel consumption (freight, passenger, yard switching and work train diesel and total cost of diesel fuel).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 9. Railway industry diesel fuel consumption by area
    Table: 23-10-0054-01
    Geography: Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry diesel fuel consumption by area (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario, etc.).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 10. Railway industry operating statistics by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating statistics (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Via Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
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  • 1. Railway industry operating and income accounts, by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0045-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating and income accounts (detailed operating revenues and expenses), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 2. Railway industry operating and income accounts of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0046-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating and income accounts (detailed operating revenues and expenses) of regional companies.
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 3. Railway industry balance sheet, by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry balance sheet (total assets, total current assets, total non-current assets, total liabilities and shareholders' equity, total current liabilities, total non-current liabilities, total shareholders' equity) by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 4. Railway industry balance sheet of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry balance sheet (total assets, total current assets, total non-current assets, total liabilities and shareholders' equity, total current liabilities, total non-current liabilities, total shareholders' equity) of regional companies.
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 5. Railway industry property accounts summary of assets and accumulated amortization by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0049-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry property accounts summary of assets and accumulated amortization (balance at beginning of year, balance at end of year, accumulated amortization, and net book value), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 6. Railway industry property accounts summary of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0050-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry property accounts summary of regional companies (land, total ways and structures, total equipment and miscellaneous property accounts), by balance at beginning and at end of year.
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 7. Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year, by company
    Table: 23-10-0051-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year (total line owned and total line operated under lease, contract, trackage rights or jointly owned), by company (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Via Rail, regional railways).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 8. Railway industry diesel fuel consumption
    Table: 23-10-0053-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry diesel fuel consumption (freight, passenger, yard switching and work train diesel and total cost of diesel fuel).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 9. Railway industry diesel fuel consumption by area
    Table: 23-10-0054-01
    Geography: Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry diesel fuel consumption by area (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario, etc.).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 10. Railway industry operating statistics by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating statistics (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Via Rail).
    Release date: 2026-04-28
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  • 1. Rail transportation 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2026118736
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-04-28
  • 2. Rail transportation in Canada, 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023008
    Description:

    This infographic presents users with a visual representation of the latest released annual data on railway transportation in Canada.

    Release date: 2023-04-05
  • 3. Rail transportation in Canada, 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022024
    Description:

    This infographic presents users with a visual representation of the latest released annual data on railway transportation in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-04-08
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