Haunted Places in Canada (44)

Explore 44 haunted places in Canada — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 👻 Deadmen Valley, Nahanni Northwest Territories The Dene have always avoided the valley — and when the search party reached the brothers' camp in 1908, they were still there, headless.
• 👻 Bell Island Mine No. 2 Newfoundland och Labrador In the iron mines beneath Conception Bay, dead miners still roam — while the island's dreaded hag hunts the marshes above.
• 👻 Deadman's Pond Newfoundland och Labrador In the "bottomless" pond below the gibbet hill of St. John's, the hands of the executed are said to reach for those who stray too close.
• 👻 The Esther Cox House, Amherst Nova Scotia Around 18-year-old Esther Cox, Canada's most infamous poltergeist erupted in 1878 — with threats carved into the wall above her bed.
• 👻 Frank Slide Alberta Beneath Turtle Mountain's rubble rests an entire mining town — and drifting lights are said to cross the stone field at night.
• 🚇 Griffintown – Mary Gallagher's Corner Québec Every seven years, headless Mary Gallagher is said to return to William Street in Montreal in search of her head.
• 🏚️ The Hermitage Ruins, Ancaster Ontario Among the mansion ruins of Dundas Valley walks coachman William Black, who hanged himself when denied his beloved.
• ⚔️ Ottawa Jail Hostel Ontario In the hostel inside Ottawa's old jail, hanged assassin Patrick Whelan is said to appear at the foot of guests' beds.
• 👻 The Screaming Tunnel Ontario Strike a match at midnight in the stone tunnel — and the girl who burned to death is said to snuff it out with a scream.
• 👻 Old Lévis – La Corriveau Québec At the Lévis crossroads, murderess La Corriveau was hung in an iron cage in 1763 — and her ghost is said to still seek a new husband.
• 🛎️ Algonquin Resort New Brunswick In Room 473 a jilted bride weeps through the night — and a puddle keeps returning to the floor with no leak to explain it. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏯 Burnaby Art Gallery (Ceperley House) British Columbia Grace Ceperley is said to sweep up the staircase of her beloved Fairacres — aggrieved over a will that was never honoured.
• 🏛️ Bytown Museum Ontario In Ottawa's oldest stone building, canal clerk Duncan McNab is said to still trail visitors up the stairs. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Craigdarroch Castle British Columbia Coal baron's widow Joan Dunsmuir is said to still sweep down the grand staircase in a ball gown in her Victoria castle. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Dalnavert Manitoba In the premier's Victorian home, footsteps sound from the floor above — with the scent of flowers that are not there.
• 👻 Deane House Alberta In the old police superintendent's house in Calgary, a disconnected telephone rings — and a piano plays by itself.
• 🛎️ Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Alberta A bride in white lace is said to still dance alone in the ballroom of the castle-like railway hotel in the Rockies. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Five Fishermen Nova Scotia In the restaurant that served as a morgue for the Titanic's dead, glasses fly off shelves and taps turn on by unseen hands.
• 🛎️ Fort Garry Hotel Manitoba In Room 202 of Winnipeg's railway hotel, guests wake to a woman in a ball gown standing at the foot of the bed. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Fort George Ontario In the War of 1812 fort, seven-year-old Sarah Ann still plays peek-a-boo with visitors — dead since 1840.
• 👻 Fort Henry Ontario On Fort Henry's ramparts still patrols Nils von Schoultz, the rebel hanged in 1838 after being defended by a future prime minister.
• 👻 The Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait Prince Edward Island Since 1786, a burning three-master has been seen sailing the Northumberland Strait — and those who row out to save her crew find only empty sea.
• 👻 Gibraltar Point Lighthouse Ontario Keeper Radelmüller was murdered in 1815 by soldiers after his bootleg beer — and is said to still tend his Toronto Islands light.
• 🗡️ Halifax Citadel Nova Scotia The Grey Lady walks the Halifax fortress seeking the soldier who took his life on their wedding day — leaving the scent of roses behind. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Hamilton House Manitoba In physician T.G. Hamilton's home, a ghost laboratory of cameras captured 'ectoplasm' at séances for twelve years.
• 🏛️ Hockey Hall of Fame Ontario In hockey's shrine lingers bank teller Dorothy, who shot herself in the vault in 1953 after a doomed love affair. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏯 The Keg Mansion Ontario Above the grand staircase of the Massey family's Toronto mansion, a hanged maid is still said to appear in her noose.
• 👻 Moose Head Inn, Kenosee Lake Saskatchewan At the notorious lakeside inn, unseen hands slammed doors so violently that police were called out. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Oak Island Nova Scotia The treasure island in Mahone Bay is said to be guarded by vanished fishermen's spirits — and a curse demanding seven lives before the treasure is found.
• 👻 Plains of Abraham Québec On the 1759 battlefield, fallen soldiers are said to appear in the evening haze, trailed by the smell of gunpowder.
• 👻 Prince House, Heritage Park Alberta In the turreted mansion's second-floor window appears a woman in white, cradling an infant.
• 👻 St. Louis Ghost Light Saskatchewan Along a vanished railway grade on the prairie floats a white light — the lantern of a headless railwayman, the legend says.
• 🚇 Waterfront Station British Columbia On rainy nights the decapitated brakeman Hub Clark is seen walking the tracks with his lantern outside Vancouver's old terminus.
• 👻 Auberge Saint-Gabriel Québec In Montreal's oldest inn, a little girl in a blue dress is heard laughing — and the piano plays by itself. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🛎️ Caribou Hotel, Carcross Yukon At the gold rush hotel in Carcross, hostess Bessie Gideon still draws bubble baths for her guests — 90 years after her death. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🛎️ Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Québec Governor Frontenac is said to wander his namesake hotel in Québec City, searching for the heart that never reached his wife. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🛎️ Fairmont Château Laurier Ontario The railway magnate who went down with the Titanic twelve days before opening night is said to have never left his dream hotel in Ottawa. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🛎️ Fairmont Empress Hotel British Columbia The architect murdered by his wife's young lover is said to roam his own masterpiece by Victoria's harbour, cane in hand. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🛎️ Fairmont Hotel Vancouver British Columbia Red-gowned socialite Jennie Pearl Cox is said to still glide through the elevator doors on the fourteenth floor. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏯 Government House, Regina Saskatchewan In the lieutenant governor's residence, cook 'Howie' still shuffles about in his slippers, rearranging rooms until the staff give in.
• 🏛️ McKay Avenue School Alberta In Edmonton's old schoolhouse, construction worker Peter shifts chairs and empties drawers — a century after falling from the roof. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Montmorency Falls – The White Lady Québec In the dawn mist at Montmorency Falls appears Mathilde, the bride who leapt from the falls when war took her beloved.
• 👻 Vogue Theatre British Columbia In the art deco theatre's projection booth sits a dark-haired man with severe features — until he dissolves into thin air. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 West Point Lighthouse Prince Edward Island Lighthouse Willie, who never missed a night in fifty years, is said to still flick the lamps on and off in his Prince Edward Island tower.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Canada?

Haunted Places lists 44 haunted locations in Canada, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Canada?

Among the most notable in Canada: Deadmen Valley, Nahanni, Bell Island Mine No. 2 and Deadman's Pond.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Canada?

Yes — 16 of the haunted places in Canada are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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