All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems

6.1 Canadian Paper Electric, Street and Radial Railways

Boosters, promoters, speculators, and swindlers incorporated dozens of electric railway companies in Canada. In most cases the projects were sincere attempts to develop new businesses. This list is composed largely of entries in Dorman 1938 [see References] which, by name or motive power, were likely intended to be street railways or interurbans. Some of Dorman's summaries are vague, and he concentrates almost solely on statutory citations. As a result, this list cannot be considered complete. Companies incorporated by letters patent or other means have probably been missed. Newfoundland & Labrador, not part of Canada in 1938, and the Maritimes (NB, NS, PEI), which Dorman seems to have neglected, are under-represented.

While all these companies existed on paper it is likely few of them ever operated railway service. Several were active as electric power utilities.

Company Name Incorporation Authorized Motive Power Chartered Locations

Alberta Electric Ry. Co., 1912 renamed
Alberta Interurban Ry. Co. 1911 (Alta.) electric Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge

Alberta Metropolitan Ry. Co. 1911-12 (Alta.) electric Calgary, Shepard

Amherst Street Railway Company, Limited 17 April 1889 (NS) cable or electric Amherst

Bassano Electric Ry. Co., 1912 renamed
Bassano and Bow Valley Ry. Co. 1911-12 (Alta.) electric Bassano

Bedford Electric Company, Limited, 19 April 1906 renamed
Halifax and Suburban Electric Company, Limited 11 March 1898 (NS) electric Halifax County outside Halifax City [rights later expanded to include Halifax city]

Belleville Radial Railway Co. 1909 (Ont.) electric Belleville, Shannonville

Bell Island Transportation Company 1899 (Nfld.) electric or other tramways Bell Island

Blomidon Railway Company Limited 1911 (N.S.) electric Wolfville, Canning, Scots Bay

Brandon Electric Ry. 1911 (Man.) not steam Brandon, Souris, Minnedosa, Neepawa, Carberry

Brandon Rural Radial Ry. 1913 (Man.) not steam Brandon, Ninette, Souris, Neepawa, Carberry, Rapid City, Rivers, Minnedosa

Brantford and Erie Ry. Co. 1904 (Ont.) electric Brantford, Simcoe, Port Dover

British America Pulp Paper and Ry. Co. 1900 (Dom.) electric St. Alphonse, Petite Decharge (Québec)

Calgary Petrol Interurban Ry. Co. 1913 (Alta.) - Calgary, T18-R1-W5

Calgary Street Ry. Co. 1893 (Dom.) electric or animal Calgary (Alberta)

Cape Breton Northern 1902 (N.S.) electric North Sydney, Baddeck

Cascade Scenic Ry. Co. 1917 (Dom.) funicular Cascade Mountain in Rocky Mountain [Banff] Park (Alberta)

Chestermere and Calgary Suburban Ry. Co. 1910 (Alta.) - Calgary, Chestermere Lake

Cobourg, Port Hope and Havelock Electric Ry. Co. 1909 (Ont.) electric Port Hope, Cobourg

Cobourg Radial Ry. Co. 1909 (Ont.) - Cobourg, Peterborough

Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Electrique des Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice, Maskinonge et Champlain 1905 (Dom.) electric Trois-Rivieres, Louiseville (Québec)

Conception Bay Electric Company 16 April 1913 (Nfld.) electric tramways or street railways Brigus, Cupids, Clarke's Beach, Port de Grave, Bay Roberts, Spaniard's Bay

Cornwall Street Railway Company 11 November 1885 (Ont.) - Cornwall

Crow's Nest and Prairie Electric Ry. Co. 1907 (Alta.) electric Coleman, Blairmore, Frank, Pincher Creek

Crow's Nest Pass Electric Light and Power Co. 1900 (BC) tramways Fernie

Crow's Nest Pass Street Ry. Co. 1911-12 (Alta.) - Cowley, Burmis, Passburg

Dartmouth and Cow Bay Electric Company, Limited 31 March 1911 (NS) - Dartmouth, Cow Bay

Dartmouth Tram and Power Company, Limited, 16 April 1908 renamed
Dartmouth Electric Tram Company, Limited 15 April 1890 (NS) animal or electric Dartmouth

Dawson City Electric Co. 1898 (Dom.) electric or tramway Dawson City (Yukon Territory)

Dawson City Electric Lighting and Tramway Co. 1898 (Dom.) electric Dawson City (Yukon Territory)

Dunnville, Wellandport and Beamsville Electric Ry. Co. [2] 1906 (Ont.) electric Port Maitland, Beamsville

