<P> The Trans - Canada Highway ( French : Route Transcanadienne ) is a transcontinental federal - provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada from the Pacific Ocean on the west to the Atlantic on the east . The main route spans 7,821 kilometres ( 4,860 mi ) across the country , one of the longest routes of its type in the world . The highway system is recognizable by its distinctive white - on - green maple leaf route markers , although there are small variations in the markers in some provinces . </P>
where does the trans canada highway begin and end
the Pacific Ocean on the west to the Atlantic on the east