The Lachine Canal is an iconic jewel located in the southwest of Montreal. Its 13.5-kilometre path runs between the Old Port and Lake Saint-Louis. The navigable waterway, the green urban park lined with industrial vestiges and the various activities on its banks make this site a great place to share.
Designated National Historic Site of Canada in 1929, it is symbolic in the linking of the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of Canada through the St. Lawrence Seaway. A technological feat, it runs 14.5 miles from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake St. Louis. It allows ships to bypass the treacherous Lachine Rapids.