Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal, Historic canal system in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada.

The Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal is a waterway linking Lake Saint-Louis to Lake of Two Mountains via a lock system located at the western end of Montreal Island. The canal features multiple locks that raise or lower boats to manage water level differences between the two lakes.

A private lock had operated since 1816 in the channel west of Île Perrot, facing Dorion, giving its owners a monopoly on upstream shipping; merchants petitioned for a public lock, and plans were drawn in 1831. Construction began in 1840 and the canal opened on 14 November 1843, with a masonry lock 58 m long, 14 m wide and 2 m deep at the sills. Following the Canals Commission recommendation of 1870, a second lock was built directly east and parallel, completed in 1882; the original lock was abandoned in 1909 and backfilled in 1964.

The waterside promenade serves as a gathering place where locals walk, sit, and watch boats pass through the locks on their way to different water levels. Families and neighbors use the space regularly to enjoy time by the water and observe the working lock system in action.

Walking along the promenade offers the best way to experience the canal and watch locks operate as boats pass through. Resting areas are scattered throughout where you can stop and observe the navigation process without rushing.

The first lock opened in 1843, but its approach was hard to navigate, so a second lock was built parallel to it and finished in 1882. The 1843 lock was abandoned in 1909 and backfilled in 1964, leaving few traces of the original masonry.