Roads in Canada
Roads in Canada fall under the responsibility of the provinces and territories.[1] As such, apart from the Trans-Canada Highway, major roads in Canada are planned, designated, and classified at a provincial or territorial level. The National Highway System serves as a national classification of strategically important roads within Canada, but the roads in the system are still under provincial or territorial jurisdiction.
Metrics for road safety includes 50 fatalities per million population or 4.7 per billion vehicle kilometre travelled. This range with extreme values in NT (best) and PE (worse) provinces.[2]
Roads by province or territory
These articles outline the full road networks of provinces and territories beyond their provincial or territorial highways:
Controlled-access highways
Provincial and territorial highways
County and regional roads
City streets
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
British Columbia
Vancouver
Victoria
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Ontario
Quebec
Gatineau
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Regina
Saskatoon
Signage
Canada has adopted a partly modified road signage patterned on the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) of the United States. The stop sign designs for instance in some areas of Canada may feature the French-language as a local cultural adaptation. Canada's MUTCDC also contrasts from the United Nations-style standard consisting of the 1968 United Nations' Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.[3]
References
- ↑ "Highways". Transport Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Statistiques sur les collisions de la route au Canada : 2022". May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Road signs of the times: why are ours different?". May 15, 2012 – via www.theglobeandmail.com.