People who have walked across Canada

Al Howie (Canadian): In 1991, ran from St. John's, NL to Victoria, BC in 72 days, 10 hours and 23 minutes, departing St. John's on 21 June and arriving in Victoria on 1 September. His 7,295.5 km transit (averaging 100 km a day for 72 days) is recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest crossing of Canada on foot (male).

Ann Keane (Canadian): In 2002, ran from St. John's, NL to Tofino, BC in 143 days, departing St. John's on 17 April and arriving in Tofino on 8 September. Her 7,831 km transit is recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest crossing of Canada on foot (female).

Beresford Greatheed (Canadian): The first person to walk across Canada. He departed Vancouver, BC on 2 March 1895 and arrived in Halifax, NS twelve months later. Greatheed's cross-Canada walk was intended to be the first leg in a walk around the world that he undertook to win $50,000, as part of a wager between Vancouver clubs about whether a man could walk around the world in five years without money or luggage.

Burnest Heard (Canadian): Born Burnest Watson Heard Wozny, the self-styled "World's Greatest Lover," walked from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS and back. He set out on 1 June 1937, arrived in Halifax 19 months later in December 1939, then began his return trip on 1 February 1940, taking two years and ten months to reach Vancouver in December 1942. He pushed a 150-pound oil drum across the country and financed his trip by selling postcards of himself.

Charles Burkman (Canadian): From Whitewood, SK, participated in the 1921 Halifax Herald Coast to Coast Race. He walked from Halifax, NS to Vancouver, BC, completing the journey in 139 days and arriving third among the competitors.

Clifford Behan (Canadian): Son of Jack Behan, participated in the 1921 Halifax Herald Coast to Coast Race with his father. Together they walked from Halifax, NS to Vancouver, BC, completing the walk in 136 days and being the first to reach Vancouver, though they started seven days before the Dills.

Frank Dill (Canadian): From Windsor, NS, along with his wife Jennie, participated in the 1921 Halifax Herald Coast to Coast Race. They walked from Halifax, NS to Vancouver, BC, completing the journey in 134 days despite starting seven days after the Behans, making them the actual fastest finishers.

Jack Behan (Canadian): From Dartmouth, NS, participated in the 1921 Halifax Herald Coast to Coast Race with his son Clifford. They walked from Halifax, NS to Vancouver, BC, completing the walk in 136 days and being the first to reach Vancouver.

Jackson Charron-Okerlund "CrossCanadaJax" (Canadian): Ran across Canada in 2023 to raise money for cancer research. He began his journey on 6 March 2023 from the Terry Fox memorial in St. John's, NL and completed his 7,000-kilometre, 160-day trek on 12 August in Port Coquitlam, BC. He live-streamed his run on social media and raised more than $100,000 CAD.

Jamie McDonald (British): In 2013-2014, ran across Canada wearing a Flash costume and raised a quarter of a million British pounds for children's charities. Born with the rare spinal condition syringomyelia and told at nine years old he would be unable to walk, he began his journey in St. John's, NL on 9 March 2013 and arrived in Vancouver, BC on 4 February 2014.

Jennie (Jenny) Dill (Canadian): The first woman to walk across Canada. Wife of Frank Dill, she participated in the 1921 Halifax Herald Coast to Coast Race, walking from Halifax, NS to Vancouver, BC in 134 days, making her and her husband the fastest finishers despite starting seven days after the Behans.

John Hugh Gillis (Canadian): In 1906, on a bet and dare, walked from North Sydney, NS to Vancouver, BC. He departed North Sydney on 31 January 1906 with two companions who left him in Montreal. Near Ignace, ON, he was joined by Charles Jackman, who had begun walking from Montreal to catch up. The two walked 2,700 km together and arrived in Vancouver on 24 September 1906.

Ken Weldrick (Canadian): Born in MacKayville, Quebec, was a 23-year-old social worker from Vancouver who embarked on a cross-Canada jog in December 1974. Known as "The Happy Jogger," he aimed to raise awareness and funds ($17,000) for mentally and physically challenged individuals. His journey began in Vancouver, BC and concluded in Newfoundland in July 1975, despite being hospitalized for frostbite during harsh Prairie winters.

Melanie Vogel (German): Became the first woman to complete a coast-to-coast-to-coast through-hike on the Trans Canada Trail. She started her journey in Cape Spear, NL on 2 June 2017 and completed her 20,000 km journey at Point Zero of the Trans Canada Trail at Clover Point in Victoria, BC on 12 November 2022. Her trek included walking from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans and north to the Arctic Ocean.

Michael Yellowlees (Scottish): Completed an 8,000-kilometre fundraising walk across Canada on 5 December 2021 when he arrived at Cape Spear, NL. He began his walk in Tofino, BC on 5 March 2021 and raised more than $60,000 for the Trees for Life charity. Yellowlees was accompanied by Luna, his Husky dog, and wore traditional Scottish kilts throughout his journey.

Rick Hansen (Canadian): As part of his Man in Motion World Tour, a 26-month wheelchair journey to create awareness of the potential of people with disabilities, he crossed Canada from Cape Spear, NL on 26 August 1986 to Vancouver on 22 May 1987. He logged 40,075 km through 34 countries on four continents during the entire world tour, averaging 80 kilometers per day across Canada.

Ryan Keeping (Canadian, born 1998): Ultramarathon runner from Halifax, Nova Scotia who completed a 7,342 km run across Canada in 99 days. Inspired by Terry Fox and motivated by family members diagnosed with heart disease, he set out on 1 April 2024 from St. John's, Newfoundland and arrived in Victoria, British Columbia on 7 July 2024. He ran approximately 75 km/day and raised over $240,000 CAD for the Heart & Stroke Foundation with his motto "Flip the Switch."

Sébastien Sasseville (Canadian): Ran across Canada in 2014 to raise awareness about living with diabetes. He left St. John's, NL on 2 February 2014 and arrived in Vancouver, BC on 14 November 2014 (World Diabetes Day). His nine-month journey was equivalent to 5 or 6 marathons each week.

Skylar Roth-MacDonald (Canadian): Ran across Canada in 2021 to raise $50,000 and awareness for the Canadian Mental Health Association. He set out from Victoria, BC on 1 June 2021 and completed his run 143 days later in St. John's, NL on 12 October. He ran more than 7,200 km and exceeded his goal by raising more than $65,000.

Steve Fonyo (Canadian): Ran across Canada in 1984-1985 and raised $14 million for cancer research. He began his "Journey for Lives" run on 31 March 1984 at age 18 and completed it 425 days later on 29 May 1985, covering 7,924 km. In recognition of his achievement, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1985.

Steve Hartwig (Canadian): Canadian Armed Forces veteran suffering from PTSD walked from Vancouver, BC to St. John's, NL in 2014. He left Vancouver on 23 June 2014 and arrived in St. John's on 13 September. Each day he walked a 32-km forced march (military hike) to raise awareness of PTSD in his walk entitled "Into No Man's Land."

Trevor Redmond (Canadian): Known as the "Fellow in Yellow," walked from Stanley Park, BC to the east coast of Canada and back between 2006 and 2007 for cancer prevention, research, and awareness. He covered 11,421 kilometers during this round-trip journey and later completed a 14,632 kilometer bicycle ride across Canada in 2009.