Text Table 3.18
Persons who travelled to work by motor vehicle, by province, 2006

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  During the colder months1 During the warmer months1
Travelled to work by motor vehicle2 Travelled to work alone by motor vehicle3 Travelled to work by motor vehicle2 Travelled to work alone by motor vehicle3
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 88 64 79 57
Prince Edward Island 92 71 84 64
Nova Scotia 85 63 80 59
New Brunswick 91 71 83 62
Quebec 79 63 72 57
Ontario 79 63 72 57
Manitoba 83 66 73 58
Saskatchewan 87 70 74 58
Alberta 83 66 75 59
British Columbia 79 63 71 56
Canada 81 64 73 57
Notes:
These data refer only to persons who were working outside the home.
The definition of a motor vehicle includes cars, trucks, vans or SUVs (sport utility vehicles) and street-legal motorcycles.
1. The definition of the colder and the warmer months was left to the respondents in order to best capture seasonal changes in mode of travel.
2. Includes persons who travelled to work by motor vehicle as a driver, either alone or with others in the vehicle, or as a passenger.
3. Of all persons working outside the home, percent who travelled to work alone by motor vehicle
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006.