Shipbuilding History
Canadian Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders
Although there are 131 Canadian shipbuilders and boatbuilders documented in these pages, there are many more that were too small to make it. Some of these may deserve inclusion and will make it eventually. Note that the use of "closed" and "suspended" in the "Disposition" column of these pages: these terms simply mean that a vessel is no longer in the Canadian Registry: it may have been lost or scrapped and no longer exists, but it could have been laid up or transferred to another flag. Most of these tables have gaps in them: if anyone can fill a gap, or correct any errors, please e-mail your info to info@navalamarinearchive.com.
| Shipbuilder | Location | Prov. |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Active Builders of Large Ships and Rigs | ||
| Davie Canada (division of Inocea UK). | Lauzon | QC |
| Halifax Shipyards (division of Irving SB) | Halifax | NS |
| Vancouver Shipyards (division of Seaspan) | North Vancouver | BC |
| 15 Active Builders of Smaller Vessels | ||
| ABCO Industries | Lunenburg | NS |
| ABD Boats | North Vancouver | BC |
| Canadian Maritime Engineering (CME) (formerly Alberni Eng.) | Port Alberni | BC |
| C.N. Atlantique (CNA) | Bas Caraquet | NB |
| Belliveau Shipyard | Lower East Pubnico | NS |
| C.N. Forillon (formerly Gaspe SB, Ch. Mar. de Gaspe and Solmer Marine) | Gaspe | QC |
| C.N. G.F.F.M. Leclerc | Île-aux-Coudres | QC |
| Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises | Harbour Grace | NL |
| Hike Metal Products | Wheatley | ON |
| Kanter Marine | Saint Thomas | ON |
| Meridien Maritime (formerly C.N. Matane) | Matane | QC |
| Metalcraft Marine | Kingston | ON |
| Ocean Industries (formerly Ch. Mar. de l'Île-aux-Coudres and Ch. AML) | Île-aux-Coudres | QC |
| Sylte Shipyard | Maple Ridge | BC |
| Theriault & Son, A. F. | Meteghan River | NS |
| 15 Builders of Large Ships Who Have Become Inactive Since WWII | ||
| Burrard Dry Dock (formerly Wallace SB, later Burrard Yarrows) | North Vancouver | BC |
| Canadian Vickers | Montreal | QC |
| Collingwood Shipbuilding | Collingwood | ON |
| Kingston Shipbuilding | Kingston | ON |
| Marine Industries Ltée (MIL) | Tracy | QC |
| Midland Shipyards | Midland | ON |
| Morton Engineering (later St. Lawrence Metal & Marine) | Quebec | QC |
| Port Arthur Shipbuilding, (formerly Western Dry Dock) | Thunder Bay | ON |
| Port Weller Dry Dock | St. Catherines | ON |
| Prince Rupert Dry Dock | Prince Rupert | BC |
| Redfern Construction (formerly John Doty & Sons, Bertram EW, Canadian SB, Toronto SY, Thor IW, Dominion SB & R, Dufferin SB and Toronto SB) | Toronto | ON |
| Saint John Shipbuilding (formerly Saint John Dry Dock) | Saint John | NB |
| Victoria Machinery Depot | Victoria | BC |
| Western Bridge/West Coast Shipbuilders (formerly J. Coughlan & Sons) | Vancouver | BC |
| Yarrows (later Burrard Yarrows) | Esquimalt | BC |
| 41 Builders of Smaller Vessels Who Have Become Inactive Since WWII | ||
| Allied Shipbuilders | N. Vancouver | BC |
| B.C. Marine Shipbuilders (later part of West Coast Manly SY) | Vancouver | BC |
| Service Maritime Bas-Caraquet (later Ocean New Brunswick) | Bas Caraquet | NB |
| Les Bateaux de Mer | Cocagne | NB |
| Bay d'Espoir Enterprises | Saint Albans | NL |
| Bel-Aire Shipyard | N. Vancouver | BC |
| Benson Bros. Shipbuilding | Vancouver | BC |
| Boeing Canada (formerly Hoffar Motor Boat Co.) | Vancouver | BC |
| Breton Industrial & Marine | Point Tupper | NS |
| Burry's Shipyard (formerly Clarenville Shipyard) | Clarenville | NL |
| Canadian Dredge & Dock | Kingston | ON |
| Davie Brothers/Industries A. C. Davie | Levis | QC |
| George T. Davie | Lauzon | QC |
| East Isle Shipyard (formerly Bathurst Marine, Georgetown SY, now part of Irving SB) | Georgetown | PE |
| Eastern Equipment | Montreal | QC |
| Erieau Shipbuilding | Erieau | ON |
| Ferguson Industries (formerly Pictou Iron Foundry, Foundation Maritime, later Pictou Industries) | Pictou | NS |
| Glovertown Shipyard | Glovertown | NL |
| Industrial Shipping | Mahone Bay | NS |
| Maffey Steel Boats | Fort Frances | ON |
