This is a list of lists of ghost towns in Canada. A

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that once had a considerable population, that has since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a

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, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some

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List of ghost towns in Alberta A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

List of ghost towns in British Columbia This is a list of ghost towns in the Canadian province of British Columbia, including those still partly inhabited or even overtaken by modern towns, as well as those completely abandoned or derelict. Region of location and associated events or en ...

List of ghost towns in Manitoba Over the course of its history, the province of Manitoba has witnessed numerous of its populated communities experience decline to become ghost towns. Triggers were usually changes in economic conditions, such as natural resource prices or resou ...

List of ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

List of ghost towns in the Northwest Territories The following is a list of known abandoned communities in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Many of these were "one-resource" towns and were abandoned following the depletion of the resources (usually minerals). Abandoned communities * Camero ...

List of ghost towns in Nova Scotia The following is a list of known abandoned communities in Nova Scotia, Canada. * Beaubassin * Broughton * Eatonville * Goldenville (partial) Parker, M. (2009). ''Gold Rush Ghost Towns of Nova Scotia''. Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia: Potter ...

* List of ghost towns in Nunavut *

List of ghost towns in Ontario The Canadian province of Ontario has a significant number of ghost towns. These are most numerous in the Central Ontario and Northern Ontario regions, although a smaller number of ghost towns can be found throughout the province. A * Altona * Au ...

* List of ghost towns in Prince Edward Island *

List of ghost towns in Quebec The following is a list of known abandoned communities in Quebec, Canada. * Boscobel * Crystal Falls * Gagnon * Goose Village, Montreal * Joutel * Nitchequon * Rivière-La Guerre * Saint-Jean-Vianney * Shrewsbury * Saint-Nil * Saint-Th ...

List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan The following is a list of communities that no longer exist or former Villages/Towns that have become unincorporated hamlets in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have since ...

* List of ghost towns in Yukon

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