Traffic in Canada

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In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,295.10kg of CO₂ annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 59.49 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	4.72%
Walking	12.88%
Car	60.30%
Bicycle	4.54%
Motorcycle	0.97%
Bus/Trolleybus	9.53%
Tram/Streetcar	0.62%
Train/Metro	6.44%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance	3.98 km
Walking	20.53 min
Waiting	1.25 min
Driving Car	1.66 min
Bicycle	0.30 min
Motorcycle	0.01 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	1.77 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.06 min
Train/Metro Ride	1.19 min
Overall	26.98 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance	22.50 km
Walking	0.78 min
Waiting	0.02 min
Driving Car	30.09 min
Overall	30.89 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance	7.63 km
Walking	0.46 min
Bicycle	23.53 min
Overall	24.03 min

Average when primarily using Motorcycle

Distance	42.96 km
Walking	3.95 min
Motorcycle	40.14 min
Overall	44.09 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance	13.36 km
Walking	6.43 min
Waiting	7.70 min
Driving Car	0.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	31.35 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.28 min
Train/Metro Ride	2.87 min
Overall	49.57 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	19.67 km
Walking	8.03 min
Waiting	5.05 min
Driving Car	0.03 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride	4.05 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride	0.61 min
Train/Metro Ride	31.23 min
Overall	50.46 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance	18.34 km
Overall	33.45 min

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Last update: May 2025

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 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	3315.2	249.5	6705.5
Brampton	184.2	41.7	2162.3	196.7	6712.6
Montreal	165.6	39.8	1571.1	180.8	5276.7
Mississauga	162.7	37.3	954.9	191.0	6509.2
Hamilton	151.7	35.8	684.8	236.2	5530.6
Vancouver	151.1	36.7	839.5	169.9	5242.1
Quebec City	139.5	33.4	363.6	204.4	5276.8
Ottawa	134.8	33.9	413.4	187.4	4472.7
Victoria	133.8	32.4	259.7	195.8	5090.6
Winnipeg	127.8	31.1	169.4	124.8	5259.2
Calgary	125.0	29.1	76.3	144.0	5652.2
Halifax	123.7	31.4	185.3	164.1	4343.3
Edmonton	118.4	28.1	50.5	131.8	5135.4
Regina	117.0	23.8	23.8	218.5	5405.4
London	114.9	30.0	111.2	86.7	4226.6
Kelowna	110.5	27.8	44.6	148.5	4071.0
Nanaimo, BC	98.7	21.4	21.4	98.3	3945.7