Column 3 Rate ($)
Column 2 Rate ($) Welland Canal--
Column 1 Item description of Montreal to or Lake Ontario to or
charges from Lake Ontario from Lake Erie (8
(5 locks) locks)
------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Subject to item 3, for
complete transit of the Seaway,
a composite toll, comprising:
(1) a charge per gross 0.1040............ 0.1665.
registered ton of the ship,
applicable whether the ship
is wholly or partially
laden, or is in ballast,
and the gross registered
tonnage being calculated
according to prescribed
rules for measurement or
under the International
Convention on Tonnage
Measurement of Ships, 1969,
as amended from time to
time \1\.
(2) a charge per metric ton
of cargo as certified on
the ship's manifest or
other document, as follows:
(a) bulk cargo.......... 1.0781............ 0.7359.
(b) general cargo....... 2.5978............ 1.1777.
(c) steel slab.......... 2.3511............ 0.8431.
(d) containerized cargo. 1.0781............ 0.7359.
(e) government aid cargo n/a............... n/a.
(f) grain............... 0.6624............ 0.7359.
(g) coal................ 0.6624............ 0.7359.
(3) a charge per passenger 1.6153............ 1.6153.
per lock.
(4) a lockage charge per n/a............... 0.2772.
Gross Registered Ton of the
vessel, as defined in item
1(1), applicable whether
the ship is wholly or
partially laden, or is in
ballast, for transit of the
Welland Canal in either
direction by cargo ships,
Up to a maximum charge n/a............... 3,877.00.
per vessel.
2. Subject to item 3, for 20 per cent per 13 per cent per
partial transit of the Seaway. lock of the lock of the
applicable charge applicable charge
under items 1(1), under items 1(1),
1(2) and 1(4) 1(2) and 1(4)
plus the plus the
applicable charge applicable charge
under items 1(3). under items 1(3).3. Minimum charge per vessel per 26.92............. 26.92.
lock transited for full
orpartial transit of the Seaway.4. A charge per pleasure craft 30.00 \3\......... 30.00.
per lock transited for full or
partial transit of the Seaway,
including applicable federal
taxes \2\.5. Under the New Business 20%............... 20%.
Initiative Program, for cargo
accepted as New Business, a
percentage rebate on the
applicable cargo charges for
the approved period.6. Under the Volume Rebate 10%............... 10%.
Incentive program, a
retroactive percentage rebate
on cargo tolls on the
incremental volume calculated
based on the pre-approved
maximum volume.7. Under the New Service 20%............... 20%.
Incentive Program, for New
Business cargo moving under an
approved new service, an
additional percentage refund on
applicable cargo tolls above
the New Business rebate.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Or under the US GRT for vessels prescribed prior to 2002.\2\ The applicable charge at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation's locks (Eisenhower, Snell) for pleasure craft is $30 U.S.
or $30 Canadian per lock. The collection of the U.S. portion of tolls
for commercial vessels is waived by law (33 U.S.C. 988a(a)).\3\ $5.00 discount per lock applicable on ticket purchased for Canadian
locks via paypal. [80 FR 5048, Jan. 30, 2015]