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Table 3c
Proportion of workers walking, cycling or using another mode of transportation to get to work and age groups, Canada, provinces and territories, 1996, 2001 and 2006
Regions Walking Cycling Other mode of
transportation1
1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006
percentage

… not applicable

Note:

  1. Corresponds to the remaining modes of transportation, such as motorcycle, taxi or 'other modes', such as inline skating, snowmobile, etc.

Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006.

Canada 7.0 6.6 6.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 9.2 8.3 7.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 3.0 2.9 3.8
Prince Edward Island 7.4 6.4 6.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.4
Nova Scotia 8.3 8.3 8.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.4 1.5 1.6
New Brunswick 7.2 6.7 6.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.6 1.7
Quebec 7.4 6.9 6.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.9
Ontario 6.1 5.6 5.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.0
Manitoba 8.5 8.0 7.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.2
Saskatchewan 9.7 8.3 8.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7
Alberta 6.5 6.2 5.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.5
British Columbia 6.9 7.1 6.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.5
Yukon Territory 15.4 14.8 13.2 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.3 1.7 2.0
Northwest Territories 41.5 28.4 26.3 1.1 1.7 2.0 7.3 7.2 7.6
Nunavut 52.2 49.5 0.1 0.1 17.2 13.2
Age groups
15 to 24 years 11.5 11.0 11.0 2.5 2.2 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
25 to 34 years 6.4 6.1 6.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2
35 to 44 years 5.5 5.1 4.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.1
45 to 54 years 6.1 5.6 5.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
55 to 64 years 7.5 6.5 5.9 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.4
65 years and over 10.2 9.2 8.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 2.4 2.4 2.5