The Canadian Canoe Company was founded in 1892, following the destruction by fire of the Ontario Canoe Company. In the 1920s it was gathered together with the Chestnut Canoe Company and Peterborough Canoe Company under the umbrella of Canadian Watercraft Ltd. As en entity, Canadian Canoe Company folded in 1961. For the most part, the wood & canvas canoes from the three companies were of the same design.
Identifying Features:
The serial number, if present, will be stamped on the inboard upper face of the stem. Canadian Canoes are known to use a format of two leading digits, which are the model number, followed by a serialized number. No information apart from the model can be gathered from the serial number.
Canadian Canoe Company Canvas Canoe Models
| Model Number | Model Name | Dimensions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Models | |||
| 42 | Breeze | 14 x 32 x 12 | |
| 44 | Balmy | 15 x 34 x 12 | |
| 43 | 15 x 37 x 11½ | ||
| Chinook | 16 x 31 x 12 | ||
| 44-A | Hiawatha | 16 x 34 x 12 | With outside stems. |
| Airfloat | 16 x 33 x 12 | Sponsons and outside stems | |
| 44-B | Habitant | 16 x 34 x 12 | |
| 50 | 16 x 34 x 12 | Special Canvas Canoe | |
| Trappers and Lightweight Canoes | |||
| 90 | Feather | 11 x 34 x 12 | Lightweight |
| 39 | Pup | 12 x 32 x 12 | |
| 40 | Cub | 13 x 30 x 12 | |
| 41 | Rat | 14 x 32 x 12 | |
| 42 | Mink | 15 x 34 x 12 | |
| 95 | Carry | 15 x 34 x 12 | |
| Cruiser Canoes | |||
| 45 | Patrol | 16 x 34 x 12 | |
| 46 | Tourist | 17 x 35 x 12 | |
| 48 | Forester | 18 x 37 x 13 | |
| Prospector Canoes | |||
| 51-P | Leader | 14 x 34 x 13 | |
| 51-S | Scout | 14 x 34 x 13 | Square Stern |
| 52-P | Surveyor | 15 x 35 x 13½ | |
| 52-S | Lookout | 15 x 35 x 13½ | Square Stern |
| 53-P | Camper | 16 x 36 x 14 | |
| 53-S | Tripper | 16 x 36 x 14 | Square Stern |
| 54-P | Geologist | 17 x 37 x 14½ | |
| 54-S | Miner | 17 x 37 x 14½ | Square Stern |
| 55-P | Hunter | 18 x 38 x 15 | |
| 55-S | Explorer | 18 x 38 x 15 | Square Stern |
| Voyageur | 16 x 37 x 13½ 18 x 39 x 16 | Square Stern | |
| Sectional | 16 x 36 x 14 | Square Stern | |
| Freight Canoes | |||
| 60 | Selkirk | 17 x 45 x 17 | |
| 60-S | Pioneer | 17 x 46 x 18 | Square Stern |
| 62 | Fraser | 18 x 46 x 18 | |
| 62-S | Trader | 18 x 46 x 18 | Square Stern |
| 70 | Albany | 18 x 50 x 21 | |
| Factor | 18 x 50 x 20 | Square Stern | |
| 64 | 19 x 44 x 19 | ||
| 71 | Yukon | 19 x 51 x 21 | |
| 71-S | Supplier | 19 x 51 x 21 | Square Stern |
| 67 | Klondike | 20 x 54 x 20 | |
| 67-S | Distributor | 20 x 54 x 20 | Square Stern |
| 74 | York | 22 x 62 x 24 | |
| 74-S | Packet | 22 x 62 x 24 | Square Stern |