Channel Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse at the entrance to the harbour of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A light station was established at Channel Head in 1875. The present cast-iron tower was built in 1895, replacing the original wooden lighthouse. The tower was designated a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 1988.
Work on the first lighthouse began in 1874, and the light entered service the following spring. The original lighthouse was a square wooden tower showing a fixed red light. It was replaced in 1895 by a circular iron tower equipped with a fourth-order lens. A fog signal station was added in 1898, as Port aux Basques developed as the western terminus of the Newfoundland Railway and a ferry port. The current light flashes white every ten seconds from a focal height of and has a nominal range of . The station also carries a RACON transmitting Morse code C on X and S bands.
See also List of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador List of lighthouses in Canada
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