Data tables, 2016 Census

Main Mode of Commuting (10), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (9), Sex (3) and Age (5) for the Employed Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over Having a Usual Place of Work or No Fixed Workplace Address, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details main mode of commuting , immigrant status and period of immigration , sex and age for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address, in private households in Canada
Data quality
Main mode of commuting (10) Immigrant status and period of immigration (9)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 1 Non-immigrantsFootnote 2 ImmigrantsFootnote 3 Before 2001 2001 to 2010 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016Footnote 4 Non-permanent residentsFootnote 5
Total - Main mode of commutingFootnote 6 15,878,940 11,890,610 3,767,810 2,107,935 1,109,985 545,430 564,555 549,890 220,525
Car, truck or van 12,617,015 9,792,525 2,729,715 1,644,025 768,810 388,540 380,270 316,875 94,775
Driver, alone 10,700,050 8,414,050 2,217,565 1,378,440 609,745 314,355 295,395 229,380 68,430
2 or more persons shared the ride to work 1,916,965 1,378,475 512,145 265,585 159,065 74,190 84,875 87,495 26,345
Driver, with 1 or more passengers 1,048,045 743,305 292,450 163,225 88,655 42,710 45,945 40,570 12,290
Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle 868,920 635,170 219,700 102,360 70,405 31,475 38,925 46,930 14,050
Sustainable transportation 3,068,340 1,949,690 997,190 441,215 329,450 151,295 178,155 226,520 121,455
Public transit 1,968,220 1,101,425 784,445 341,115 265,060 122,025 143,035 178,270 82,355
Active transport 1,100,115 848,265 212,750 100,105 64,390 29,270 35,120 48,250 39,100
Other method 193,595 148,400 40,905 22,690 11,725 5,595 6,130 6,495 4,290

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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Footnote 3

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 4

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 5

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 6

The census assumes that the commute to work originates from the usual place of residence, but this may not always be the case. Sometimes, respondents may be on a business trip and may have reported their place of work or main mode of commuting based on where they were working during the trip. Some persons maintain a residence close to work and commute to their home on weekends. Students often work after school at a location near their school. As a result, the data may show unusual commutes or unusual main modes of commuting.

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Data quality note(s) – Canada

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016330.

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