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  • Table: 53F0002X
    Description:

    Nearly 50,000 or one in five (22%) Canadian truck drivers on the road in 1998 were independent truckers or "owner-operators". However, similar to other forms of self-employment, the net-earnings and socio-economic characteristics of owner-operators have often been ignored by researchers for reasons of analytical convenience or data limitations. New data products recently released by Statistics Canada such as the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) have the potential to fill much of this gap. The 1997 SLID cross-sectional micro-data files offer a limited but meaningful insight into the work patterns of the owner-operator population, complementing and validating well-established business surveys such as the annual Small for-hire carrier and Owner-operator Survey (SFO). The purpose of this study, through a multivariate analysis of the 1997 SLID and the 1997 SFO survey, was to compare the work patterns and backgrounds of owner-operators to company drivers (paid truck drivers employed by carriers). The study found that while drivers may choose to be self-employed to gain independence, owner-operators tend to work longer hours to meet fixed and variable costs, in return for lower after-tax earnings and a greater likelihood of high work-life stress. The analysis also found that the odds of self-employment among truckers were highest among drivers over 40 years of age with no post-secondary training.

    Release date: 2000-06-07

  • Table: 50-002-X20000014926
    Description:

    This article is divided into three sections. Section 1 describes results for small for-hire carriers; section 2 contains data for owner operations; and section 3 provides a general discussion of Annual Motor Carriers of Freight survey data quality.

    Release date: 2000-03-10

  • Table: 53-222-X19980006586
    Description:

    This study presents 1997/1998 LFS earnings estimates for about 85,000 drivers employed by for-hire carriers (companies whose principal business is transportation of goods for a fee) in comparison to drivers employed in private trucking (companies that transport their freight by truck, but whose principal business activity is not trucking) and the overall labour force. Wages and earnings estimated presented in this study exclude owner operators and self-employed workers.

    Release date: 2000-03-07

  • Table: 23-10-0203-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    This table contains 16 series, with data for years 1975 - 1994 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-05-25. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada), Operating statistics (16 items: Carriers reporting; Revenue earned, all services; Revenue earned, intercity and rural services; Revenue earned, urban-suburban services; ...).

    Release date: 2000-02-18

  • Table: 50-002-X19990054722
    Description:

    Operating ratios for top carriers improved by one point in the first and second quarter of 1999 over the same period one year earlier. Average revenue per carrier fell 1% in the first quarter and rose only 3% in the second quarter.

    Release date: 1999-11-04

  • Table: 50-002-X19990054723
    Description:

    On an industry wide basis, Canadian bus companies continue to grow and prosper. Gross revenues in 1998 (excluding subsidies) were 8.6 percent higher than in 1995.

    Release date: 1999-11-04

  • Table: 50-002-X19990054724
    Description:

    With the exception of the third quarter (0.94), for-hire motor carriers of freight posted seasonally adjusted operating ratios of 0.93 in three out of the four quarters of 1998.

    Release date: 1999-11-04

  • Table: 53-219-X
    Description:

    Data on registration of motor vehicles by type including passenger automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, buses, trailers and others are presented in this publication. A historical table of total registrations is provided. Motor vehicle registrations are shown by census divisions and municipalities where available. Data definitions, analysis, the methodology employed, an explanation of data quality and a bibliography are included.

    Release date: 1999-11-04

  • Table: 50-002-X19990039057
    Description:

    To provide users with a complete picture of the financial and operational activities associated with Small For-hire Motor Carriers of Freight and Owner Operators in Canada.

    Release date: 1999-06-08

  • Table: 53-215-X19970004547
    Description:

    Over the past few decades, the fight against pollution of the environment has gone from the fringe to being fashionable to being controversial and, perhaps, even considered to be life threatening. A great debate now rages worldwide with regards to human-generated greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and their impact on the environment.

