Transportation

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Monthly performance indicators draw from a variety of data sources to provide information on how Canada's transportation supply chain is performing. The indicators measure the performance of containers and grain transportation. Data are available from January 2017. The table presents month-over-month and year-over-year percentage changes.

Description: Sales of fuel used for road motor vehicles (net and gross gasoline sales and net diesel sales).

Description: Quarterly data on new motor vehicle registration by fuel type, vehicle type and number of vehicles, for Canada and provinces.

Description: Annual sum of the quarterly data on new motor vehicle registration by fuel type, vehicle type and number of vehicles, for Canada and provinces.

Description: Quarterly data on zero-emission vehicle registration by fuel type, vehicle type and number of vehicles, Canada, the provinces, census metropolitan areas and census sub-divisions.

Description: This interactive dashboard provides access to current and historical data on new motor vehicle registrations. It allows the user to compare and analyze new motor vehicle registrations data by fuel type, geography and vehicle type. This web application is updated quarterly.

Description: This interactive map provides visual access to current and historical data on new zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations by geographic area (provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, and census subdivisions), as well as the numerical and percentage breakdowns by type of ZEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and battery electric vehicle). It allows the user to select a specific reference period and geography level. A table is also included under the map, which is populated based on the user’s selection.

Description: For-hire motor carrier freight services price index (FHMCFSPI) by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Monthly data are available from January 2007. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (2021=100).

Description: For-hire motor carrier freight services price index (FHMCFSPI) by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Monthly data are available from February 2007. The table presents month-over-month and year-over-year percentage changes for various aggregation levels. The base period for the index is (2021=100).

Description: For-hire motor carrier freight services price index (FHMCFSPI) by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Quarterly data are available from the first quarter of 2007. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (2021=100).

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Annual civil aviation balance sheet (details on assets include total assets—current assets, all other financial assets, operating property and equipment and non-operating property and equipment, accumulated depreciation and amortization, and all other assets; details on liabilities and capital include total liabilities and capital, total liabilities—current liabilities, advances from associated companies and/or shareholders, long-term debt and other non-current liabilities, deferred income taxes, and all other liabilities, and total shareholders’ equity—capital stock, retained earnings, and all other items). Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II combined, Level III, and Levels I to III combined. All data are expressed in thousands of dollars, except for the number of carriers included, which is expressed in full.

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Annual civil aviation financial performance indicators (details include liquidity ratios—current ratio, debt structure ratio; solvency ratios—debt-to-asset (debt) ratio, debt-to-equity (leverage) ratio; and, profitability ratios—operating ratio, operating profit margin, profit margin, return on assets, return on investment). Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II combined, Level III, and Levels I to III combined.

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Annual civil aviation productivity measures (operating revenue per employee and tonne-kilometres flown per employee). Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II combined, Level III, and Levels I to III combined. The operating revenue per employee is expressed in dollars.

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Annual civil aviation operating statistics (passengers, goods carried (kilograms), passenger-kilometres, passenger tonne-kilometres, goods tonne-kilometres, total tonne-kilometres, hours flown) by sector (total, domestic and international, domestic, international, transborder (Canada - United States) and other international). Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II combined, Level III, and Levels I to III combined. All data are expressed in thousands.

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Annual data on civil aviation passenger and goods revenue, by sector (total, domestic and international, domestic and international), by province and territory. Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I to III combined. All data are expressed in thousands of dollars.

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Annual data on civil aviation wages and salaries paid, by sector (total, domestic and international, domestic and international), by province and territory. Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I to III combined. All data are expressed in thousands of dollars.

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Annual data on civil aviation employment. Details on employment include the average number of employees, and wages and salaries expenses, by category of employment (total, average number of employees, pilots and co-pilots, other flight personnel, general management and administration employees, maintenance personnel, aircraft and traffic servicing personnel, and all other employees). Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II combined, Level III, and Levels I to III combined. Data on wages and salaries are expressed in thousands of dollars.

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Annual data on civil aviation fuel consumption. Details on fuel consumption include the consumption quantity, and the consumption expenses, by fuel type (total, fuel and oil, turbo fuel, gasoline, and all other fuel and oil). Data are for Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II combined, Level III, and Levels I to III combined. Data on fuel and oil consumption are expressed in thousands of litres; and, on fuel and oil expenses, in thousands of dollars.

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This dashboard presents selected data that are relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on economic activity in Canada. It includes data on a range of monthly indicators - real GDP, consumer prices, the unemployment rate, merchandise exports and imports, retail sales, hours worked and manufacturing sales -- as well as monthly data on aircraft movements, railway carloadings, and travel between Canada and other countries.

Estimates are presented from January 2019 to the current reference month for each data series. The information will be updated continuously as new data becomes available, and additional series may be added to the dashboard as circumstances warrant.

