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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
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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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