Traffic in Canada

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,336.03kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 61.37 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home	4.33%
Walking	12.72%
Car	60.25%
Bike	4.33%
Motorbike	1.26%
Bus/Trolleybus	9.97%
Tram/Streetcar	0.65%
Train/Metro	6.48%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	4.01 km
Walking	20.40 min
Waiting	1.21 min
Driving Car	1.71 min
Bike	0.33 min
Motor Bike	0.01 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.74 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.05 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.25 min
Overall	26.92 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	23.67 km
Walking	0.95 min
Waiting	0.02 min
Driving Car	30.81 min
Overall	31.78 min

Average when primarily using Bike

Distance	7.99 km
Walking	0.48 min
Bike	24.85 min
Overall	25.37 min

Average when primarily using Motorbike

Distance	66.22 km
Walking	6.19 min
Motor Bike	58.52 min
Overall	64.70 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	13.92 km
Walking	6.45 min
Waiting	7.59 min
Driving Car	0.40 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	31.95 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.28 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.71 min
Overall	50.45 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance	18.22 km
Walking	5.93 min
Waiting	5.86 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	2.14 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	32.50 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.79 min
Overall	48.57 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance	19.82 km
Walking	8.07 min
Waiting	5.09 min
Driving Car	0.03 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	3.88 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.64 min
Train/Metro Ride	31.52 min
Overall	50.75 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance	19.61 km
Overall	34.62 min

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Last update: December 2023

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in Canada

City	Traffic Index	Time Index (in minutes)	Time Exp. Index	Inefficiency Index	CO₂ Emission Index
Toronto	199.9	44.6	3283.4	253.3	6741.6
Quebec City	165.9	37.7	1043.8	276.9	6279.3
Montreal	163.4	39.5	1481.3	179.8	5185.2
Mississauga	162.7	37.3	954.9	191.0	6509.2
Vancouver	158.8	38.0	1107.6	192.2	5424.5
Ottawa	153.0	36.6	825.8	235.6	5228.7
Calgary	151.8	34.0	423.6	255.1	6607.3
Victoria	149.1	35.1	565.0	245.6	5563.9
Halifax	137.5	33.7	395.6	226.8	4731.9
Edmonton	127.3	29.8	102.3	162.0	5560.9
Winnipeg	126.7	31.0	162.1	124.7	5153.9