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Video: Ports Make a Difference

Ports Make A Difference

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Ports are commercially viable, self-sufficient business enterprises acting as 'gateways
to trade' for the communities and regions they serve.

• Every year the goods loaded and off-loaded at Canadian Port Authorities across Canada exceed 280 million tonnes by volume.
  
  
• Approximately another 280 million tonnes is handled at private ports and at smaller regional ports across Canada.
  
  
• Canada Port Authorities handle more than $160 billion worth of goods annually, a quarter of all Canadian trade.
  
  
• The economic impact of this business activity exceeds $26 billion dollars annually.
  
  
• The direct and indirect Jobs created by Canadian Port Authorities exceed 250,000.