Eastern Ontario Electric Ry. Co. 1909 (Ont.) electric Cornwall, Toronto

Edmonton Northwestern Radial Ry. Co. 1914 (Alta.) electric Edmonton, Riviere Qui Barre

Edmonton Street Railway Company [2] 1894 (Dom.) street railway Edmonton (Alberta)

Edmonton, Stony Plain and Wabamun Ry. Co. 1913 (Alta.) electric Edmonton, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain

Elbow River Suburban Ry. Co. 1913 (Alta.) - Calgary

Estevan Transit and Power Co. 1913 (Sask.) tramway S23-T2-R8-W2

Forest Hill Electric Ry. Co. 1913 (Ont.) - Toronto [Forest Hill Road]

Fort Qu'Appelle Ry. Co. 1901 (Dom.) electric Fort Qu'Appelle (Saskatchewan)

Glengarry and Stormont Ry. Co.[1] 1912 (Ont.) electric or steam Cornwall

Goat River Water Power and Light Co. 1909 (BC) tramways Goat River Canyon

Golden Light, Power and Water Co. 1905 (BC) tramways Golden

Grouse Mountain Scenic Incline Ry. Co. 1911 (BC) - Grouse Mountain

Guelph Street Railway Company 1877 (Ont.) animal Guelph

Halifax Railway Company 19 April 1884 (NS) animal Halifax

Hamilton, Chedoke and Ancaster Electric Street Ry. Co., 1899 renamed
Hamilton, Ancaster and Brantford Ry. Co. 1896 (Ont.) electric Hamilton, Barton, Ancaster, Brantford

Hamilton and Guelph Junction Ry. Co. 1906 (Ont.) steam or electric Hamilton, Guelph Junction

Hamilton, Waterloo and Guelph Ry. Co. 1906 (Dom.) not steam Hamilton, Galt, Kitchener, Guelph (Ontario)

Humber Valley Electric Ry. Co. 1912 (Ont.) - Lambton Mills, Toronto

International Radial Ry. Co. 1895 (Dom.) - Hamilton, Waterloo, Fort Erie (Ontario)

Kaslo and Slocan Tramway Co. 1893 (BC) tramway and street railway Kaslo

Kingston and Gananoque Electric Ry. Co., 1903 renamed
Kingston, Gananoque and Perth Electric Ry. Co., 1906 renamed
Kingston, Gananoque and Perth Ry. Co. 1895 (Ont.) electric (or steam, from 1906) Kingston, Gananoque, Perth, Arnprior

Kootenay Power Co. 1892 (BC) tramways Nelson

Lacombe, Bullocksville and Alix Electric Ry. Co. 1909 (Alta.) - Lacombe, Red Deer, Alix

Lethbridge Radial Tramway Co. 1907 (Alta.) electric Lethbridge, Raymond, Stafford

London, Aylmer and North Shore Electric Ry. Co. 1901 (Ont.) electric London, Aylmer, Port Burwell

Lunenburg Electric Railway Company, Limited 31 March 1911 (NS) electric Lunenburg & Chester municipalities

Maharg Electric Ry. Co. 1911-12 (Alta.) electric Calgary

Manitoba Radial Ry. 1911 (Man.) - Winnipeg, Portage-la-Prairie, Stony Mountain, Stonewall

Manitoba Radial Ry. Co. 1907 (Dom.) electric Winnipeg, Lundar, Stonewall (Manitoba)

Medicine Hat Electric Ry. Co. 1911-12 (Alta.) - Medicine Hat, Dunmore

Metropolitan Street Railway of Ottawa 1884 street railway Ottawa, Nepean Twp. (Ontario)

Moose Jaw and Suburban Rapid Transit Ry. Co. 1906 (Sask.) steam or electric Moose Jaw, Buffalo Lake

Morrisburg Electric Ry. Co., 1910 renamed
Morrisburg and Ottawa Electric Ry. Co. 1908 (Ont.) - Morrisburg, Ormond, St. Therese, Ottawa

Mount Royal Ry. Co. 1865 (Can.) - Montréal (Québec) [St. Lawrence toll-gate to St. Antoine toll-gate]

Nanaimo Electric Tramway Co. 1891 (BC) street railway Nanaimo

New Glasgow Electric Company, Limited 1887 (NS) street railway New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton

Niagara, Queenston and St. Catharines Ry. Co. 1903 (Dom.) not steam St. Catharines, Niagara, Queenston (Ontario)

Northern Light Rys. Co. 1920 (Ont.) steam or electric Smythe, Manitoulin Island

North Lanark Ry. Co. 1899 (Ont.) steam or electric Arnprior, Mile Lake

North Midland Ry. Co. 1904 (Ont.) not steam London, Clinton, Mitchell, Stratford

Ontario Electric Ry. Co. 1902 (Ont.) electric Cornwall, Toronto

Ontario - Michigan Ry. Co. 1911 (Dom.) carry trains of Michigan United Electric Ry. Co. Port Huron (Michigan). Sarnia, Chatham, Windsor (Ontario)

Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway Company, 1903 renamed
Ontario West Shore Electric Railway Company, 1909 renamed
Ontario West Shore Railway Company [2] 1902 (Ont.) electric Goderich, Owen Sound

Ottawa and Aylmer Ry. and Bridge Co. 1895 (Dom.) electric Ottawa (Ontario). Hull, Aylmer, Coulonge (Québec)

Ottawa and St. Lawrence Electric Ry. Co. 1909 (Ont.) - Lancaster, Cornwall, Brockville, Perth, Ottawa

Ottawa, Brockville and St. Lawrence Ry. Co. 1900 (Dom.) electric Ottawa, Brockville (Ontario)

Ottawa Street Incline Ry. Co. of Hamilton 1922 (Ont.) funicular Hamilton

Parry Sound and Northern Ontario Ry. Co. 1925 (Ont.) steam or electric Parry Sound, North Bay

People's Ry. Co. 1909 (Ont.) electric Woodstock, Plattsville, Kitchener, Guelph, Stratford

Petrolea Rapid Ry. Co. 1902 (Ont.) electric Sarnia, Petrolia

Porcupine Rand Belt Electric Ry. Co. 1912 (Ont.) electric or steam Larder, Dane, Mattagami River

Portage La Prairie Street Ry. Co. 1882 (Man.) animal or steam Portage-la-Prairie

Portage Radial Ry. and Canal Co. 1913 Feb 15 (Man.) - Portage-la-Prairie, Winnipeg

Quebec Eastern Ry. Co. 1907 (Que.) electric Sherbrooke, Quebec Bridge

Quebec Occidental Ry. Co. 1937 (Que.) steam or electric Amos, Saint-Remi, Maniwaki

Quebec Rapid Transit Ry. Co. 1913 (Dom.) - Québec, Charlesbourg, Ste-Foy, Île d'Orleans (Québec)

Rainy River Radial Ry. Co. 1910 (Dom.) - Fort Francis, Rainy River (Ontario)

Town of Raymond authorized 1910 (Alta.) street railways Raymond

Red Deer Ry. Co. 1907 (Alta.) electric or other Red Deer, Content, Nevis

Regina Inter-Urban Tramway Co. 1908-9 (Sask.) steam or electric Regina, Lumsden, Craven

Regina - Moose Jaw Interurban Ry. Co. 1912-13 (Sask.) electric Regina, Moose Jaw

Riverside Park Ry. Co. 1903 (Man.) electric Winnipeg, St. Norbert

Rural Railway Company 1910 Mar 16 (Man.) steam or electric (1910), then not steam (1911) Winnipeg, Emerson, Portage-la-Prairie, Carberry, East Selkirk, Stonewall, Ste. Anne, Starbuck, Morris

St. Joseph and Stratford Electric Ry. Co. 1904 (Ont.) electric Stratford, St. Joseph

St. Thomas Radial Electric Ry. Co. 1895 (Ont.) electric St. Thomas, Port Stanley, Port Burwell

Saskatoon Electric Railway and Power Company 1912 (Sask.) electric Saskatoon

Saskatoon Transfer Ry. Co. 1912 (Sask.) steam or electric S23-T36-R6-W3, S26-T36-R6-W3

Selkirk Electric Ry. Co. 1892 & 1900 (Man.) electric or steam Winnipeg, Selkirk

South East Calgary Electric Ry. Co. 1911-12 (Alta.) - Calgary, Shepard

South Essex Electric Railway Company 1896 (Ont.) - Amherstburg, Harrow, Windsor

South Shore Suburban Ry. Co. 1896 (Dom.) - Longueuil, Montréal (Québec)

Stratford and St. Joseph Radial Ry. Co. 1907 (Ont.) electric Stratford, St. Joseph

Stratford Radial Ry. Co. 1903 (Ont.) electric Stratford, Mitchell, Embro

Stratford Ry. Co. 1903 (Ont.) electric Stratford

Strathcona Radial Tramway Company Limited 1904 (NWT) - Edmonton (Alberta)

Suburban Park Ry. Co. 1899 (Man.) steam or electric St. Boniface, St. Norbert, Saint Anne, Elm Park

Sudbury and Wahnapitae Ry. Co. 1899 (Dom.) electric Sudbury (Ontario)

