There are no roads connecting the territory of Nunavut to the rest of Canada (it’s the massive section in the top middle). Only way in is to fly or go by boat when the waters aren’t frozen.
Yes, shipping costs are frighteningly high
kinetic_honda on
South Park was wrong!!! There’s more than just the one road!
buckyhermit on
I had this map in mind in the past 12 months, when I was repeatedly sent to Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba for work. Prior to 2025, I had never driven there before but knew it had many more roads than my home province of BC.
While it was true that there were more roads in those provinces, one thing that I didn’t expect was the number of unpaved roads and highways. Before, I didn’t see the difference between the yellow and purple lines on this map, but now I do. It felt like a bit of a culture shock.
Horror-Ad2945 on
No roads in quebec?
dzuunmod on
There are roads along James Bay on the Quebec side that don’t seem to be showing on this map. Also doesn’t seem to show that the Dempster now goes all the way to the Arctic Ocean in Tuktoyaktuk.
xpda on
Can’t be right. There’s only one road.
AerialReaver on
Whoa, its a really stark contrast to the one posted earlier about the fires. The fires are burning where there are barely any roads, infrastructure or people.
stafford_fan on
One road connects all of Canada between Dryden Ontario and the Manitoba border
cjbindahouse on
Fun fact: PEI has the highest road density in Canada
The_Arsonist1324 on
Is that faint road in northwestern Quebec the road to nowhere?
CautiousSense on
There is only one road between eastern and western Canada.
Pseudonymble on
She’s a dark horse 😉
ComfortableWest5737 on
Can someone expain why there are so few roads in BC? Isn’t it like one of the most populous provinces?
fruit-enthusiast on
It’s funny to see where the outline of Maine is
TFCNU on
Now overlay this with the forest fire map to understand why Canada can’t really contain the fires.
Hefty-Comparison-801 on
Labrador has two roads – this checks out.
Btherock78 on
My favorite useless fact is that there’s an area along the northern shore of lake Superior between Thunder Bay & Nipigon where there’s only 1 road connecting all of eastern Canada to all of western Canada.
You can see it on the map above, the mostly vertical section of yellow line leading into the little bright spot right in the middle (Thunder Bay).
EmperorThan on
Hey, does anyone remember that stupid show Ice Road Truckers? And all the exact same shows like Duck Dynasty, Axe Men, Deadliest Catch, etc. You don’t see shows like those anymore. Those used to be very popular with idiot rednecks.
wudingxilu on
I am always fascinated by the road density in the Prairies as an almost inverse function of its population.
CanadaCalamity on
I really wish more Ontarians & Greater Toronto Area folks would drive up north as far as the roads go in Ontario. That is *already* an incredibly Odyssean journey. And then they look at this map and realize that they only went *halfway* up the province.
It would really be perspective altering for a lot of people. I think especially Politicians and Realtors could get a lot out of this kind of voyage.
Silverbuu on
I can see Edmonton, Calgary, and Saskatoon, and just barely see Prince Albert. I do sometimes miss Alberta. But man some wild stuff is happening there.
SQWL_5K on
Ok now show the actual road map with FSR’s included. Lit up like a christmas tree.
Aimer1980 on
Could you overlay the current forest fire map onto this map, and then show everyone complaining about our fOResT ManAGemENT and our inability to control our smoke? please?
CerebralBored on
Lots of space for fun.
CapitalFlamingo79 on
This is an old map because theres roads missing like the highway to Tuktoyaktuk on the arctic ocean, which opened in 2017.
MarsMcLean on
Overlay that map with a current fire map.
It’s kind of hard for us to ‘manage our forests’ as some americans are suggesting we do.
leavemytinklealone on
Could you hike up the middle where theres no roads?
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3 countries in a trench coat.
Of note and as seen in this map
There are no roads connecting the territory of Nunavut to the rest of Canada (it’s the massive section in the top middle). Only way in is to fly or go by boat when the waters aren’t frozen.
Yes, shipping costs are frighteningly high
South Park was wrong!!! There’s more than just the one road!
I had this map in mind in the past 12 months, when I was repeatedly sent to Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba for work. Prior to 2025, I had never driven there before but knew it had many more roads than my home province of BC.
While it was true that there were more roads in those provinces, one thing that I didn’t expect was the number of unpaved roads and highways. Before, I didn’t see the difference between the yellow and purple lines on this map, but now I do. It felt like a bit of a culture shock.
No roads in quebec?
There are roads along James Bay on the Quebec side that don’t seem to be showing on this map. Also doesn’t seem to show that the Dempster now goes all the way to the Arctic Ocean in Tuktoyaktuk.
Can’t be right. There’s only one road.
Whoa, its a really stark contrast to the one posted earlier about the fires. The fires are burning where there are barely any roads, infrastructure or people.
One road connects all of Canada between Dryden Ontario and the Manitoba border
Fun fact: PEI has the highest road density in Canada
Is that faint road in northwestern Quebec the road to nowhere?
There is only one road between eastern and western Canada.
She’s a dark horse 😉
Can someone expain why there are so few roads in BC? Isn’t it like one of the most populous provinces?
It’s funny to see where the outline of Maine is
Now overlay this with the forest fire map to understand why Canada can’t really contain the fires.
Labrador has two roads – this checks out.
My favorite useless fact is that there’s an area along the northern shore of lake Superior between Thunder Bay & Nipigon where there’s only 1 road connecting all of eastern Canada to all of western Canada.
You can see it on the map above, the mostly vertical section of yellow line leading into the little bright spot right in the middle (Thunder Bay).
Hey, does anyone remember that stupid show Ice Road Truckers? And all the exact same shows like Duck Dynasty, Axe Men, Deadliest Catch, etc. You don’t see shows like those anymore. Those used to be very popular with idiot rednecks.
I am always fascinated by the road density in the Prairies as an almost inverse function of its population.
I really wish more Ontarians & Greater Toronto Area folks would drive up north as far as the roads go in Ontario. That is *already* an incredibly Odyssean journey. And then they look at this map and realize that they only went *halfway* up the province.
It would really be perspective altering for a lot of people. I think especially Politicians and Realtors could get a lot out of this kind of voyage.
I can see Edmonton, Calgary, and Saskatoon, and just barely see Prince Albert. I do sometimes miss Alberta. But man some wild stuff is happening there.
Ok now show the actual road map with FSR’s included. Lit up like a christmas tree.
Could you overlay the current forest fire map onto this map, and then show everyone complaining about our fOResT ManAGemENT and our inability to control our smoke? please?
Lots of space for fun.
This is an old map because theres roads missing like the highway to Tuktoyaktuk on the arctic ocean, which opened in 2017.
Overlay that map with a current fire map.
It’s kind of hard for us to ‘manage our forests’ as some americans are suggesting we do.
Could you hike up the middle where theres no roads?
Here is what’s happening now coast to coast;
https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/en/interactive-map?selectedDate=2026-07-16&layerIds=public%3Acwfif_national_activefires%2Cpublic%3Ahotspots%2Cpublic%3Am3polygons%2Cpublic%3Afwi
This is a good thing to show to Americans not getting why a fire in northern Ontario isn’t accessible…