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Montreal canoe Fur Trade, Hist. 
a large freight canoe, measuring about 40 feet and capable of carrying 4 to 5 tons, used for the voyage from Montreal to the Grand Portage.
See also: canoe ((n.)) (def. 1) canot de charge canot du maître Hudson's Bay canoe Large Canoe maître canot Ottawa River canoe Grand River canoe
- 1793 (1933) Part of the Company's Furs are sent Round the Lakes in Shipping, but the major part goes down the Ottawa in montreal canoes.
- 1794 (1954) There are three of the large Montreal canoes lying here which are about 36 Ft long, 2½ deep, and 6 wide in Midships, carry 70 Bales, Bags, and Kegs each, and are navigated by 8 Men.
- 1961 Matt Bernard . . . supervises the launching of a large Hudson's Bay type canoe (canot du maître or Montreal canoe) which he completed Sept. 28, 1957.
- 1793 (1933) Part of the Company's Furs are sent Round the Lakes in Shipping, but the major part goes down the Ottawa in montreal canoes.