Transport Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Transport Features
Transport Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Transport Features is an open dataset from Natural Resources Canada with 8 files (HTML, WMS, FGDB/GDB, KMZ, SHP); catalogue record updated 2025-12-22. On CanQuery you can follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.
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. Related Products (Open Maps Links): Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series
- Publisher
- Natural Resources Canada
- Resources
- 8
- Catalogue metadata updated
- 2025-12-22
Data overview
- Formats
- FGDB/GDB, HTML, KMZ, SHP, WMS
- File languages
- English, French
Official sources and licences
Resources
- CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool (French, HTML) HTML · Download HTML
- CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool (English, HTML) HTML · Download HTML
- Drop-down navigation menu to CanVec Series documentation and online data catalogues (English, French, HTML) HTML · Download HTML
- Index of available files (drag and drop the kmz file in Google Earth to localize your region of interest) (English, French) KMZ · Download KMZ
- Prepackaged FGDB files (download directory) (English, French, FGDB/GDB) FGDB/GDB · Download FGDB/GDB
- Prepackaged Shapefiles (download directory) (English, French, SHP) SHP · Download SHP
- Transport Networks (Group layer) (English, WMS) WMS · Download WMS
- Transport Networks (Group layer) (French, WMS) WMS · Download WMS