Table 1
Main mode of commuting by province, May 2016, May 2021, May 2022, May 2023 and May 2024
| May 2016 | May 2021 | May 2022 | May 2023 | May 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Canada | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 79.4 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 82.6 | 81.5 |
| Public transit | 12.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 11.4 |
| Active transportation | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 89.2 | 88.9 | 89.7 | 87.0 | 88.5 |
| Public transit | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.2E | F | 2.8E |
| Active transportation | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0E | 6.6 | 3.7E |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 91.9 | 92.5 | 91.4 | 92.7 | 89.4 |
| Public transit | 1.3 | 1.4 | F | F | 4.2E |
| Active transportation | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.0E | 4.5E | 4.2E |
| Nova Scotia | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 85.3 | 87.5 | 86.1 | 85.5 | 81.7 |
| Public transit | 6.4 | 4.2 | 6.5E | 6.1 | 8.7 |
| Active transportation | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.1E | 8.6 |
| New Brunswick | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 91.2 | 92.0 | 91.3 | 90.1 | 89.3 |
| Public transit | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3E | 2.4E | 2.3E |
| Active transportation | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.4E | 6.8E |
| Quebec | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 78.2 | 82.4 | 81.4 | 80.3 | 79.2 |
| Public transit | 13.8 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 12.6 |
| Active transportation | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Ontario | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 77.9 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 82.5 | 80.5 |
| Public transit | 14.7 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 13.5 |
| Active transportation | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Manitoba | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 82.5 | 86.1 | 87.2 | 83.6 | 86.5 |
| Public transit | 9.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| Active transportation | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 89.1 | 90.5 | 89.6 | 89.4 | 91.3 |
| Public transit | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.1E | 3.4E | 3.2E |
| Active transportation | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 4.4 |
| Alberta | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 82.7 | 87.3 | 88.3 | 88.6 | 86.6 |
| Public transit | 10.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Active transportation | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.3E | 3.3 |
| British Columbia | |||||
| Car, truck or van | 75.9 | 79.9 | 80.6 | 76.8 | 77.5 |
| Public transit | 13.3 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 13.0 |
| Active transportation | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
Commuters aged 15 to 69 living in the provinces, excluding full-time members of the armed forces and people living on reserves.
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