Sudbury, Copper Cliff and Creighton Electric Ry. Co. 1903 (Ont.) electric Sudbury, Copper Cliff

Sydney and East Bay Railway Company, Limited 23 April 1909 (NS) electric or not Sydney, East Bay

Town of Taber authorized 1910 (Alta.) street railways Taber

Taber Transit Co. 1913 (Alta.) - T9-R16-W4, T10-R17-W4

Temiscamingue and Abitibi Ry. Co. 1937 (Que.) steam or electric Angliers, Noranda, Senneterre

Three Rivers and North Shore Electric Ry. Co. 1898 (Dom.) - Trois-Rivieres (Québec)

Three Rivers Tramway Co. 1912 (Que.) electric Trois-Rivieres, Louiseville

Tillsonburg and Southern Counties Radial Ry. Co. 1909 (Ont.) electric Tillsonburg, Port Burwell, Ingersoll, London

Toronto, Barrie and Orillia Ry. Co. 1910 (Ont.) steam or electric Toronto, Barrie, Orillia

Toronto Eastern Railway Company [2] 1910 (Dom.) electric Toronto, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa (Ontario)

Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara Falls Electric Ry. Co. 1895 (Ont.) electric Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls

Toronto, High Park and Western Tramway Co. 1882 (Ont.) - Toronto, Lambton, Carlton

Toronto Interurban Ry. Co. 1911 (Ont.) steam or electric Toronto, Newmarket

Toronto and Hamilton Ry. Co., 1906 renamed
Toronto, Niagara and Western Ry Co. 1903 (Dom.) not steam Toronto, Hamilton (Ontario)

Tramways, Ltd. 1913 (Alta.) electric Edmonton, Bon Accord, Fort Saskatchewan

Truro Street Railway Company, Limited 17 April 1889 (NS) animal or electric Truro

Tsimpsean Light and Power Co. 1907 (BC) tramways Khtada River

Union Electric Light and Power Company 04 May 1916 (Nfld.) street car services Trinity, Catalina, Bonavista

United Towns' Electrical Company 22 April 1902 (Nfld.) electric tramways or street railways Harbor Grace, Carbonear, Heart's Content

Vancouver and Lulu Island Electrical Ry. and Improvement Co. 1891 (BC) - Vancouver

Vercheres, Chambly and Laprairie Tramways Co. 1916 (Que.) street railways Longueuil, St. Lambert, Montreal South, Chambly

Victoria Transfer Company 1883 (BC) street railways Victoria, Esquimalt

Watrous Radial Ry. Co. 1912 (Sask.) - Watrous, Renown

Welland and Port Colborne Ry. Co. 1926 (Ont.) steam or electric Port Colborne

Western Central Ry. Co. 1905 (Ont.) electric London, Embro, Guelph, Kitchener, Woodstock

Windsor, Chatham and London Ry. Co. 1906 (Dom.) electric Windsor, Chatham, London (Ontario)

Winnipeg and St. Andrew's Rapids Ry. Co., 1906 renamed
Winnipeg and Lake Shore Ry. Co. 1898 (Man.) electric or steam Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg

Winnipeg Passenger Ry. Co. 1880 (Man.) animal Winnipeg

Yarmouth and Digby Electric Railway Company, Limited 27 March 1902 & 23 April 1909 (NS) electric Yarmouth, Bear River

Yarmouth and Eastern Railway 1909 (NS) electric? Yarmouth, Wedgeport, Tusket

Notes

[1] Re-incorporated in 1913 and built as a steam railway. Acquired 1915 by Canadian Pacific.
[2] Some construction undertaken.

Unresearched Incorporations

Further research is required into the following legislative references.

