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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: 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