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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. These may naturally be divided into lighthouses on the Pacific coast, on the Arctic Ocean, in the Hudson Bay watershed, on the Labrador Sea and Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the St. Lawrence River watershed (including the Great Lakes), and on the Atlantic seaboard.


British Columbia

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Active Pass Active Pass ( Saanich: sqθeq) is a strait separating Galiano Island in the north and Mayne Island in the south in the southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It connects the Trincomali Channel in the west and the Strait of Georgia in t ...
Lighthouse *Addenbroke Island Lightstation * Amphitrite Point Lighthouse * Boat Bluff lighthouse *Bonilla Island Lightstation *
Brockton Point Brockton Point is a headland off the Downtown Peninsula of Vancouver, on the north side of Coal Harbour. Named after Francis Brockton, it is the most easterly part of Stanley Park and is home to a 100-year-old lighthouse and several hand-carved ...
Lightstation * Cape Beale Lightstation *
Cape Mudge Lighthouse Cape Mudge Lighthouse is located on Quadra Island which is off Campbell River, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Cape Mudge was named by Captain George Vancouver in 1792 after Zachary Mudge, who had served on HMS Dis ...
* Cape Scott Lighthouse * Carmanah Point Light Station *Chatham Point lighthouse * Chrome Island Lightstation * Discovery Island Light *Dryad Point Lighthouse *Egg Island Lightstation * Entrance Island Lightstation *
Estevan Point Estevan Point is a lighthouse located on the headland of the same name on the Hesquiat Peninsula on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. During World War II, in 1942, the Estevan Point lighthouse was fired upon by the Japanese submarine ...
Lighthouse * Fisgard Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse on the
West Coast of Canada , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Coast" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = British ...
. *Gallows Point Light *Green Island Lightstation *Holland Rock Lightstation * Ivory Island Lightstation *Kains Island Lightstation * Langara Light *Lennard Island Lightstation * Lucy Island Lighthouse *Nootka Lighthouse *Ogden Point Breakwater Lighthouse * Pachena Point Lighthouse *Pine Island Lightstation * Point Atkinson Lighthouse *Pointer Island Lightstation * Race Rocks Lighthouse, the second oldest lighthouse on the
West Coast of Canada , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Coast" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = British ...
. *Roberts Bank Light *Sands Head Light * Scarlett Point Lighthouse * Sheringham Point Lighthouse *Sisters Island Lightstation * Trial Islands Lighthouse * Triple Island Lightstation * Triangle Island Lightstation Sources:


Manitoba


Newfoundland and Labrador


Labrador

This is a list of lighthouses in
Labrador , nickname = "The Big Land" , etymology = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 ...
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Newfoundland Atlantic Coast

This is a list of lighthouses on Newfoundland's Atlantic Coast.


Newfoundland South Coast

This is a list of lighthouses in Newfoundland South Coast.


Newfoundland West Coast

This is a list of lighthouses in Newfoundland West Coast.


New Brunswick

* Anderson Hollow * Bayswater * Belyea's Point *
Cape Enrage Cape Enrage is the name given to the southern tip of Barn Marsh Island, an island located in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada, roughly half way along the coastline between the villages of Riverside-Albert and Alma at the eastern entrance to ...
* Cape Spencer Light * Cocagne * Dixon Point * Gannet Rock * Grand Harbour Lighthouse * Green's Point * Head Harbour * Inch Arran * Jerome Point * Lighthouse on the Green * Long Eddy Point *
Machias Seal Island Machias Seal Island is an island in disputed water between the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy, about southeast from Cutler, Maine, and southwest of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. Sovereignty of the island is disputed by the United Sta ...
* Miscou Island Lighthouse * Mulholland Point * Oak Point * Old Portage Island * Point-du-Chene * Pointe-Sapin * Quaco Head * Richiboucto Head * Southwest Head * Swallowtail Lighthouse Sources:


