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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique
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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 2,093,140 1,429,180 621,050 366,000 172,205 83,215 88,990 82,845 42,915
Car, truck or van 1,590,160 1,126,180 448,090 287,415 115,940 57,780 58,160 44,740 15,890
Driver, alone 1,333,730 961,430 361,095 240,455 89,830 46,015 43,820 30,800 11,210
2 or more persons shared the ride to work 256,430 164,755 86,995 46,950 26,105 11,770 14,335 13,935 4,675
Driver, with 1 or more passengers 141,850 89,715 50,080 29,445 14,475 6,860 7,615 6,155 2,055
Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle 114,580 75,035 36,920 17,510 11,630 4,910 6,720 7,775 2,625
Sustainable transportation 467,870 276,995 164,835 73,745 54,260 24,565 29,700 36,835 26,040
Public transit 274,210 140,460 117,670 51,020 40,465 18,465 22,000 26,180 16,080
Active transport 193,665 136,530 47,165 22,720 13,795 6,095 7,700 10,655 9,965
Other method 35,115 26,005 8,125 4,850 2,005 875 1,130 1,265 980

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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) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

  • 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: 6.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

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

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