Belleville Street Ry. Co. [Ont. 1875-6 cap 86]
Buckingham Electric Ry., Light and Power Co. [Que. 1895(1) cap 68]
Chatham City & Suburban Ry. Co. [Ont. 1896 cap 101]
Chippewa and Niagara Falls Electric Railway Company [Ont. 1901 cap 77]
City Passenger and Goods Delivery Ry. Co. [Man. 1873 cap 36]
Commercial Electric Company [NB 1895]
Essex and Kent Radial Railway Company [Ont. 1901 cap 78]
Fredericton, Gibson and Marysville Electric Ry. Co. [NB 1893 cap 69]
Fredericton Street Ry. Co. [NB 1887 cap 37]
Grand Falls Electric Railway [NB 1914]
Hamilton, Burlington & Lake Shore Electric Ry. Co. [Ont. 1895 cap 99]
Ingersol Radial Electric Ry. Co. [Ont. 1897 cap 88]
Intercolonial Radial Ry Co. [Dom. 1895 cap 49]
The Lambton Central Electric Railway Co. [Ont. 1902 cap 81]
Lincoln Radial Electric Ry. Co. [Ont. 1896 cap 104]
The Middlesex and Elgin Inter-Urban Railway Company [Ont. 1902 cap 83]
Moncton Electric Tramway Co. [NB 1890 cap 74]
Moncton Street Railway Co. [NB 1887 cap 64]
Penetanguishene and Midland Electric Street Railway, Light and Power Co., Ltd. [Ont. 1895, cap. 36, sec. 1]
Queenston, St. Catharines and Port Dalhousie Electric Railway Co. [Ont. 1900 cap 121]
St. Hyacinthe Electric Railway Co. [Que. 1900 cap 69]
Saint John Suburban Railway [NB 1913]
St. Stephen and Milltown Street Ry. Co. [NB 1887 cap 28]
St. Stephen Electric Street Ry. Co. [NB 1891 cap 53]
Woodstock Electric Ry., Light and Power Co. [NB 1896 cap 107]

References

Cameron, John R., Across the Trackless Wastes: Unbuilt Nova Scotia Railway Proposals, a World Wide Web page at the URL: http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/AcrossTheTracklessWastes.html, 2011.

The author is always interested in comments, corrections and further information. Please email to:

