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Employed labour force1 with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace by mode of transportation to work, by provinces and and territories (1996 Census)

Definitions and notes Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward
Island
Nova Scotia New
Brunswick
  number
Total - modes of transportation 12,183,410 171,785 55,720 354,055 288,050
Car, truck, van as driver 8,934,025 128,435 44,480 262,915 226,645
Car, truck, van as passenger 899,340 19,140 5,830 36,230 30,045
Public transit 1,233,870 2,835 175 17,990 5,200
Walked to work 850,855 15,755 4,100 29,490 20,645
Bicycle 137,435 495 270 2,455 1,375
Motorcycle 11,545 105 60 395 270
Taxicab 23,290 735 315 1,190 1,480
Other method 93,050 4,280 485 3,380 2,385
1. numbers in the table are for the employed labour force - those persons 15 years and over who, during the week prior to Census Day, worked for wages or salaries, or were self-employed
Source: Statistics Canada, 1996 Census Nation tables
Last modified: 2004-09-01.

For additional statistical information on the employed labour force by mode of transportation to work, consult the 1996 Census Nation tables.



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