Trans Canada food trail - Global Toronto Eats

Regional food specialties across Canada

Want to do a Canadian overland trip and check out the food scene along the way? The options are: walk, bike, take the train, or drive.

The Trans Canada Trail is a hiking and canoeing trail that connects all provinces, territories and major urban centres in Canada. Except Nunavut, which has a token section. It’s more ambitious than the Trans-Canada Highway which doesn’t cover territories and skips major cities like Toronto and Halifax. The cross-country “Canadian” and “Ocean” train lines don’t cover Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

So, if you want to eat it all, the Trans Canada Trail it is. It has two western spurs: one starting from Tuktoyaktuk (Northwest Territories) in the Arctic northwest and another from Victoria (British Columbia). They converge at Edmonton and continue east to Cappahayden, south of St John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador). This guide covers the food highlights on the trail, from west to east: