Commuting to work

Description: On November 30, Statistics Canada will be releasing the seventh set of results from the 2021 Census of Population.

This release will focus on: education in Canada; the changing dynamics of the Canadian labour force and how people get to work; and instruction in the minority official language.

The census webinar will provide you with key information including: concepts and definitions; high-level national, provincial, and territorial findings; and instructions on how to access data products and resources online. 

Following the presentation, Statistics Canada officials will be available to answer questions.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/services/webinars/17220007

Description: This infographic examines the potential effects on public transit use, traffic congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions if all Canadians who usually work outside the home in jobs that can be done from home started to telework.

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This article examines the changes in the mode of transportation of workers over the course of the pandemic, and examines the characteristics of those who switched to teleworking. The article also provides new insights on the concerns expressed by those who were using public transit before the pandemic and are not yet back in their regular place of work. It uses data from the third iteration (June 15, 2020 to June 21, 2020) of Statistics Canada's new Canadian Perspectives Survey Series (CPSS).

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This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of education, labour, commuting, and Veterans, which includes the following topics: education, labour market conditions, commuting to work, and Veteran and military service. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.

Description: This data view shows the proximity to public transportation, and modal share of commuters by metropolitan city.

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Using 2016 Census data, this infographic describes the commuting patterns of workers in Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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Commuting is a fact of life for millions of Canadians. Using data from the 2016 Census on place of work and commuting, this study examines the characteristics of those who spend at least 60 minutes travelling to work, with a focus on those who commute by car, truck or van (or “car commuters”).

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Data on place of work status by occupation broad category (1-digit code) from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work.

Description: Data on distribution of total income by place of work status for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions of work.

Description: Data on distribution of total income by place of work status for census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work.

Description: Data on distribution of employment income by place of work status for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions of work.

Description: Data on distribution of employment income by place of work status for census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work.

Description: This data view shows the proximity to public transportation, and modal share of commuters by metropolitan city.

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This table presents commuting flow from geography of residence to geography of work for census divisions and sex for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households.

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This table presents main mode of commuting, commuting duration, time leaving for work, sex and age 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 and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

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This table presents main mode of commuting, commuting duration, time leaving for work, sex and age 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 and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.

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This table presents commuting flow from geography of residence to geography of work: – census subdivisions: sex for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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.

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.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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.

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.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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.

Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the following topics: labour market activities, commuting and education. The tested changes for each topic are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.

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.

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.

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This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of education, labour, commuting, and Veterans, which includes the following topics: education, labour market conditions, commuting to work, and Veteran and military service. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.

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This guide focuses on the following topic: journey to work. This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

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The Journey to work Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Journey to work release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.

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This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the NHS.

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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, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

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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.

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This report includes a definition of the 2001 place of work concept and the place of work geography, standard text on data collection and coverage (including data collection methods, special coverage studies, sampling and weighting, edit and follow-up, coverage and content considerations). Both standard and subject-matter specific text pieces are also included for data assimilation (automated as well as interactive coding), edit and imputation and data evaluation. Finally, this technical report includes a section on historical comparability.