The station contains six open exits.
Only one exit is located at the station's namesake – Canal Street – at the northeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Canal Street.
The other exit leading from the northern section of the station leads to the south side of Laight Street, between Sixth Avenue and St. Johns Lane.
At the center of the station there are exits to the northwest and northeast corners of Sixth Avenue and West Broadway.
At the southern end of the station there are two exits.
One exit leads to the northeast corner of Walker Street and Sixth Avenue, while the other leads to the AT&T Building.


The station also has three closed exits.
One exit, located at the southern end of the station, led to the southeast corner of Walker Street and West Broadway.
The other two are located in a passageway that extends further north than the current northernmost open exit; one led to the southeast corner of Grand Street and Sixth Avenue.
The passageway currently houses employee facilities.
The station contains six open exits. Only one exit is located at the station's namesake – Canal Street – at the northeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Canal Street. The other exit leading from the northern section of the station leads to the south side of Laight Street, between Sixth Avenue and St. Johns Lane. At the center of the station there are exits to the northwest and northeast corners of Sixth Avenue and West Broadway. At the southern end of the station there are two exits. One exit leads to the northeast corner of Walker Street and Sixth Avenue, while the other leads to the AT&T Building.

The station also has three closed exits. One exit, located at the southern end of the station, led to the southeast corner of Walker Street and West Broadway. The other two are located in a passageway that extends further north than the current northernmost open exit; one led to the southeast corner of Grand Street and Sixth Avenue. The passageway currently houses employee facilities.
Canal Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)