dawwpg@shaw.ca

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Company Name	Incorporation	Authorized Motive Power	Chartered Locations
Alberta Electric Ry. Co., 1912 renamed Alberta Interurban Ry. Co.	1911 (Alta.)	electric	Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge
Alberta Metropolitan Ry. Co.	1911-12 (Alta.)	electric	Calgary, Shepard
Amherst Street Railway Company, Limited	17 April 1889 (NS)	cable or electric	Amherst
Bassano Electric Ry. Co., 1912 renamed Bassano and Bow Valley Ry. Co.	1911-12 (Alta.)	electric	Bassano
Bedford Electric Company, Limited, 19 April 1906 renamed Halifax and Suburban Electric Company, Limited	11 March 1898 (NS)	electric	Halifax County outside Halifax City [rights later expanded to include Halifax city]
Belleville Radial Railway Co.	1909 (Ont.)	electric	Belleville, Shannonville
Bell Island Transportation Company	1899 (Nfld.)	electric or other tramways	Bell Island
Blomidon Railway Company Limited	1911 (N.S.)	electric	Wolfville, Canning, Scots Bay
Brandon Electric Ry.	1911 (Man.)	not steam	Brandon, Souris, Minnedosa, Neepawa, Carberry
Brandon Rural Radial Ry.	1913 (Man.)	not steam	Brandon, Ninette, Souris, Neepawa, Carberry, Rapid City, Rivers, Minnedosa
Brantford and Erie Ry. Co.	1904 (Ont.)	electric	Brantford, Simcoe, Port Dover
British America Pulp Paper and Ry. Co.	1900 (Dom.)	electric	St. Alphonse, Petite Decharge (Québec)
Calgary Petrol Interurban Ry. Co.	1913 (Alta.)	-	Calgary, T18-R1-W5
Calgary Street Ry. Co.	1893 (Dom.)	electric or animal	Calgary (Alberta)
Cape Breton Northern	1902 (N.S.)	electric	North Sydney, Baddeck
Cascade Scenic Ry. Co.	1917 (Dom.)	funicular	Cascade Mountain in Rocky Mountain [Banff] Park (Alberta)
Chestermere and Calgary Suburban Ry. Co.	1910 (Alta.)	-	Calgary, Chestermere Lake
Cobourg, Port Hope and Havelock Electric Ry. Co.	1909 (Ont.)	electric	Port Hope, Cobourg
Cobourg Radial Ry. Co.	1909 (Ont.)	-	Cobourg, Peterborough
Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Electrique des Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice, Maskinonge et Champlain	1905 (Dom.)	electric	Trois-Rivieres, Louiseville (Québec)
Conception Bay Electric Company	16 April 1913 (Nfld.)	electric tramways or street railways	Brigus, Cupids, Clarke's Beach, Port de Grave, Bay Roberts, Spaniard's Bay
Cornwall Street Railway Company	11 November 1885 (Ont.)	-	Cornwall
Crow's Nest and Prairie Electric Ry. Co.	1907 (Alta.)	electric	Coleman, Blairmore, Frank, Pincher Creek
Crow's Nest Pass Electric Light and Power Co.	1900 (BC)	tramways	Fernie
Crow's Nest Pass Street Ry. Co.	1911-12 (Alta.)	-	Cowley, Burmis, Passburg
Dartmouth and Cow Bay Electric Company, Limited	31 March 1911 (NS)	-	Dartmouth, Cow Bay
Dartmouth Tram and Power Company, Limited, 16 April 1908 renamed Dartmouth Electric Tram Company, Limited	15 April 1890 (NS)	animal or electric	Dartmouth
Dawson City Electric Co.	1898 (Dom.)	electric or tramway	Dawson City (Yukon Territory)
Dawson City Electric Lighting and Tramway Co.	1898 (Dom.)	electric	Dawson City (Yukon Territory)
Dunnville, Wellandport and Beamsville Electric Ry. Co. [2]	1906 (Ont.)	electric	Port Maitland, Beamsville
Eastern Ontario Electric Ry. Co.	1909 (Ont.)	electric	Cornwall, Toronto
Edmonton Northwestern Radial Ry. Co.	1914 (Alta.)	electric	Edmonton, Riviere Qui Barre
Edmonton Street Railway Company [2]	1894 (Dom.)	street railway	Edmonton (Alberta)
Edmonton, Stony Plain and Wabamun Ry. Co.	1913 (Alta.)	electric	Edmonton, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain
Elbow River Suburban Ry. Co.	1913 (Alta.)	-	Calgary
Estevan Transit and Power Co.	1913 (Sask.)	tramway	S23-T2-R8-W2
Forest Hill Electric Ry. Co.	1913 (Ont.)	-	Toronto [Forest Hill Road]
Fort Qu'Appelle Ry. Co.	1901 (Dom.)	electric	Fort Qu'Appelle (Saskatchewan)
Glengarry and Stormont Ry. Co.[1]	1912 (Ont.)	electric or steam	Cornwall
Goat River Water Power and Light Co.	1909 (BC)	tramways	Goat River Canyon
Golden Light, Power and Water Co.	1905 (BC)	tramways	Golden
Grouse Mountain Scenic Incline Ry. Co.	1911 (BC)	-	Grouse Mountain
Guelph Street Railway Company	1877 (Ont.)	animal	Guelph
Halifax Railway Company	19 April 1884 (NS)	animal	Halifax
