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{{dynamic list}}This is an incomplete list of caves in Canada. Most notable caves are in western Canada and in parts of southern Ontario where limestone predominates.Name | Entrance elevation (m) | Depth (m) | Length (m) | Province | Remarks |
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Bisaro Anima | | 670 | 5300 | British Columbia | Discovered in 2012 on a mountain plateau North of Fernie, BC. Extreme depth depth reached in a sump in late 2017.[1] | Booming Ice Chasm | | 140 | 704 | Alberta | Located in the Crowsnest Pass area | Cadomin Cave | 1891 | 220 | 2791 | Alberta | Closed in 2012 - white nose syndrome
| Canyon Creek Ice Cave | 1769 | +89.4 | 727.12 | Alberta | Impassable beyond first 150m since 1980, due to ice buildup[2]
| Castleguard Cave | 2016[2] | 384 | 20357 | Alberta | The longest cave in Canada. Located in Banff National Park, the cave entrance is gated and requires permission from Parks Canada to enter.
| Cave and Basin | 1403[2] | | | Alberta | In the Banff townsite. Entry is paid, cave consists of a tunnel blasted through to a natural cavern containing hot springs. | Gargantua Cave | 2501[2] | 286 | 6001 | Alberta | Contains largest natural cavern in Canada
| Hole in the Wall | 2013[2] | | 30[2] | Alberta | A prominent feature on the side of Mount Cory, north of Banff, visible from the Trans-Canada Highway
| Hoodoo Cave | | | | Alberta | Near Nordegg | Plateau Mountain Ice Cave | 2226 | | 90[2] | Alberta | In the Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve. Closed to the public in the early 1970s.[3] | Rat's Nest Cave | 1450[2] | 245 | 4003 | Alberta | Near Exshaw, beneath Grotto Mountain. Access is by guided tour only. | Wapiabi Cave | | 152 | 540 | Alberta | Near Nordegg | Arctomys Cave | | 536 | 3496 | British Columbia | Located in Mount Robson Provincial Park | Artlish River Cave | | | 396 | British Columbia | Artlish Caves Provincial Park
| The Black Hole | | | 740 | British Columbia | Artlish Caves Provincial Park | Cody Caves | | | 800 | British Columbia | Guide necessary
| Chipmunk Caves | | | | British Columbia | Near the Chilliwack River | Close To The Edge | 700 | 475 | 967 | British Columbia | | Devil's Bath | | | | British Columbia | | Eternal Fountain | | | | British Columbia | | Horne Lake cave complex | | | | British Columbia | Located on Vancouver Island
| Gumdrop | | | | British Columbia | Near Sechelt | Little Huson Cave | | | | British Columbia | Nakimu Caves | | | | British Columbia | In Glacier National Park | Raspberry Rising | | 220 | 975 | British Columbia | Located in Mount Tupper, BC. Still being explored, its full extents are yet to be determined.[4] | Sarlacc's Pit cave | | 130m+ | 2000m+ | British Columbia | Located in Wells Gray Provincial Park. Discovered in 2018 and not yet accurately measured. The largest known cave of its type.[5] | Skaha North Cave | | 40m | 300m | British Columbia | ~5km south of north end of Skaha and 3km up from Skaha lake | Skaha South Cave | | 30m | 150m | British Columbia | ~2km south of Skaha North | Slesse Creek caves | | | | British Columbia | Near Slesse Creek | Thanksgiving Cave | | 479[6] | 8386[6] | British Columbia | Located on Vancouver Island, near Tahsis. A through passage was discovered in September 2017. | Valdes Island cave | | | | British Columbia | On island in the Strait of Georgia
| Vanishing River/Reappearing River | | | | British Columbia | Located on Vancouver Island | Limestone deposits | | | | Manitoba | Near Lake Winnipeg | Kitt's Cave | | 8 | 141 | New Brunswick | Located near Hammondvale, New Brunswick | Underground Lake | | 13.1 | 141 | New Brunswick | Gypsum cave in Demoiselle Creek | Hayes Cave | | | 400[7] | Nova Scotia | Located near Elmsdale | Cape Dauphin cave | | | | Nova Scotia | Located at Cape Dauphin | Bonnechere Caves | | | | Ontario | Located at Eganville | Duncan Crevice Caves | | | | Ontario | Located at Beaver Valley | Scenic Caves | | | | Ontario | Located near Collingwood | Warsaw Caves | | | | Ontario | Located in Douro-Dummer Township near Warsaw | Eramosa Karst | | | | Ontario | Located in Hamilton
| Niagara Falls | | | 46 | Ontario | Man-made grotto
| Cave Falls | | | | Ontario | | Saint-Alban caves | | | | Quebec | Saint-Alban | Cavernicole Cave/Saint-Leonard Cavern | | | 250 | Quebec | Saint-Léonard; original cave is 35 metres long with a depth of 8 metres;[8] a second 250-metre cave was discovered in 2017.[9]
| Le trou de la Fée | | | | Quebec | Located in Desbiens on the Métabetchouane River | Trou du Diable | | | 980 | Quebec | Second longest cave in Quebec
| Trou du Perdus | | | | Quebec | Saint-Michel-du-Squatec | Bluefish Caves | | | | Yukon | South of Old Crow | |
See also References1. ^Heide Pearson, [https://globalnews.ca/news/3966284/calgarian-explorers-among-team-that-discovered-canadas-deepest-cave-near-fernie-bc/ Calgarian explorers among team that discovered Canada’s deepest cave near Fernie, BC], Global News, January 15, 2018 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite book|last=Rollins|first=Jon|title=Caves of the Canadian Rockies & Columbia Mountains|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|location=Surrey, BC|isbn=0921102941|pages=|url=}} 3. ^Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve Management Plan 4. ^Joshua Rapp Learn, "Cave Mappers", Canadian Geographic Magazine, April 2014, pp. 36-37. 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-cave-bc-canadas-biggest-cave-1.4929918 |title=Newly discovered cave in B.C. might be largest ever found in Canada |edition= |author=The Canadian Press |date=3 December 2018 |work= |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=3 December 2018 |location= |page=|ISBN= }} 6. ^1 {{cite web|title=Canada's 100 Longest and Deepest surveyed caves|url=http://www.cancaver.ca/longdeep/deepest.htm|website=CanCaver|publisher=Caving Canada|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 7. ^Derek Davis, et al, (1996 Revised Edition), [https://ojs.library.dal.ca/NSM/article/download/3845/3515 Natural History of Nova Scotia, Volume II: Theme Regions], Nova Scotia Museum, p. 96 8. ^[https://www.375mtl.com/en/2-minutes-of-history-the-saint-leonard-cavern/ The Saint-Leonard Cavern], Alive 375: Society for the Celebrations of Montréal’s 375th Anniversary, 2015 9. ^Michelle Lalonde, [https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/caves-dating-back-more-than-15000-years-discovered-in-saint-leonard Spelunkers discover 15,000-year-old cavern in St-Léonard park], Montreal Gazette, December 1, 2017
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