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Commutes of 60 minutes or more: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Share of commuters travelling 60 minutes or more (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Commuting time to work by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0457-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-14
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National value: 7.1 (Canada).

British Columbia: 7.2Alberta: 5.8Saskatchewan: 4.2Manitoba: 4.4Ontario: 9.1Quebec: 6.5New Brunswick: 3.6Yukon: 2.5Nunavut: 1.2Newfoundland and Labrador: 5.8Nova Scotia: 4.8Northwest Territories: 2.7Prince Edward Island: 3.1
  • Lowest: 1.2 to 2.7 %
  • Group 2: 2.7 to 4.2 %
  • Group 3: 4.2 to 4.8 %
  • Group 4: 4.8 to 6.5 %
  • Highest: 6.5 to 9.1 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: 2021 Census week (May 2021); people who worked from home are not in the commuting population.

1Ontario9.1
2British Columbia7.2
3Quebec6.5
4Newfoundland and Labrador5.8
4Alberta5.8
6Nova Scotia4.8
7Manitoba4.4
8Saskatchewan4.2
9New Brunswick3.6
10Prince Edward Island3.1
11Northwest Territories2.7
12Yukon2.5
13Nunavut1.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0457-01: Commuting duration by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by share of commuters travelling 60 minutes or more (%) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0457-01: Commuting duration by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-share-of-commuters-travelling-60-minutes-or-more/

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