Hamilton, Chedoke and Ancaster Electric Street Ry. Co., 1899 renamed Hamilton, Ancaster and Brantford Ry. Co.	1896 (Ont.)	electric	Hamilton, Barton, Ancaster, Brantford
Hamilton and Guelph Junction Ry. Co.	1906 (Ont.)	steam or electric	Hamilton, Guelph Junction
Hamilton, Waterloo and Guelph Ry. Co.	1906 (Dom.)	not steam	Hamilton, Galt, Kitchener, Guelph (Ontario)
Humber Valley Electric Ry. Co.	1912 (Ont.)	-	Lambton Mills, Toronto
International Radial Ry. Co.	1895 (Dom.)	-	Hamilton, Waterloo, Fort Erie (Ontario)
Kaslo and Slocan Tramway Co.	1893 (BC)	tramway and street railway	Kaslo
Kingston and Gananoque Electric Ry. Co., 1903 renamed Kingston, Gananoque and Perth Electric Ry. Co., 1906 renamed Kingston, Gananoque and Perth Ry. Co.	1895 (Ont.)	electric (or steam, from 1906)	Kingston, Gananoque, Perth, Arnprior
Kootenay Power Co.	1892 (BC)	tramways	Nelson
Lacombe, Bullocksville and Alix Electric Ry. Co.	1909 (Alta.)	-	Lacombe, Red Deer, Alix
Lethbridge Radial Tramway Co.	1907 (Alta.)	electric	Lethbridge, Raymond, Stafford
London, Aylmer and North Shore Electric Ry. Co.	1901 (Ont.)	electric	London, Aylmer, Port Burwell
Lunenburg Electric Railway Company, Limited	31 March 1911 (NS)	electric	Lunenburg & Chester municipalities
Maharg Electric Ry. Co.	1911-12 (Alta.)	electric	Calgary
Manitoba Radial Ry.	1911 (Man.)	-	Winnipeg, Portage-la-Prairie, Stony Mountain, Stonewall
Manitoba Radial Ry. Co.	1907 (Dom.)	electric	Winnipeg, Lundar, Stonewall (Manitoba)
Medicine Hat Electric Ry. Co.	1911-12 (Alta.)	-	Medicine Hat, Dunmore
Metropolitan Street Railway of Ottawa	1884	street railway	Ottawa, Nepean Twp. (Ontario)
Moose Jaw and Suburban Rapid Transit Ry. Co.	1906 (Sask.)	steam or electric	Moose Jaw, Buffalo Lake
Morrisburg Electric Ry. Co., 1910 renamed Morrisburg and Ottawa Electric Ry. Co.	1908 (Ont.)	-	Morrisburg, Ormond, St. Therese, Ottawa
Mount Royal Ry. Co.	1865 (Can.)	-	Montréal (Québec) [St. Lawrence toll-gate to St. Antoine toll-gate]
Nanaimo Electric Tramway Co.	1891 (BC)	street railway	Nanaimo
New Glasgow Electric Company, Limited	1887 (NS)	street railway	New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton
Niagara, Queenston and St. Catharines Ry. Co.	1903 (Dom.)	not steam	St. Catharines, Niagara, Queenston (Ontario)
Northern Light Rys. Co.	1920 (Ont.)	steam or electric	Smythe, Manitoulin Island
North Lanark Ry. Co.	1899 (Ont.)	steam or electric	Arnprior, Mile Lake
North Midland Ry. Co.	1904 (Ont.)	not steam	London, Clinton, Mitchell, Stratford
Ontario Electric Ry. Co.	1902 (Ont.)	electric	Cornwall, Toronto
Ontario - Michigan Ry. Co.	1911 (Dom.)	carry trains of Michigan United Electric Ry. Co.	Port Huron (Michigan). Sarnia, Chatham, Windsor (Ontario)
Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway Company, 1903 renamed Ontario West Shore Electric Railway Company, 1909 renamed Ontario West Shore Railway Company [2]	1902 (Ont.)	electric	Goderich, Owen Sound
Ottawa and Aylmer Ry. and Bridge Co.	1895 (Dom.)	electric	Ottawa (Ontario). Hull, Aylmer, Coulonge (Québec)
Ottawa and St. Lawrence Electric Ry. Co.	1909 (Ont.)	-	Lancaster, Cornwall, Brockville, Perth, Ottawa
Ottawa, Brockville and St. Lawrence Ry. Co.	1900 (Dom.)	electric	Ottawa, Brockville (Ontario)
Ottawa Street Incline Ry. Co. of Hamilton	1922 (Ont.)	funicular	Hamilton
Parry Sound and Northern Ontario Ry. Co.	1925 (Ont.)	steam or electric	Parry Sound, North Bay
People's Ry. Co.	1909 (Ont.)	electric	Woodstock, Plattsville, Kitchener, Guelph, Stratford
Petrolea Rapid Ry. Co.	1902 (Ont.)	electric	Sarnia, Petrolia
Porcupine Rand Belt Electric Ry. Co.	1912 (Ont.)	electric or steam	Larder, Dane, Mattagami River
Portage La Prairie Street Ry. Co.	1882 (Man.)	animal or steam	Portage-la-Prairie
Portage Radial Ry. and Canal Co.	1913 Feb 15 (Man.)	-	Portage-la-Prairie, Winnipeg
Quebec Eastern Ry. Co.	1907 (Que.)	electric	Sherbrooke, Quebec Bridge
Quebec Occidental Ry. Co.	1937 (Que.)	steam or electric	Amos, Saint-Remi, Maniwaki
Quebec Rapid Transit Ry. Co.	1913 (Dom.)	-	Québec, Charlesbourg, Ste-Foy, Île d'Orleans (Québec)
Rainy River Radial Ry. Co.	1910 (Dom.)	-	Fort Francis, Rainy River (Ontario)
Town of Raymond	authorized 1910 (Alta.)	street railways	Raymond
Red Deer Ry. Co.	1907 (Alta.)	electric or other	Red Deer, Content, Nevis
Regina Inter-Urban Tramway Co.	1908-9 (Sask.)	steam or electric	Regina, Lumsden, Craven
