Tolls Schedule
In accordance with the St. Lawrence Management Corporation’s (SLSMC’s) Business Plan, a redesigned St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Tolls was introduced in 2008 featuring:
- A three year toll freeze
- Restructured lockage fees to benefit all vessels
- New Business Incentive Program which offers a 20% discount on cargo tolls for three seasons for any commodity/origin/destination combinations approved by the SLSMC as being new business
- A Volume Rebate Incentive Program, offering a 10% reduction on cargo tolls for the incremental volume increase over the highest volume achieved by a shipper/receiver over the previous 5 years
- Modification to the definition of domestic cargo to include all movement on the system
In effort to maintain the momentum underlying the Seaway’s market development initiatives, the SLSMC has decided that there will not be a toll increase in 2011. In addition, the New Business and Volume incentives will continue to remain in effect.
In February 2011, the Service Incentive Program was launched and will remain effective for the 2011 and 2012 navigation seasons.
To learn more about the various incentive programs and the savings they offer, please visit the Incentive Programs page.
For more detailed information, please refer to the St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Tolls or send your request to .
2011 Seaway Tolls
(Cargo and Vessel Tolls in Canadian dollars per metric tonne)
| Cargo Tolls | MLO | Welland |
| Bulk cargo | $1.0012 | $0.6834 |
| Grain | $0.6151 | $0.6834 |
| Coal | $0.6151 | $0.6834 |
| General Cargo | $2.4124 | $1.0936 |
| Steel Slab | $2.1833 | $0.7829 |
| Containerized Cargo | $1.0012 | $0.6834 |
| Government Aid | $0 | $0 |
| GRT Charge | MLO | Welland |
| Loaded or Ballast Vessels | $0.0966 | $0.1546 |
| Minimum Charge | MLO | Welland |
| Minimum charge per ship per lock transited for full or partial transit of the Seaway | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Lockage Charge (per GRT) | MLO | Welland |
| Loaded or Ballast Vessels | N/A | $0.2575 |
Maximum per vessel |
N/A | $3,600.00 |
| Under the New Business Initiative, for cargo accepted as new business, a percentage rebate on the applicable cargo charges for the approved period | 20% | 20% |
| Under the Volume Rebate Initiative, a retroactive percentage rebate on cargo tolls on the incremental volume calculated based on the pre-approved maximum volume | 10% | 10% |
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