Annual Survey on Rail Transportation

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This survey collects data from common carrier railways operating in Canada which are essential for the analysis of the Railway Transport Industry and the assessment of its contribution to the Canadian economy. These data provide input into Canada's System of National Accounts for the calculation of the Gross Domestic Product and are used by various Government Departments to develop policy and to monitor the industry.

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  • 1. Rail transportation 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2024103736
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 2. Railway industry operating and income accounts, by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0045-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating and income accounts (detailed operating revenues and expenses), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 3. Railway industry operating and income accounts of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0046-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating and income accounts (detailed operating revenues and expenses) of regional companies.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 4. Railway industry balance sheet, by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry balance sheet (total assets, total current assets, total non-current assets, total liabilities and shareholders' equity, total current liabilities, total non-current liabilities, total shareholders' equity) by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 5. Railway industry balance sheet of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry balance sheet (total assets, total current assets, total non-current assets, total liabilities and shareholders' equity, total current liabilities, total non-current liabilities, total shareholders' equity) of regional companies.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 6. Railway industry property accounts summary of assets and accumulated amortization by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0049-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry property accounts summary of assets and accumulated amortization (balance at beginning of year, balance at end of year, accumulated amortization, and net book value), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 7. Railway industry property accounts summary of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0050-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry property accounts summary of regional companies (land, total ways and structures, total equipment and miscellaneous property accounts), by balance at beginning and at end of year.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 8. Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year, by company
    Table: 23-10-0051-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year (total line owned and total line operated under lease, contract, trackage rights or jointly owned), by company (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Via Rail, regional railways).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 9. Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year by area, by company
    Table: 23-10-0052-01
    Geography: Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry length of track operated at the end of the year by area (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, etc.), by company (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Via Rail and Regional railways).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 10. Railway industry diesel fuel consumption
    Table: 23-10-0053-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry diesel fuel consumption (freight, passenger, yard switching and work train diesel and total cost of diesel fuel).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
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  • 11. Railway industry operating statistics by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating statistics (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Via Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 12. Railway industry operating statistics of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0056-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry operating statistics of regional companies (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), annual.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 13. Railway industry summary statistics on freight and passenger transportation
    Table: 23-10-0057-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry summary statistics on freight and passenger transportation (revenue freight by tonnes, by tonne-kilometres, by average haul on each railway; revenue and non-revenue freight by tonnes, by tonne-kilometres, by average haul on each railway; revenue passengers by passengers, by passenger-kilometres, by average passenger journey per ticket; transportation services, averages by cars per freight train, by car per passenger train, by freight carload, by empty freight car-kilometres, by freight train speed).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 14. Railway industry inventory of equipment in service by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0058-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry inventory of equipment in service (total locomotives, total freight cars and total passenger cars), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 15. Railway transport survey, inventory of equipment in service summary of regional railways
    Table: 23-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry inventory of equipment in service summary of regional companies (total locomotives, total freight cars and total passenger cars).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 16. Railway industry employees and employee compensation, by major occupational group
    Table: 23-10-0060-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry employees and employee compensation (average number of employees) by major occupational group (general services, road maintenance, equipment maintenance and transportation).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 17. Railway industry summary statistics on employment, by occupational categories and mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0061-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry summary statistics on employment, by occupational categories (managerial and supervisory; professional, scientific, technical and staff assistants; clerical; running trades; working foremen; craftsmen, tradesmen, lead hands, service workers and helpers; labourers, including building attendants and coach cleaners) and mainline companies (Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 18. Rail in Canada Archived
    Table: 52-216-X
    Description:

    This on-line publication provides information relating to the size and structure of the Canadian rail transport industry. A general overview of the rail industry for a six year period is followed by a more in-depth analysis on the economic performance, financial structure and equipment use for the reference period. The publication also provides commodity origin and destination data series supplied by the Canadian Transportation Agency. Each year, one or more special studies related to the railway industry are also presented.

    Release date: 2011-09-20
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  • 1. Rail transportation 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2024103736
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 2. Rail transportation in Canada, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023008
    Description:

    This infographic presents users with a visual representation of the latest released annual data on railway transportation in Canada.

    Release date: 2023-04-05
  • 3. Rail transportation in Canada, 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022024
    Description:

    This infographic presents users with a visual representation of the latest released annual data on railway transportation in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-04-08
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