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Table 2
Median commuting distance of workers (in kilometres), Canada, provinces and territories, 1996, 2001 and 2006
Regions Median commuting distance
1996 2001 2006
kilometres

… not applicable

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

Canada 7.0 7.2 7.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 4.5 4.9 6.1
Prince Edward Island 5.6 5.5 6.1
Nova Scotia 8.3 7.8 8.4
New Brunswick 8.1 6.5 6.8
Quebec 6.9 7.3 7.8
Ontario 7.7 8.2 8.7
Manitoba 6.0 6.0 6.2
Saskatchewan 4.0 4.2 4.5
Alberta 6.9 7.1 7.6
British Columbia 6.4 6.4 6.5
Yukon Territory 3.8 4.5 3.9
Northwest Territories 1.1 3.1 2.9
Nunavut 1.9 2.1