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 Ontario
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 6,092,715 4,115,435 1,897,465 1,181,745 519,175 283,825 235,350 196,545 79,810
Car, truck or van 4,747,695 3,328,645 1,386,305 922,125 358,045 203,400 154,640 106,135 32,745
Driver, alone 3,995,470 2,836,730 1,135,245 775,050 284,015 164,425 119,590 76,185 23,490
2 or more persons shared the ride to work 752,225 491,915 251,060 147,075 74,030 38,980 35,050 29,955 9,255
Driver, with 1 or more passengers 379,750 234,065 141,570 88,335 39,850 21,530 18,320 13,385 4,110
Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle 372,480 257,850 109,485 58,735 34,180 17,450 16,730 16,570 5,145
Sustainable transportation 1,284,395 747,190 491,970 247,955 155,895 77,770 78,130 88,120 45,230
Public transit 888,925 453,005 402,185 200,360 129,015 64,455 64,555 72,815 33,725
Active transport 395,475 294,190 89,780 47,595 26,880 13,310 13,570 15,305 11,505
Other method 60,620 39,600 19,190 11,665 5,235 2,655 2,585 2,290 1,830

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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) – Ontario

  • 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: 4.6%.
  • 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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