Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Jan. 15, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2011
Trading Symbol	cowp
Entity Registrant Name	CANAL CAPITAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000101821
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,326,929
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Public Float			$ 75,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY