Economy

Canada maritime connectivity

Canada has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 144.1 in Q3 2026 (-8.6% year on year), ranking 36th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Vancouver (CA). UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 10

LSCI index

144.1

−8.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

36th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

167.5

Q2 2022

Ports in the PLSCI

10

highest index: Vancouver (CA)

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026143.3+0.2%month on month−8.8%year on year36th in the world

UNCTAD monthly LSCI since January 2023, on the same scale as the quarterly index.

Ports of Canada

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st114thVancouver (CA)208.9−0.2%
2nd157thHalifax166.3−16.0%
3rd248thMontreal101.6+6.1%
4th276thPrince Rupert91−10.4%
5th316thSaint John71.9+8.7%
6th452ndSt John's (CA)410.0%
7th573rdCorner Brook25.10.0%
8th652ndArgentia18.90.0%
9th877thPicton (CA)9.10.0%
10th913thHamilton (CA)7.60.0%

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