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Employed labour force(1) 15 years and over having a usual place of work in occupied private dwellings by commuting distance(2), period of construction and structural type of dwelling, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

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Geographic name Commuting distance
Total Less than 5 km 5 to 9.9 km 10 to 14.9 km 15 to 24.9 km 25 km or more Median commuting distance
Notes:
  1. Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006):
    (a) did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice
    (b) were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.
  2. Refers to the distance, in kilometres, between the respondent's residence and his or her usual workplace location. The variable relates to non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. The variable usually relates to the individual's job held in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.
  3. Data for 2006 is for the first five months of 2006.
  4. The 2001 percent distribution includes the first five months of 2001.
  5. Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
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Canada ! 13,041,190 4,728,025 2,958,550 1,736,605 1,785,970 1,832,035 7.6
Yukon Territory ! 13,945 8,515 2,305 690 970 1,465 3.9
Saskatchewan ! 374,475 200,245 78,440 18,125 24,635 53,025 4.5
Quebec ! 3,168,385 1,121,710 742,785 460,715 460,195 382,990 7.8
Prince Edward Island 53,875 23,570 10,995 6,225 6,325 6,760 6.1
Ontario ! 5,085,200 1,667,290 1,099,995 671,960 793,525 852,425 8.7
Nunavut ! 9,445 6,420 2,350 305 10 360 2.1
Nova Scotia ! 353,520 125,090 68,125 44,490 58,320 57,500 8.4
Northwest Territories 18,530 12,130 1,535 1,390 2,010 1,465 2.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 167,710 72,185 37,320 19,035 12,390 26,780 6.1
New Brunswick 286,220 115,090 63,150 30,520 36,835 40,620 6.8
Manitoba ! 470,885 196,025 128,190 59,880 35,895 50,895 6.2
British Columbia ! 1,611,140 652,645 383,855 200,270 198,300 176,075 6.5
Alberta ! 1,427,850 527,110 339,505 222,995 156,570 181,670 7.5
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Date Modified: 2009-05-20

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