| John Manly Ltd. : see B.C. Marine Shipbuilders and West Coast Salvage & Contracting. | New Westminster and Vancouver | BC |
| Marystown Shipyard (now part of Kiewit Offshore) | Marystown | NL |
| Matsumoto Shipyards | N. Vancouver | BC |
| McKay Cormack (formerly Falconer Marine) | Victoria | BC |
| McKenzie Barge & Derrick (later McKenzie Barge & Marine Ways) | N. Vancouver | BC |
| Menchions' Shipyard | Vancouver | BC |
| Northern Shipbuilding | Bronte | ON |
| Paspebiac Shipyard | Paspebiac | QC |
| Pinaud Yachts | Baddeck | NS |
| Riverton Boat Works | Riverton | MB |
| RivTow Marine (later part of West Coast Manly SY) | Vancouver | BC |
| Russel Brothers (later the Steelcraft div. of Russel-Hipwell Engines) | Owen Sound | ON |
| Sealand Enterprises Ltd | Englee | NL |
| Shelburne Shipbuilding | Shelburne | NS |
| Smith & Rhuland | Lunenburg | NS |
| Star Shipyards (Mercer's) | New Westminster | BC |
| Stone, Henry W. | Monroe | NL |
| T.W.L. Enterprises (formerly Trinity SB and Vokey's SY) | Trinity | NL |
| Victoria Shipyards | Esquimalt | BC |
| Vito Steel Boat & Barge Construction | Delta | BC |
| Wagstaff & Hatfield | Port Greville | NS |
| West Coast Salvage & Contracting (later part of West Coast Manly SY) | Vancouver | BC |
| 35 Builders Who Were Only Active in WWII | ||
| Canadian Bridge | Walkerville | ON |
| Canadian Power Boat | Montreal | QC |
| Central Bridge | Trenton | ON |
| M. R. Chappell | Sydney | NS |
| Clare Shipbuilders | Meteghan | NS |
| Dartmouth Lumber | Dartmouth | NS |
| John Etherington Co. | Shelburne | NS |
| Foundation Maritime | Montreal | QC |
| Greavette Boats | Gravenhurst | ON |
| Grew Boats | Penetanguishene | ON |
| Honey Harbour Navigation | Midland | ON |
| Hunter Boats | Orillia | ON |
| J. H. LeBlanc Shipbuilding | Weymouth | NS |
| Mac-Craft, Inc. | Sarnia | ON |
| S. G. Mason | Tancook | NS |
| Kenneth McAlpine & Son | Shelburne | NS |
| W. C. McKay & Sons | Shelburne | NS |
| Midland Boat Works | Midland | ON |
| Minett-Shields Ltd. | Bracebridge | ON |
| Montreal Drydocks | Montreal | QC |
| Newcastle Shipbuilding Co. | Nanaimo | BC |
| North Van Ship Repair (later Pacific Dry Dock) | North Vancouver | BC |
| Palmer & Williams | Summerside | PE |
| Walter Pinaud | Baddeck | NS |
| Port Carling Boat Works | Port Carling | ON |
| S. S. Rafuse | Bridgewater | NS |
| Saint-Laurent, Ch. M. de | Saint-Laurent | QC |
| Silver's Agencies, Ltd. | Halifax | NS |
| Malcolm L. Spears | Sheet Harbour | NS |
| Steers Shipbuilding | St. John's | NL |
| Taylor & Sons, J.J. | Toronto | ON |
| Thompson Bros. Machinery | Liverpool | NS |
| United Shipyards | Montreal | QC |
| Vaughan Shipbuilding | St. Andrews | NB |
| Victoria Motor Boat & Repair Works, Ltd. | Victoria | NS |
| 19 Builders Who Were Only Active in WWI | ||
| British American Shipbuilding | Welland | ON |
| Cameron Genoa Mills | Victoria | BC |
| Canadian Allis-Chalmers | Fort Erie | ON |
| Canadian Car | Fort William | ON |
| Foundation Company | Victoria | BC |
| Fraser, Brace & Company | Montreal | QC |
| Grant & Horne | Saint John | NB |
| Great Lakes Dredging | Fort William | ON |
| William Lyall Shipbuilding | N. Vancouver | BC |
| New Westminster Shipbuilding | New Westminster | BC |
| Northern Construction | Vancouver | BC |
| Nova Scotia Steel & Coal | New Glasgow | NS |
| Pacific Construction | Coquitlam | BC |
| Quinlan & Robertson | Montreal | QC |
| Southern Salvage Company | Liverpool | NS |
| Three Rivers Shipyard Company (later National Shipbuilding Co.) | Three Rivers | QC |
| Tidewater Shipbuilding | Three Rivers | QC |
| Toronto Dry Dock | Toronto | ON |
| Western Canada | Vancouver | BC |
| 3 Interesting Builders From Before WWI | ||
| Calvin Shipyard | Garden Island | ON |
| Government Shipyard | Sorel | QC |
| Polson Iron Works | Toronto | ON |
| Other Boatbuilders |
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| Other Boatbuilders in Newfoundland and Labrador (~25) |
| Other Boatbuilders in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (~20) |
| Other Boatbuilders in Nova Scotia (~50) |
| Other Boatbuilders in Quebec (~55) |
| Other Boatbuilders in Ontario (~60) |
| Other Boatbuilders in British Columbia (~70) |
| Other Boatbuilders (~15) |