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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 Image Province Entrance
elevation (m)
Depth (m) Length (m) Remarks
Arctomys Cave  British Columbia 536 3,496 Located in Mount Robson Provincial Park
Artlish River Cave
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 British Columbia 396 Located in Artlish Caves Provincial Park
Bisaro Anima  British Columbia 670 5,300 Discovered in 2012 on a high plateau of Mount Bisaro near Fernie. Extreme depth reached in a sump in late 2017.
The Black Hole  British Columbia 740 Located in Artlish Caves Provincial Park
Bluefish Caves  Yukon Located near Old Crow
Bocock Peak Caves  British Columbia Located in Bocock Peak Provincial Park
Bonnechere Caves  Ontario Located in Eganville
Booming Ice Chasm  Alberta 140 704 Located near Crowsnest Pass
Cadomin Cave Cadomin Cave.jpg  Alberta 1,891 220 2,791 Located near Cadomin. Closed in 2010 due to an outbreak of white nose syndrome.
Canyon Creek Ice Cave  Alberta 1,769 +89.4 727.12 Located near the town of Bragg Creek. Impassable beyond the first 150m since 1980, due to ice buildup.
Castleguard Cave
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 Alberta 2,016 384 20,357 Located in Banff National Park. It is longest cave in Canada. The cave entrance is gated and requires permission from Parks Canada to enter.
Cave and Basin
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 Alberta 1,403 Located in the town of Banff. The cave consists of a tunnel blasted through to a natural cavern containing hot springs. Has an entry fee.
Cave Falls  Ontario Located in Hamilton
Charlie Lake Cave
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 British Columbia An archaeologically significant cave located near Charlie Lake
Chipmunk Caves  British Columbia Located in the Chilliwack River valley near Ford Mountain Correctional Centre
Close To The Edge
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 British Columbia 700 475 967 Located in Close To The Edge Provincial Park
Cody Caves
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 British Columbia 800 Located in Cody Caves Provincial Park. Access is by guided tour only.
Devil's Bath  British Columbia 90 44 Large cenote located 13.5 km southeast of Port Alice near Kathleen Lake
Duncan Crevice Caves  Ontario Located in Beaver Valley
Eramosa Karst
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 Ontario Located in Hamilton
Eternal Fountain  British Columbia A waterfall emptying into a sinkhole near Port McNeill
Fairy Hole  Nova Scotia A sea cave reputedly linked to various legends of the Mi'kmaq Nation
Fang Cave  British Columbia Located in Evanoff Provincial Park
Gargantua Cave
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 Alberta
 British Columbia
2,501 286 6,001 Located near Crowsnest Pass. Contains the largest and highest elevation natural cavern in Canada.
Hayes Cave  Nova Scotia 400 Located near Maple Grove
Hole in the Wall
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 Alberta 2,013 30 A prominent feature on the side of Mount Cory. Visible from the Trans-Canada Highway about 14 km west of the town of Banff.
Homesite Creek Caves  British Columbia Located near Halfmoon Bay
Hoodoo Cave  Alberta 220 Located near Nordegg
Horne Lake cave complex
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 British Columbia Located in Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park
Horseshoe Falls grotto
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 Ontario 46 A large manmade grotto behind Horseshoe Falls of Niagara Falls
Kitt's Cave  New Brunswick 8 141 Located near Hammondvale
Limestone deposits  Manitoba Located near Lake Winnipeg
Little Huson Cave complex  British Columbia Located in Little Huson Cave Regional Park
Nakimu Caves  British Columbia Located in Glacier National Park
Plateau Mountain Ice Cave  Alberta 2,226 90 Located in Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve. Closed to the public in the early 1970s.
Raspberry Rising  British Columbia 220 975 Located beneath Mount Tupper in Glacier National Park. Still being explored, its full extents are yet to be determined.
Rat's Nest Cave  Alberta 1,450 245 4,003 Located beneath Grotto Mountain near Exshaw. Access is by guided tour only.
Saint-Alban caves  Quebec Located in Saint-Alban
Saint-Leonard Cavern
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 Quebec 250 Located in Saint-Léonard. Original cave is 35 metres long with a depth of 8 metres; a second 250-metre cave was discovered in 2017.
Sarlacc's Pit cave
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 British Columbia +130 +2,000 Discovered in 2018 within Wells Gray Provincial Park. Not yet accurately measured. The largest known cave of its type. Given the informal name of "Sarlacc's Pit".
Scenic Caves  Ontario Located near Collingwood
Skaha North Cave  British Columbia 40 300 Located approximately 5 km south of north end of Skaha and 3 km up from Skaha lake
Skaha South Cave  British Columbia 30 150 Located approximately 2 km south of Skaha North Cave
Slesse Creek caves  British Columbia Located near Slesse Creek
Small River Caves complex  British Columbia Located in Small River Caves Provincial Park.
Stone Corral Caves  British Columbia Located in Monkman Provincial Park
Thanksgiving Cave  British Columbia 479 8,386 Located near Tahsis. A through passage was discovered in September 2017.
Trou de la Fée  Quebec Located in Desbiens
Trou du Diable
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 Quebec 980 Located in Saint-Casimir. Second longest cave in Quebec.
Trou du Perdus  Quebec Located in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec
Underground Lake  New Brunswick 13.1 141 A gypsum cave located in the community of Demoiselle Creek
Valdes Island cave
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 British Columbia Located on Valdes Island
Vanishing River/Reappearing River  British Columbia Located southeast of Port Alice near Kathleen Lake
Wapiabi Cave  Alberta 152 540 Located near Nordegg
Warsaw Caves  Ontario Located in Douro-Dummer Township near Warsaw
Weymer Creek caves complex  British Columbia Located in Weymer Creek Provincial Park. Caving is strongly discouraged until a park management plan is completed.
Hell Holes Caves  Ontario Located in Lennox and Addington County near Centreville

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