Schedule of Wharfage & Storage Charges

For more detailed information, please refer to the St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Wharfage & Storage Charges or send your request to [email protected].

2025 Seaway Schedule of Wharfage & Storage Charges

(Prices are in $CAD per metric tonne unless otherwise specified – Taxes may apply)

Top Wharfage Tolls Unit
Bulk Cargo $ 0.4917 per tonne
Domestic General Cargo $ 0.4917 per tonne or cubic meter1
General Cargo $ 1.1239 per tonne or cubic meter1
Containerized Cargo $ 0.4917 per tonne
Side Wharfage Tolls Unit
First 6 hours or part thereof $ 0.0317 per GRT
  Minimum $ 64.28
Each subsequent period of 6 hours or part thereof $ 0.0317 per GRT
  Minimum $ 19.29 per period
Laying-Up Charge Tolls Unit
First 24 hours no charge
Each subsequent period of 10 days or part thereof $ 0.1471 per GRT
  Minimum $ 64.28
Storage Charges Tolls Unit
First 24 hours no charge
Each subsequent period of 7 days or part thereof $ 0.6604 per square meter
  Minimum $ 64.28 per period
Passenger Ship Wharfage Tolls Unit
First 6 hours or part thereof $ 0.0950 per GRT
  Minimum $ 192.84
Each subsequent period of 6 hours or part thereof $ 0.0950 per GRT
  Minimum $ 57.86 per period
Passenger Wharfage Tolls Unit
$ 8.95 per passenger
Winter Berthing Tolls Unit
$ 0.4240 per linear meter per day

1Per tonne or cubic meter (m3), whichever is greater; when calculated on a measurement basis, fees shall never exceed two and a half (2.5) times what they would have been on a weight basis.