Scottish Canals

Scottish Canals is a non-departmental public body responsible for managing and caring for Scotland’s historic canal network. We work to preserve Scotland's inland waterways as important national assets while supporting sustainable transport, tourism, and community development. By maintaining infrastructure, promoting leisure activities, and encouraging regeneration projects along canal corridors, Scottish Canals plays a key role in enhancing heritage, boosting local economies, and improving environmental and social wellbeing across Scotland.