Regina - Moose Jaw Interurban Ry. Co.	1912-13 (Sask.)	electric	Regina, Moose Jaw
Riverside Park Ry. Co.	1903 (Man.)	electric	Winnipeg, St. Norbert
Rural Railway Company	1910 Mar 16 (Man.)	steam or electric (1910), then not steam (1911)	Winnipeg, Emerson, Portage-la-Prairie, Carberry, East Selkirk, Stonewall, Ste. Anne, Starbuck, Morris
St. Joseph and Stratford Electric Ry. Co.	1904 (Ont.)	electric	Stratford, St. Joseph
St. Thomas Radial Electric Ry. Co.	1895 (Ont.)	electric	St. Thomas, Port Stanley, Port Burwell
Saskatoon Electric Railway and Power Company	1912 (Sask.)	electric	Saskatoon
Saskatoon Transfer Ry. Co.	1912 (Sask.)	steam or electric	S23-T36-R6-W3, S26-T36-R6-W3
Selkirk Electric Ry. Co.	1892 & 1900 (Man.)	electric or steam	Winnipeg, Selkirk
South East Calgary Electric Ry. Co.	1911-12 (Alta.)	-	Calgary, Shepard
South Essex Electric Railway Company	1896 (Ont.)	-	Amherstburg, Harrow, Windsor
South Shore Suburban Ry. Co.	1896 (Dom.)	-	Longueuil, Montréal (Québec)
Stratford and St. Joseph Radial Ry. Co.	1907 (Ont.)	electric	Stratford, St. Joseph
Stratford Radial Ry. Co.	1903 (Ont.)	electric	Stratford, Mitchell, Embro
Stratford Ry. Co.	1903 (Ont.)	electric	Stratford
Strathcona Radial Tramway Company Limited	1904 (NWT)	-	Edmonton (Alberta)
Suburban Park Ry. Co.	1899 (Man.)	steam or electric	St. Boniface, St. Norbert, Saint Anne, Elm Park
Sudbury and Wahnapitae Ry. Co.	1899 (Dom.)	electric	Sudbury (Ontario)
Sudbury, Copper Cliff and Creighton Electric Ry. Co.	1903 (Ont.)	electric	Sudbury, Copper Cliff
Sydney and East Bay Railway Company, Limited	23 April 1909 (NS)	electric or not	Sydney, East Bay
Town of Taber	authorized 1910 (Alta.)	street railways	Taber
Taber Transit Co.	1913 (Alta.)	-	T9-R16-W4, T10-R17-W4
Temiscamingue and Abitibi Ry. Co.	1937 (Que.)	steam or electric	Angliers, Noranda, Senneterre
Three Rivers and North Shore Electric Ry. Co.	1898 (Dom.)	-	Trois-Rivieres (Québec)
Three Rivers Tramway Co.	1912 (Que.)	electric	Trois-Rivieres, Louiseville
Tillsonburg and Southern Counties Radial Ry. Co.	1909 (Ont.)	electric	Tillsonburg, Port Burwell, Ingersoll, London
Toronto, Barrie and Orillia Ry. Co.	1910 (Ont.)	steam or electric	Toronto, Barrie, Orillia
Toronto Eastern Railway Company [2]	1910 (Dom.)	electric	Toronto, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa (Ontario)
Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara Falls Electric Ry. Co.	1895 (Ont.)	electric	Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls
Toronto, High Park and Western Tramway Co.	1882 (Ont.)	-	Toronto, Lambton, Carlton
Toronto Interurban Ry. Co.	1911 (Ont.)	steam or electric	Toronto, Newmarket
Toronto and Hamilton Ry. Co., 1906 renamed Toronto, Niagara and Western Ry Co.	1903 (Dom.)	not steam	Toronto, Hamilton (Ontario)
Tramways, Ltd.	1913 (Alta.)	electric	Edmonton, Bon Accord, Fort Saskatchewan
Truro Street Railway Company, Limited	17 April 1889 (NS)	animal or electric	Truro
Tsimpsean Light and Power Co.	1907 (BC)	tramways	Khtada River
Union Electric Light and Power Company	04 May 1916 (Nfld.)	street car services	Trinity, Catalina, Bonavista
United Towns' Electrical Company	22 April 1902 (Nfld.)	electric tramways or street railways	Harbor Grace, Carbonear, Heart's Content
Vancouver and Lulu Island Electrical Ry. and Improvement Co.	1891 (BC)	-	Vancouver
Vercheres, Chambly and Laprairie Tramways Co.	1916 (Que.)	street railways	Longueuil, St. Lambert, Montreal South, Chambly
Victoria Transfer Company	1883 (BC)	street railways	Victoria, Esquimalt
Watrous Radial Ry. Co.	1912 (Sask.)	-	Watrous, Renown
Welland and Port Colborne Ry. Co.	1926 (Ont.)	steam or electric	Port Colborne
Western Central Ry. Co.	1905 (Ont.)	electric	London, Embro, Guelph, Kitchener, Woodstock
Windsor, Chatham and London Ry. Co.	1906 (Dom.)	electric	Windsor, Chatham, London (Ontario)
Winnipeg and St. Andrew's Rapids Ry. Co., 1906 renamed Winnipeg and Lake Shore Ry. Co.	1898 (Man.)	electric or steam	Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg Passenger Ry. Co.	1880 (Man.)	animal	Winnipeg
Yarmouth and Digby Electric Railway Company, Limited	27 March 1902 & 23 April 1909 (NS)	electric	Yarmouth, Bear River
Yarmouth and Eastern Railway	1909 (NS)	electric?	Yarmouth, Wedgeport, Tusket