To support the analysis of time series movements in the data, the dashboard reports changes in each series on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis. For most of the variables reported, information on cumulative changes in the data both prior and subsequent to the end of 2019 is also presented by indexing the level estimates to December 2019, as depicted in the accompanying charts.

Description: This dashboard visualizes daily data, with a one day lag, on the movement of Canadian grains by rail. The visualization tool brings together data from multiple sources to address the complexity of rail movements across Canada. An interactive map displays the daily movement of grain, detailing estimates of tonnage flows per unit of time, along segments of the railway network, stations, and ports.

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Increased interprovincial and cross-border trucking has fuelled the demand for truck drivers. This study examines the hours, earnings and demographic characteristics of workers in one of the most common occupations among men.

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Vast distances, dependence on trade and low population density (compared to the United States and Europe) make transportation vitally important in Canada. The nation's travel and tourism patterns, both domestically and internationally, are a mirror image of Canadian business, lifestyles and quality of life.

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This article provides estimates of the percentage of seniors who are licensed to operate a motor vehicle. It describes the health characteristics of these license holders and reviews research relating to older drivers.

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This article examines various facets of car use among seniors and highlights differences between those living in urban and rural areas.

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With respect to the U.S -Canada Open Skies agreement as it pertains to air passenger traffic, the following questions need to be examined. What are the terms of the agreement as they related to air passenger travel? What were the new transborder city-pair routes that came into existence following the signing of the agreement? What were the market shares that U.S. and Canadian companies concerned after the three-year transition period of "Open Skies" and what was the composition of these shares? What is the possible impact of the agreement on various stakeholders?

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The purpose of this paper is to outline the results of preliminary research into the use of a potentially new economic indicator for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - railway carloadings.

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International shipping is a highly competitve industry, especially the shipping of containers. Shipping lines are constantly trying to increase productivity by reducing costs and by attracting larger volumes of containers. In response to spiraling container freight rates, the lines have been driven to increase economies of scale. These economies are expected to be achieved through largers ships and fewer, more efficient port calls. Larger ships and client demands for frequent service have encouraged innovative alliances and pooling agreements among lines to maximize the use of this larger capacity.

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Issues affecting the transportation industry impact on the day to day concerns of Canadians. Changes in policy affecting transportation and trade have altered the landscape for the primary mode of commodity transport, trucking. Economic factors typically affecting the demand for trucking services are - the volume of production of goods for domestic and foreign consumption and exports and imports, interest rates and the value of the Canadian dollar. The supply of truck transport in turn is affected by the price of inputs, namely labour (drivers and helpers) and capital (straight trucks, road tractors and semi- and full-trailers). These variables are key determinants of the day to day activities of the industry.

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"If you've got it, a truck brought it." When you stop to think about it, an increasing number of the things we use are transported to market for at least part of the way, by truck. The trucking industry is becoming increasingly important to the transportation sector of the Canadian economy. This growing importance can be attributed to several factors including the deregulation of transportation, the surge in trade with the United States and the evolving structure of the industry itself. It is within this context that concern for labour issues, including a driver shortage, has been voiced. The demands on drivers have increased, driver training is inadequate and as a result, there is a perceived shortage of qualified drivers. This study examines employment in the trucking industry from 1988 to 1994 by looking at various sources of employment data at Statistics Canada.

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Using just about any yardstick (tonnage, value of goods, revenue earned, tons/kilometres), it is difficult to dispute the recent growth in air cargo traffic. Factors ranging from industrial globalization to business practices like "just-in-time" inventory management and aggressive off-shore marketing of Canadian goods and services have contributed to this increased activity. As local groups contemplate the purchase or lease of community airports, they are being advised to secure a solid cargo base in addition to passenger traffic.

Description: This survey collects data on international shipping, that is, vessels involved in international transport of commodities that load or unload their cargoes in Canadian ports.

Description: This discontinued survey collected financial and operating information on the Canadian passenger bus and urban transit industries.

Description: The purpose of the passenger bus and urban transit survey is to collect annual financial, operating and employment data on bus companies operating in Canada. It also includes municipalities and government agencies that operate urban transit and commuter services.

Description: The main purpose of this survey is to provide information about the size, structure and economic performance of Canada's small for-hire trucking industry and Owner-operators.

Description: The Fuel Consumption Survey was designed to provide a data base that would allow for the monitoring of average fuel consumption in personal-use passenger cars, light trucks and vans.

Description: The purpose of this survey was to better understand how much fuel is consumed by private vehicles and how drivers in Canadian households use their vehicles.

Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect the financial and operating/production data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Description: The survey collects financial and operating data needed to produce statistics for the Canadian taxi and limousine services industry.

Description: This survey collects the main financial and operational data from the Canadian Level I air carriers.

Description: The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) is a monthly price index measuring the change over time in prices for courier and messenger services provided by long and short distance delivery companies to Canadian-based business clients.