    Release date: 1999-05-03
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  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202429536644
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-10-21

  • Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024003
    Description: This research paper examines shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The paper begins by describing a proposed methodology for delineating urban and suburban sub-regions within CMA Market Basket Measure (MBM) regions. It then presents new shelter and transportation costs based on the new delineations and assesses the extent to which differences in costs between urban and suburban sub-regions differ. The analysis concludes by examining how the new delineations would impact the estimation of poverty rates had they been implemented. This paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback and comments.
    Release date: 2024-02-15

  • Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400100002
    Description: The increase in work from home triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic directly decreased public transit use. While this increase in work from home likely reduced commuting and greenhouse gas emissions caused by transportation, it also put downward pressure on the revenues and ridership of urban public transit systems. This article assesses the degree to which the increase in work from home observed in Canada in recent years may have reduced the number of public transit commuters from 2016 to 2023 in urban areas.
    Release date: 2024-01-24

  • Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023005
    Description: This article presents data sources and methodology for the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index (FHMCFSPI). The FHMCFSPI measures the monthly and quarterly change in the price of shipping services provided by trucking companies in Canada. The index is an important indicator of economic activity within the truck transportation industry, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.
    Release date: 2023-08-31

  • Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023006
    Description: The lingering effects of the pandemic continue to have an impact in the rental car industry. This study examined provincial motor vehicle registration data to provide new estimates on rental car fleets in New Brunswick from 2010 to 2022, with a special focus on turnover and management of inventories during the pandemic.
    Release date: 2023-04-11

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202310136964
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-04-11

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202230126904
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-10-28

  • Articles and reports: 18-001-X2022001
    Description:

    Monitoring traffic in large urban areas remains a challenge for both practical and technical reasons. This paper presents a computer vision-based system to periodically extract vehicle counts from Canadian traffic camera imagery.

    Release date: 2022-09-06

  • Articles and reports: 62F0014M2022008
    Description:

    The Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) accounts for the sale of used vehicles by including a net expenditure weight for used vehicles in the index for the purchase of passenger vehicles. However, price changes for new cars were used as a proxy for used cars to ensure price change for this product was still covered to the best extent possible. The research paper outlines the proposed plan for introducing used vehicle prices, including data and methods. With the introduction of the 2021 CPI basket, a new approach for measuring price change in used vehicles is recommended to replace the previous method of measuring used vehicles price change by proxy.

    Release date: 2022-05-18

  • Articles and reports: 11-621-M2022007
    Description:

    This study examined provincial motor vehicle registration data files to provide new estimates on rental vehicle fleets in the last decade, with a special focus on turnover and management of inventories during the pandemic. The estimates are presented first for British Columbia and will be presented for other regions of Canada as data become available.

    Release date: 2022-05-03
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  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 23-26-0001
    Description:

    This project is an evidence-based measurement of mobility for key corridors in our urban centers across Canada. Transport Canada computes a mobility indicator to assess the impact of urban bottlenecks in Canada’s strategic trade corridors and the economy. This information is important for practitioners and policymakers as it goes beyond anecdotal evidence on a subject affecting millions of Canadians and our trade corridors. The mobility indicator in question is the Travel Time Index (TTI). It is the ratio of the measured travel time to the free-flow travel time. Free-flow travel time is measured overnight, when drivers are free to drive at their desired speed because of low volume traffic conditions.

    Release date: 2021-01-18

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 53-222-X19970004367
    Description:

    This study deals with the introduction of the newly developed North American Industry Classification system (NAICS), and its impact on the Trucking surveys at Statistics Canada. This paper provides an overview of the uses and needs of an industry classification system and the processes involved in the collection, implementation and dissemination of trucking statistics based on this new classification.

    Release date: 1999-02-09

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2402
    Description: This survey collects data on monthly retail sales (in dollars and in units) of new motor vehicles sold in Canada.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2741
    Description: The purpose of the Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey is to measure the commodity movements and the outputs of the Canadian trucking industry.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2742
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to measure the size, structure and economic performance of the trucking industry and to analyze its impact on the Canadian economy.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2743
    Description: This annual survey provides establishment-oriented industry statistics (such as basic input and output data of the Canadian passenger bus industry) and transportation-oriented statistics (including distance run, passengers and equipment operated).

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2744
    Description: This monthly survey covers those establishments with annual revenue of $1,000,000 and over as recorded in Passenger Bus Statistics (record number 2743).

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2745
    Description: This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This survey collects data essential for the statistical analysis of the passenger bus industry and its impact on the Canadian economy. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2746
    Description: This survey collects data from provincial and territorial ministries of Finance on the sales of gasoline, diesel fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for which road taxes were paid.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2747
    Description: This annual release provides counts of light road motor vehicles, medium and heavy duty trucks, buses, motorcycles and mopeds, trailers and off-road, construction and farm vehicle registrations obtained from the provincial and territorial governments.
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