Nova Scotia

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Balache Point Lighthouse Balache Point Lighthouse also known as Balache Point Range Rear Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located next to the Canso Canal, near Port Hastings, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. The salt shaker style light, which sits on a small h ...
* Bass River, lighthouse, in use from 1908 to the 1980s * Devils Island Light * Cape Forchu Lighthouse * Cape George Point Lighthouse, located in
Antigonish , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = File:St Ninian's Cathedral Antigonish Spring.jpg , image_caption = St. Ninian's Cathedral , image_flag = Flag of Antigonish.pn ...
County * Cape North Lighthouse, in use from 1908 to 1980 * Cape Sable Lighthouse, located on Cape Sable Island * Caribou Island Lighthouse (Nova Scotia), located in
Pictou Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...
County * Five Islands, lighthouse, in use from 1914 to 1993 * Fort Point Lighthouse * Georges Island Lighthouse *
Grandique Point Lighthouse Grandique Point Lighthouse (also known as 'Grandique Ferry Lighthouse') is an Navigational aid, aid to navigation for Lennox Passage (waterway), Lennox Passage, which is the channel of water between the southern shore of Cape Breton Island and Isl ...
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Hampton Beach Lighthouse Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia *Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region *Hampton, Victoria Canada *Hampton, New Brunswick *Hamp ...
, located overlooking Chute's Cove, Hampton Beach. Established 1911. * Jerome Point Lighthouse, located in St. Peter's, Cape Breton. Established in 1882 * Kidston Island Lighthouse * Louisbourg Light, built on the site of the oldest lighthouse on the continent, and the first Canadian one * Low Point Lighthouse * Neil's Harbour Lighthouse * Peggys Point Lighthouse *
Peter Island lighthouse Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...
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Point Prim Lighthouse The current Point Prim Lighthouse is the fourth in a line of lighthouses built at Point Prim in Canada since 1804. It is located at the mouth of the Digby Gut, which connects the Bay of Fundy with the Annapolis Basin. It is located approximately ...
, located at the entrance of the
Digby Gut The Digby Gut is a narrow channel connecting the Bay of Fundy with the Annapolis Basin. The town of Digby, Nova Scotia is located on the inner portion of the western side of the Gut. The eastern entrance is marked by the Point Prim Lighthouse. St ...
* Sambro Island Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in North America * Sable Island East End Light * Sable Island West End Light * The Salvages Light Tower * Schafner Point Lighthouse * Seal Island Lighthouse * St. Paul Island Lighthouses North point and South point Sources:


Ontario

* Beausoleil Island Light * Big Tub Light,
Tobermory, Ontario Tobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula, in the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Until European colonization in the mid-19th century, the Bruce Peninsula was home to the Saugeen Ojibway ...
* Brebeuf Island Light * Burlington Canal Front Range Light *
Burlington Canal Rear Range Light Burlington may refer to: Places Canada Geography * Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador * Burlington, Nova Scotia * Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington" * Burlington, Prince Edward Island * Burlington Bay, now ...
* Byng Inlet Range Lights * Cabot Head Light * Cape Croker Lighthouse *
Caribou Island Lighthouse Caribou Island Lighthouse sits on the uninhabited Caribou Island in the eastern end of Lake Superior, south of Michipicoten Island. It lies entirely within the territorial waters of Canada although only about three miles from the international ...
* Chantry Island Lightstation Tower Lightstation, Chantry Island, Ontario * Christian Island Light *Coppermine Point * Cove Island Light * Erieau East Pier Light * Fleet Street Lighthouse in
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, aka Queen's Wharf * Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on the
Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario, south of mainland Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the ...
* Ile Parisienne Light,
Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of Lake Superior between Michigan, United States, and Ontario, Canada. It is located between Whitefish Point in Michigan and Whiskey Point along the more rugged, largely wilderness Canadian Shield o ...
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Lake Superior Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...
* Imperial Towers Six stone lighthouses built circa 1858-59, on Lake Huron and
Georgian Bay Georgian Bay (french: Baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, in the Laurentia bioregion. It is located entirely within the borders of Ontario, Canada. The main body of the bay lies east of the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island. To ...
* Kincardine Lighthouse,
Kincardine, Ontario Kincardine ( ) is a municipality located on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada. The current municipality was created in 1999 by the amalgamation of the Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, a ...
*Long Point Lighthouse,
Long Point, Ontario Long Point is a sand spit and medium-sized hamlet on the north shore of Lake Erie, part of Norfolk County in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is about long and is about across at its widest point. Lake Erie lies to the south of Long Po ...
(built in 1917, is the third Long Point Light, replaced the 1843 light, which in turn replaced the 1830 light) * Mohawk Island Light, on
Mohawk Island Mohawk Island is a small ("Mohawk Island National Wildlife Area."
''Environmen ...
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Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
(formerly called Gull Island)
Nottawasaga Island Lighthouse
Nottawasaga Island,
Collingwood, Ontario Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay. Collingwood is well known as a tourist destination, for its skiing in the winter, and limestone caves along the Nia ...
*Nine Mile Point on Simcoe Island * Old Cut Lighthouse on Long Point (inactive) *Snug Harbour, Parry Sound, Killbear Provincial Park * Point Clark Lighthouse, Point Clark, Ontario * Prescott Breakwater Light in
Prescott, Ontario Prescott, Ontario is a small town on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Canada. In 2021, the town had a population of 4,078. The Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge, east of Presco ...
*Prince Edward Point in
Prince Edward County, Ontario Prince Edward County (PEC) is a municipality in southern Ontario, Canada. Its coastline on Lake Ontario’s northeastern shore is known for Sandbanks Provincial Park, sand beaches, and limestone cliffs. The Regent Theatre, a restored Edwardian ...
*Queen's Wharf, ''see'' Fleet Street Lighthouse *Thames River Light * Toronto Harbour Light at Tommy Thompson Park in
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
* Windmill Point Light (best known because of the
Battle of the Windmill :''The "Battle of the Windmill" is also a fictional battle in the book Animal Farm.'' The Battle of the Windmill was a battle fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government ...
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-> * Port Burwell Lighthouse, Port Burwell- Canada's oldest wooden lighthouse * Presqu'ile Lighthouse Sources:


