Updated for September 2026
The Best Aquariums in Canada
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every aquarium in Canada that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Picnic areaParkingAssistance animal policy
Aquarium du Québec
Aquarium in Québec
The 16-hectare site holds over 10,000 animals of more than 300 species. Animals on show include polar bears, seals, leopard sharks, giant Pacific octopuses and jellyfish.
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Vancouver Aquarium
Aquarium in Vancouver
It was among the first to place professional naturalists in its galleries to explain animal behaviour to visitors.
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Aquarium in Toronto
It contains 5.7 million litres of water, split into ten named galleries, with over 20,000 specimens from more than 450 species. It stands just southeast of the CN Tower and is one of three sites Ripley Entertainment owns and runs.
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Guided tourParkingAccessible toilets
Ucluelet Aquarium
Aquarium in Ucluelet
A permanent building opened on 1 June 2012, following a small waterfront building that had run seasonally from 2004 to 2011 as a trial of the concept. The displays cover invertebrates, fishes and marine plants native to the island's west coast.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourEducation program
Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium
Aquarium in St. Andrews
Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium is an aquarium in St. Andrews, Canada. Animals on show include Atlantic salmon, Sea horses, American lobster and harbour harp seal.
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Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 5 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.