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  • 1. Portrait of youth in Canada: Environment Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022025
    Description:

    This infographic highlights the environmental engagement of Canadian youth, defined as those aged 15 to 30 years old. It explores youth donations to environmental organizations, the satisfaction of youth with their local environment, the health benefits from living in walkable neighbourhoods and the use of sustainable transit. Data are drawn from a number of sources including the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home, 2015 to 2016 Canadian Community Health Survey and the 2016 Census of Population.

    Release date: 2022-04-07
  • 2. The association between walkable neighbourhoods and physical activity across the lifespan
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201900900001
    Description:

    The purpose of this study is to examine how the association between walkability or an "activity friendly environment" and physical activity varies across the lifespan and by the various domains of physical activity in Canadians by combining the newly-developed Canadian Active Living Environments Database (Can-ALE) with two nationally-representative health surveys. Data are from the 2016 Can-ALE database, the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2009-2015), and the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015-2016).

    Release date: 2019-09-18
  • 3. An examination of the associations between walkable neighbourhoods and obesity and self-rated health in Canadians
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201900900002
    Description:

    The purpose of this study is to examine the association between walkability and obesity and self-rated general and mental health in a nationally-representative sample of Canadians in children and adults. A secondary purpose is to examine and describe the mediating effect of physical activity in the association between walkability and obesity. Data are from the 2016 Canadian Active Living Environments database and the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2009-2015).

    Release date: 2019-09-18
  • 4. Walkable neighbourhoods and physical activity in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019066
    Description:

    This infographic presents findings on the association between walkable neighbourhoods and physical activity by age and type of physical activity, as well as the association between walkability and obesity.

    Release date: 2019-09-18
  • 5. A pan-Canadian measure of active living environments using open data
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201900500002
    Description:

    The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of the Canadian Active Living Environments (Can-ALE) dataset: a Canada-wide set of four individual and four summary measures that characterize the favourability of active living environments in Canadian communities at the dissemination-area level. This study reports on analyses which guided the selection of measures and derivation data sources for the dataset. The objective was to produce a national database entirely from open data and to evaluate the performance of open data compared with traditional or proprietary sources.

    Release date: 2019-05-15
  • 6. Commuters using sustainable transportation in census metropolitan areas
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016029
    Description:

    This article in the Census in Brief series examines the proportions of commuters who used sustainable transportation (public transit, walking, cycling or carpooling) to get to work in 2016, with a focus on differences across census metropolitan areas (CMAs).

    Release date: 2017-11-29
  • 7. Active travel and adults’ health: The 2007-to-2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201600414490
    Description:

    This analysis examines associations between utilitarian walking and cycling and objective measures of physical activity, body composition, physical fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a nationally representative sample of Canadians aged 20 to 79.

    Release date: 2016-04-20
  • 8. Walk Score® and the prevalence of utilitarian walking and obesity among Ontario adults: A cross-sectional study Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201500714204
    Description:

    The objective of this study was to determine if the prevalence of overweight and obesity is associated with neighbourhood walkability. The analysis tested whether a dose-response relationship between the Street Smart Walk Score® and various measures of physical activity, overweight, and obesity existed in a large, population-based sample of adults in urban and suburban Ontario.

    Release date: 2015-07-15
  • 9. Canadians and Nature: Outdoor activities, 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 16-508-X2015003
    Description:

    This fact sheet looks at the outdoor activities done close to home of households using data from the 2013 Households and the Environment Survey.

    Release date: 2015-04-14
  • 10. Mode of Transportation (20), Average Commuting Duration, Commuting Duration (7), Time Leaving for Work (7), Sex (3) and Age Groups (11) for the Employed Labour Force Aged 15 Years and over Having a Usual Place of Work or No Fixed Workplace Address, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Divisions, 2011 National Household Survey Archived
    Table: 99-012-X2011050
    Geography: Province or territory, Census division
    Description:

    This table presents a cross-tabulation of data using selected characteristics from the National Household Survey.

