Although trains continue to play a large role in carrying freight across Canada, increased use of the automobile and the airplane has led to a decline in passenger travel by rail.
Kanādas transkontinentālajam dzelzceļam joprojām ir liela nozīme preču pārvadājumos, turpretī pasažieri mūsdienās lielākoties dod priekšroku autotransportam un gaisa transportam.