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List of POW camps in Canada
There were 40 known camps spread all over the Canadian territory. At first the camps were marked by letters and later by numbers. The prisoners undertook various tasks, with many working in the forests as logging crews. In addition to the main camps there were branch camps and labor camps.
The largest number of Prisoners of war was recorded as 33,798 POW. There were an additional 6,437 civil internees, members of the merchant marine and refugees.
| Camp | Place | Province | Location | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chatham | Ontario | 260 km SE Toronto | 1944 1945-1946 |
| 10 | Fingal | Ontario | 1945-1946 | |
| 20 (C) | Gravenhurst | Ontario | 1940-1946 | |
| 21 (F) | Espanola | Ontario | 330 km NNW Toronto | 1940-1943 |
| 22 (M) | Mimico | Ontario | 1940-1944 | |
| 23 (C) | Monteith | Ontario | 1940-1946 | |
| 30 | Bowmanville | Ontario | 65 km ENE Toronto | 1941-1945 |
| 31 (F) | Kingston | Ontario | 145 km SSW Ottawa | 1940-1943 |
| 32 (H) | Hull | Quebec | 10 km N Ottawa | 1941-(?) |
| 33 (F) | Petawawa | Ontario | 130 km WNW Ottawa | 1942-1946 |
| 40 (A) | Farnham | Quebec | 50 km ESE Montreal | 1940-1941 1942-1943 1944-1946 |
| 42 (N) | Newington (Sherbrooke) | Quebec | 130 km E Montreal | 1942-1946 |
| 44 | Grande Lygne | Quebec | 1943-1946 | |
| 45 | Sorel | Quebec | 65 km NNE Montreal | 1945-1946 |
| 70 (B) | Fredericton | New Brunswick | 1941-1945 | |
| 100 (W) | Neys | Ontario | 800 km NW Toronto | 1944-1943 1944-1946 |
| 101 | Angler | Ontario | 800 km NW Toronto | 1941-1946 |
| 130 | Seebe | Alberta | 1939-1946 | |
| 132 | Medicine Hat | Alberta | 260 km ESE Calgary | 1943-1945 |
| 133 | Ozada | Alberta | 130 km W Calgary | 1942 |
| 133 | Lethbridge | Alberta | 160 km SE Calgary | 1942-1946 |
| 135 | Wainright | Alberta | 190 km ESE Edmonton | 1945-1946 |
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10-26-2009 08:16:03
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