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Table 14
Number and percentage of commuters by mode of transportation, selected municipalities of place of work, 2001 and 2006
Municipalities of place of work Total - Commuters Change from
2001 to 2006
Mode of transportation
Sustainable transportation1 Car Other2
2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006
number percentage percentage

Notes:

  1. Includes public transit, walking and bicycling.
  2. 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, 2001 and 2006.

Halifax (Nova Scotia) 163,915 177,150 8.1 21.4 23.3 77.6 75.7 1.0 1.0
Québec (Quebec) 243,865 269,265 10.4 20.8 22.3 78.8 77.1 0.4 0.5
Longueuil (Quebec) 73,685 81,260 10.3 17.3 17.0 82.1 82.3 0.6 0.6
Laval (Quebec) 109,715 126,755 15.5 13.4 13.4 85.9 85.9 0.7 0.6
Montréal (Quebec) 912,895 939,390 2.9 39.2 40.5 60.3 58.8 0.5 0.7
Gatineau (Quebec) 85,330 93,000 9.0 22.8 23.6 76.6 75.6 0.5 0.8
Ottawa (Ontario) 424,335 437,745 3.2 28.4 30.2 70.9 69.1 0.7 0.8
Vaughan (Ontario) 106,945 129,500 21.1 9.4 10.8 90.0 88.7 0.6 0.5
Markham (Ontario) 107,930 118,600 9.9 9.5 10.7 90.1 88.7 0.4 0.7
Toronto (Ontario) 1,252,860 1,251,070 -0.1 41.1 43.0 58.2 56.2 0.7 0.8
Mississauga (Ontario) 330,330 363,080 9.9 11.0 11.9 88.4 87.4 0.6 0.7
Brampton (Ontario) 115,145 130,255 13.1 10.2 10.4 89.1 88.7 0.8 0.9
Hamilton (Ontario) 176,065 183,600 4.3 15.6 16.5 83.6 82.6 0.7 0.9
Kitchener (Ontario) 76,735 82,850 8.0 11.1 12.8 88.2 86.5 0.7 0.7
Windsor (Ontario) 112,970 103,930 -8.0 9.3 8.9 89.8 90.2 0.9 0.9
London (Ontario) 155,450 167,805 7.9 14.9 16.3 84.3 82.9 0.8 0.8
Winnipeg (Manitoba) 300,615 313,325 4.2 21.3 21.2 78.0 78.1 0.7 0.7
Regina (Saskatchewan) 84,360 90,205 6.9 11.3 11.5 88.0 87.6 0.7 0.9
Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) 90,550 100,435 10.9 13.0 12.7 86.2 86.1 0.8 1.1
Calgary (Alberta) 431,740 498,030 15.4 22.1 24.4 77.1 74.7 0.7 0.9
Edmonton (Alberta) 333,795 378,190 13.3 17.5 19.8 81.8 79.4 0.7 0.8
Surrey (British Columbia) 90,370 106,100 17.4 9.5 12.2 89.6 86.6 0.9 1.2
Richmond (British Columbia) 98,100 100,815 2.8 9.0 13.1 90.2 86.0 0.9 0.9
Vancouver (British Columbia) 290,295 304,440 4.9 35.7 42.9 63.4 56.0 0.9 1.1
Burnaby (British Columbia) 101,825 107,950 6.0 16.3 22.7 83.0 76.5 0.7 0.8