With 400,000 sparkling lakes and rivers and the longest network of canoe and kayak routes in the world, Ontario offers something for everyone from the absolute beginner to the seasoned paddler. And outfitters throughout the province can teach you the basics, supply rentals or guide you though our waterways.

Paddle into our rich canoeing past along the routes of Aboriginal peoples, voyageurs and fur traders on one of Canada’s Heritage Rivers. Go up a lazy river through rolling countryside and rare Carolinian forests on the Grand River, only an hour west of Toronto, with stretches that will appeal to every level of canoeist or kayaker. Take on Northern Ontario’s mighty Mattawa River with a backdrop of soaring black granite cliffs jutting from the shore. Or thrill to the rushing rapids and narrow chutes along the French River which flows through the rugged Canadian Shield.

Kayak on Georgian Bay with the rugged beauty of the 30,000 Islands as a backdrop. Witness the timeless beauty of the wild and rocky coast of Lake Superior, which has quickly become one of North America’s sea kayaking hot spots. Challenge a tangled network of over 500 crystalline lakes and rivers in Quetico Provincial Park – once water routes for the Ojibwa and fur traders, and considered one of the world’s greatest canoeing and camping wilderness adventures.