The St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Charges on Goods or Cargo Landed, Shipped, Transhipped or Stored, also known as the St. Lawrence Seaway Wharfage and Storage Charges, was modified featuring a wharfage rate increase of 2.0% for the 2021 navigation season.
For more detailed information, please refer to the St. Lawrence Seaway Wharfage and Storage Charges or send your request to tariff@seaway.ca.
2021 Wharfage Tariff
(in Canadian dollars per metric tonne)
Top Wharfage
| 1. Goods loaded, unloaded or transhipped at a canal |
a) Bulk cargo;
for domestic general cargo, the general cargo weight or measure rule applies but with the bulk rate. |
$0.4307 per tonne; |
| b) General cargo;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. |
$0.9843 per tonne or cubic meter (m3), whichever is greater |
| c) Containerized cargo |
$0.4307 per tonne |
Storage Charge
| 2. Goods stored at a Canal on land other than land leased by the Manager to any person |
| a) First 24 hours |
No charge |
| b) Each period of 7 days or part thereof after first 24 hours |
$0.5784 per square metre of area occupied for storage (minimum tolls $56.29 per period) |
Side Wharfage
| 3. A ship berthed in a canal, involved in commercial activities (cargo loading / unloading or lying in wait) |
| a) First 6 hours or part thereof |
$0.0277 per gross registered ton (minimum tolls $56.29) |
| b) Each subsequent period of 6 hours or part thereof |
$0.0277 per gross registered ton (minimum tolls $16.89 per period) |
Passenger Ship Wharfage
| 4. A passenger ship berthed at a canal or area that has been set aside by the Manager for that purpose |
| a) First 6 hours or part thereof |
$0.0832 per gross registered ton (minimum tolls $168.88) |
| b) Each subsequent period of 6 hours or part thereof |
$0.0832 per gross registered ton (minimum tolls $50.67 per period) |
Lying-Up Charge
| 5. A ship lying-up at a canal or area that has been set aside by the Manager for that purpose |
| a) First 24 hours |
No charge |
| b) Each period of 10 days or part thereof during the navigation season after the first 24 hours |
$0.1288 per gross registered ton (minimum tolls $56.29 per period) |
Passenger Wharfage
| 6. A charge per passenger embarking or disembarking at a canal or area that has been set aside by the Manager for that purpose |
$8.00 per passenger |
Winter Berthing
| 7. A ship lying-up at a canal or area for the whole part of the season during which navigation is closed |
$0.3714 per linear metre per day |