Prince Edward Island


Quebec


Pointe-Mitis Lighthouse
Métis-sur-mer, built in 1909 * Cap de la tête au chien Lighthouse, Saint-Siméon * Cap-au-Saumon Lighthouse, Port-au-Persil, built in 1894 * Haut-fond Prince Lighthouse, offshore
Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers. The indigenous Innu call the place ''Totouskak'' (plural for ''totouswk'' or ''totochak'') meaning "bosom", probably in reference to the tw ...
, built in 1964 * Pointe-au-Père lighthouse, in use from 1908 to 1975 * Cap-des-Rosiers, the tallest lighthouse in Canada: 34.1 M * Île-Verte Lighthouse, built in 1809, third oldest in Canada * Brandy Pot Lighthouse,
Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup (; 2021 population 20,118) is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The city is the seat for the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Kamouraska. Its one of ...
, built in 1862 * Bicquette Island Lighthouse, Le Bic, built in 1843 * Matane Lighthouse,
Matane Matane is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itself, th ...
* Cap Chat Lighthouse, Cap Chat, built in 1871 * La Martre Lighthouse, La Martre, built in 1906 * Cap Madeleine Lighthouse, Gaspé Peninsula * Fame Point Lighthouse, Gaspé, built in 1880
Cap Gaspé Lighthouse
Forillon National Park *Cap Blanc Lighthouse, Percé * Cap-d’Espoir, Chaleur Bay * Étang-du-Nord Lighthouse, built in 1874, rebuilt in 1987,
Cap-aux-Meules Grindstone (local English name, officially Cap-aux-Meules) is a former village municipality located on Grindstone Island in Quebec's Magdalen Islands. The previous municipal government was, on 1 January 2002, incorporated into the urban agglo ...
* Amherst Island Lighthouse, built in 1960, Amherst Island * Brion Island Lighthouse, Brion Island, built in 1905 * Lachine Light Tower, Lachine, built in 1900 * L'ile du Moine Lighthouse, Sorel * Ile Sainte-Hélène Light,
Montréal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
, built in 1912 * Soulanges Canal Lower Entrance Front Range Light, Pointe-des-Cascades, built in 1902, inactive since 1960 * Courbe Maskinongé Lighthouse, Offshore Lac Saint-Pierre * Pilier de pierre Lighthouse, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli built in 1843 * Pointe de la Prairie Lighthouse, Isle-aux-Coudres, built in 1971 * Port Daniel Ouest Lighthouse,
Port-Daniel–Gascons Port-Daniel–Gascons is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The municipality includes the communities of Marcil, Clemville, Port-Daniel-Ouest, Port-Daniel-Est, Gascons-Ouest, and Ga ...
, built in 1919


See also

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History of lighthouses in Canada The history of lighthouses in Canada dates back to 1734. The 18th century The first lighthouse in what was to become Canada, (the second on the entire coast of North America after Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbour which was built in 171 ...
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List of lighthouses and lightvessels This article contains links to lists of lighthouses around the world. According to ''Lighthouse Directory'', there are more than 18,600 lighthouses worldwide. Africa *''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table bel ...
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Lightvessel A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction. Although some records exist of fire beacons being placed on ships in Roman times, t ...
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Lighthouses in the United States This is a list of lighthouses in the United States. The United States has had approximately a thousand lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 150 past and present l ...


References


External links


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* {{North America topic, List of lighthouses in
Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...