This is a partial list of lakes of Canada. Canada has an extremely large number of lakes, with the number of lakes larger than three square kilometres being estimated at close to 31,752 by the Atlas of Canada. Of these, 561 lakes have a surface area larger than 100 km²,^[1] including four of the Great Lakes. Almost 9% (891,163 square kilometres (344,080 sq mi)) of Canada's total area is covered by freshwater. There is no official estimate of the number of smaller lakes. This list covers lakes larger than 400 sq mi (1,000 km²).

This is a list of lakes of Canada with an area larger than 1,000 km² (390 sq mi).^[2][3][4][5]

This is a list of lakes of Alberta with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[2][9][10]

This is a list of lakes of British Columbia with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[4]

*"Nechako Reservoir". BC Geographical Names.

This is a list of lakes of Manitoba with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[4][2]

This is a list of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).

This is a list of lakes of the Northwest Territories with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[2][10]

Bras d'Or Lake is the largest lake in Nova Scotia with an area of 1,099 km² (424 sq mi). The tidal lake has a maximum length of 100 kilometres (62 mi), a maximum width of 50 kilometres (31 mi) and a maximum depth of 287 m (942 ft).^[10]

This is a list of lakes of Nunavut with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[4]

This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[2][3][10]

This is a list of lakes of Quebec with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[2][10]

This is a list of lakes of Saskatchewan with an area larger than 400 km² (150 sq mi).^[2][4][10]

Kluane Lake is the largest lake in Yukon at 409 km² (158 sq mi) located at an elevation of 781 m (2,562 ft)^[2]

This is a list of lakes shared between Canada and the United States.

• Lake Champlain in Quebec and New York, Vermont
• Lake Erie in Ontario and Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
• Lake Huron in Ontario and Michigan
• Lake Memphremagog in Quebec and Vermont
• Lake Ontario in Ontario and New York
• Osoyoos Lake in British Columbia and Washington
• Rainy Lake in Ontario and Minnesota,
• Lake St Clair in Ontario and Michigan
• Lake Superior in Ontario and Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
• Waterton Lake in Alberta and Montana
• Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, Manitoba and Ontario