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  • 21. Questions and concepts related to commuting, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021030
    Description: This video is designed to give you a basic understanding of the commuting concepts. It will help you understand the definition of commuting, the target population of commuting questions and why commuting questions are asked. It also describes the census questions that collect data on the three subtopics of commuting.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 22. Commuting to work by car and public transit grows in 2023
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023020
    Description: This article draws on data from the Census of Population for May 2016 and May 2021 and from supplements to the Labour Force Survey for May 2022 and May 2023 to provide an updated picture of commuting in Canada.
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 23. Commuting to work by car and public transit grows in 2023 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202323437184
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 24. Commuting time, 2011 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202300100003
    Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Commuting time indicator refers to the average length of time, in minutes, usually required by a person to travel to their place of work in their main job (one way). The data are for all employed persons aged 15 and over who have a usual place of work located in Canada. Employed persons who worked from home or worked outside of Canada are excluded.
    Release date: 2023-06-13
  • 25. Thematic Maps
    Thematic map: 92-173-X
    Description: A thematic map focuses on the spatial variability of a specific distribution or theme (such as population density or average annual income) for standard geographic areas, whereas a reference map focuses on the location and names of geographic features. Thematic maps normally include some location or reference information to help users familiarize themselves with the geographic area covered on the map.

    A reference guide is available (92-143-G).

    Release date: 2023-05-10
  • 26. Commuting flow from geography of residence to geography of work by gender: Census divisions
    Table: 98-10-0466-01
    Geography: Census division
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Gender (3)
    Description: Data on commuting flows between the census divisions of the place of residence and the census divisions of the place of work by gender.
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 27. Long-form data quality indicators for commuting: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0571-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Commuting (8)
    Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census commuting content, Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2023-02-08
  • 28. Long-form data quality indicators for commuting: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0572-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Long-form data quality indicators – Commuting (8)
    Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census commuting content, Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2023-02-08
  • 29. Commuting Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021011
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret commuting data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 30. Commuting in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: What changed from 2016 to 2021? Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022081
    Description:

    Based on the 2021 Census data, the following infographic looks at changes in commuting in Canada since 2016.

    Release date: 2022-11-30
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  • 1. Place of work status by language spoken most often at home: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0477-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (11), Place of work status (7)
    Description: Data on place of work status by language spoken most often at home for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 2. Place of work status by language spoken most often at home: Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts
    Table: 98-10-0478-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tract
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (11), Place of work status (7)
    Description: Data on place of work status by language spoken most often at home for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households in census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 3. Place of work status by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, and commuting duration: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0479-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Main mode of commuting (21), Time leaving for work (7), Commuting duration (7), Place of work status (3A)
    Description: Data on place of work status by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, and commuting duration for employed persons aged 15 years and over, with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address, in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 4. Place of work status by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, and commuting duration: Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts
    Table: 98-10-0480-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tract
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Main mode of commuting (21), Time leaving for work (7), Commuting duration (7), Place of work status (3A)
    Description: Data on place of work status by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, and commuting duration for employed persons aged 15 years and over, with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address, in private households in census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 5. Place of work status by highest level of education and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0481-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3), Place of work status (7)
    Description: Data on place of work status by highest certificate, diploma or degree and gender for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 6. Place of work status by highest level of education and gender: Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts
    Table: 98-10-0482-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tract
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3), Place of work status (7)
    Description: Data on place of work status by highest certificate, diploma or degree and gender for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households in census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 7. Place of work status by language spoken most often at home: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions of work
    Table: 98-10-0499-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or working at home, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (11), Place of work status (5B)
    Description: Data on place of work status by language spoken most often at home for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over, in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, and census subdivisions of work.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 8. Place of work status by language spoken most often at home: Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work
    Table: 98-10-0500-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tract
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or working at home, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (11), Place of work status (5B)
    Description: Data on place of work status by language spoken most often at home for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over, in private households in census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 9. Commuting duration by main mode of commuting and time arriving at work: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions of work
    Table: 98-10-0503-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Main mode of commuting (21), Time arriving at work (16), Commuting duration (7)
    Description: Data on commuting duration by main mode of commuting and time arriving at work for the employed labour force 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions of work.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 10. Commuting duration by main mode of commuting and time arriving at work: Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work
    Table: 98-10-0504-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tract
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Main mode of commuting (21), Time arriving at work (16), Commuting duration (7)
    Description: Data on commuting duration by main mode of commuting and time arriving at work for the employed labour force 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households in census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
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  • 1. Number of Canadian commuters increases for fourth straight year in 2025
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202523840207
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-08-26
  • 2. From home to work: Commuting in Canada’s cities, May 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025009
    Description: The infographic “From home to work: Commuting in Canada’s cities, May 2024” uses data from the May 2024 Supplement to the Labour Force Survey (Surveys and statistical programs - Labour Market Indicators) to analyze at the effects of the pandemic on commuting in many census metropolitan areas across Canada, whether by car, public transport, walking or biking.
    Release date: 2025-02-03
  • 3. Working from home and commuting in the Montréal area according to language profile
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024006
    Description: This article looks at how the unique circumstances of 2021 that drove the increase in working from home affected English- and French-speaking workers differently in the Montréal metropolitan area and how commuting flows in this region differ by language profile.
    Release date: 2024-10-15
  • 4. Study: Working from home and commuting in the Montréal area according to language profile 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202428937710
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-10-15
  • 5. Occupational and sex differences in active commuting among Canadian workers from 2006 to 2016
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400900001
    Description: Active commuting (AC) to and from work is associated with numerous health benefits, through increased physical activity. This study examined whether occupation types and part-time work, by sex, were associated with AC in a population-based sample of Canadian workers. This study examined the associations between occupational classifications, part-time work, and AC (i.e., walking, cycling) and public transit use, in a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults, while controlling for other relevant sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., education, income, urbanity). This study also explored how associations between occupational classifications and AC differed by sex and how AC rates may have changed over time.
    Release date: 2024-09-18
  • 6. More Canadians commuting in 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202423938551
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-08-26
  • 7. Research to Insights: Working from home in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-631-X2024001
    Description: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a substantial increase in work from home in Canada. This presentation synthesizes what has been learned to date regarding this increase in work from home and documents its potential implications for productivity, employee retention, commuting, greenhouse gas emissions, and public transit use.
    Release date: 2024-01-18
  • 8. Commuting to work by car and public transit grows in 2023
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023020
    Description: This article draws on data from the Census of Population for May 2016 and May 2021 and from supplements to the Labour Force Survey for May 2022 and May 2023 to provide an updated picture of commuting in Canada.
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 9. Commuting to work by car and public transit grows in 2023 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202323437184
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 10. Commuting time, 2011 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202300100003
    Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Commuting time indicator refers to the average length of time, in minutes, usually required by a person to travel to their place of work in their main job (one way). The data are for all employed persons aged 15 and over who have a usual place of work located in Canada. Employed persons who worked from home or worked outside of Canada are excluded.
    Release date: 2023-06-13
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  • 11. Travel to Work Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3812
    Description: Data from this survey is used to assist in the formulation of transportation policies and planning. The survey collects data from individuals traveling to work from randomly chosen households in Canada.

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