Table 3 
Average commute times by province, May 2016, May 2021, May 2022, May 2023 and May 2024 

Average commute times by province, May 2016, May 2021, May 2022, May 2023 and May 2024
  May 2016 May 2021 May 2022 May 2023 May 2024
  minutesminutesminutesminutesminutes
Canada 26.3 23.9 24.9 25.7 26.4
Newfoundland and Labrador 20.6 18.7 20.4 23.0 23.2
Prince Edward Island 18.1 17.9 15.9 18.6 17.9
Nova Scotia 22.3 20.7 21.9 22.6 23.8
New Brunswick 19.0 18.4 19.2 19.3 20.6
Quebec 25.9 23.7 25.2 25.3 25.3
Ontario 28.9 25.9 26.4 27.4 29.0
Manitoba 22.6 21.2 22.5 22.9 22.1
Saskatchewan 18.9 18.2 18.6 17.5 19.8
Alberta 25.0 23.1 24.6 25.6 25.2
British Columbia 26.0 24.1 25.2 26.3 26.6
Note(s):
Commuters aged 15 to 69 living in the provinces, excluding full-time members of the armed forces and people living on reserves.
Source(s):
Census of Population (3901) for May 2016 and May 2021, Labour Force Survey (3701) and Labour Market Indicators (5375) for May 2022 to May 2024, custom tabulation.
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