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Table 3b
Proportion of workers using public transit to get to work and age groups, Canada, provinces and territories, 1996, 2001 and 2006
Regions Public transit
1996 2001 2006
percentage

… not applicable

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

Canada 10.1 10.5 11.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.7 1.7 1.9
Prince Edward Island 0.3 0.2 0.5
Nova Scotia 5.1 4.8 5.9
New Brunswick 1.8 1.8 2.0
Quebec 11.8 12.8 12.8
Ontario 12.2 12.7 12.9
Manitoba 9.8 9.1 8.9
Saskatchewan 2.8 2.4 2.2
Alberta 7.7 7.9 9.2
British Columbia 8.8 7.5 10.3
Yukon Territory 2.7 3.0 2.6
Northwest Territories 1.3 0.9 0.7
Nunavut 0.5 0.2
Age groups
15 to 24 years 14.2 15.8 16.6
25 to 34 years 11.0 11.9 13.5
35 to 44 years 8.8 8.8 9.5
45 to 54 years 8.4 8.5 8.6
55 to 64 years 9.1 8.3 8.4
65 years and over 8.9 7.7 7.2