    Release date: 2013-06-26
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  • 1. Portrait of youth in Canada: Environment Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022025
    Description:

    This infographic highlights the environmental engagement of Canadian youth, defined as those aged 15 to 30 years old. It explores youth donations to environmental organizations, the satisfaction of youth with their local environment, the health benefits from living in walkable neighbourhoods and the use of sustainable transit. Data are drawn from a number of sources including the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home, 2015 to 2016 Canadian Community Health Survey and the 2016 Census of Population.

    Release date: 2022-04-07
  • 2. The association between walkable neighbourhoods and physical activity across the lifespan
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201900900001
    Description:

    The purpose of this study is to examine how the association between walkability or an "activity friendly environment" and physical activity varies across the lifespan and by the various domains of physical activity in Canadians by combining the newly-developed Canadian Active Living Environments Database (Can-ALE) with two nationally-representative health surveys. Data are from the 2016 Can-ALE database, the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2009-2015), and the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015-2016).

    Release date: 2019-09-18
  • 3. An examination of the associations between walkable neighbourhoods and obesity and self-rated health in Canadians
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201900900002
    Description:

    The purpose of this study is to examine the association between walkability and obesity and self-rated general and mental health in a nationally-representative sample of Canadians in children and adults. A secondary purpose is to examine and describe the mediating effect of physical activity in the association between walkability and obesity. Data are from the 2016 Canadian Active Living Environments database and the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2009-2015).

    Release date: 2019-09-18
  • 4. Walkable neighbourhoods and physical activity in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019066
    Description:

    This infographic presents findings on the association between walkable neighbourhoods and physical activity by age and type of physical activity, as well as the association between walkability and obesity.

    Release date: 2019-09-18
  • 5. A pan-Canadian measure of active living environments using open data
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201900500002
    Description:

    The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of the Canadian Active Living Environments (Can-ALE) dataset: a Canada-wide set of four individual and four summary measures that characterize the favourability of active living environments in Canadian communities at the dissemination-area level. This study reports on analyses which guided the selection of measures and derivation data sources for the dataset. The objective was to produce a national database entirely from open data and to evaluate the performance of open data compared with traditional or proprietary sources.

    Release date: 2019-05-15
  • 6. Commuters using sustainable transportation in census metropolitan areas
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016029
    Description:

    This article in the Census in Brief series examines the proportions of commuters who used sustainable transportation (public transit, walking, cycling or carpooling) to get to work in 2016, with a focus on differences across census metropolitan areas (CMAs).

    Release date: 2017-11-29
  • 7. Active travel and adults’ health: The 2007-to-2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201600414490
    Description:

    This analysis examines associations between utilitarian walking and cycling and objective measures of physical activity, body composition, physical fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a nationally representative sample of Canadians aged 20 to 79.

    Release date: 2016-04-20
  • 8. Walk Score® and the prevalence of utilitarian walking and obesity among Ontario adults: A cross-sectional study Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201500714204
    Description:

    The objective of this study was to determine if the prevalence of overweight and obesity is associated with neighbourhood walkability. The analysis tested whether a dose-response relationship between the Street Smart Walk Score® and various measures of physical activity, overweight, and obesity existed in a large, population-based sample of adults in urban and suburban Ontario.

    Release date: 2015-07-15
  • 9. Canadians and Nature: Outdoor activities, 2013 Archived
    Stats in brief: 16-508-X2015003
    Description:

    This fact sheet looks at the outdoor activities done close to home of households using data from the 2013 Households and the Environment Survey.

    Release date: 2015-04-14
  • 10. Life in metropolitan areas: Are suburban residents really less physically active? Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900110824
    Description:

    In this article, we quantify and discuss the difference between the level of physical activity of residents of urban neighbourhoods compared to suburban neighbourhoods.

    Release date: 2009-04-02
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  • 1. Place of Work and Commuting to Work, 2006 Census Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-561-P
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: Journey to work. Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

    Release date: 2008-04-08
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