🚌 Ranking · 152 metro areas

Cities where the most people take transit

Share of commuters who take public transit (2021 Census, during the pandemic). Top three: Wood Buffalo (26.6%), Toronto (15.6%), Montréal (15.3%). Canada overall: 7.7%.

#	City	Value
1	Wood Buffalo AB	26.6%
2	Toronto ON	15.6%
3	Montréal QC	15.3%
4	Vancouver BC	14.9%
5	Ottawa ON	9.7%
6	Winnipeg MB	8.4%
7	Calgary AB	7.9%
8	Québec QC	7.8%
9	Halifax NS	7.7%
10	Victoria BC	7.7%
11	Hamilton ON	6.5%
12	Edmonton AB	6.1%
13	Oshawa ON	5.1%
14	London ON	4.9%
15	Kingston ON	4.9%
16	Kitchener ON	4.6%
17	Timmins ON	4.2%
18	Greater Sudbury ON	4.0%
19	Guelph ON	4.0%
20	Kamloops BC	4.0%
21	Sherbrooke QC	3.9%
22	Nanaimo BC	3.6%
23	Thunder Bay ON	3.4%
24	Orillia ON	3.4%
25	Regina SK	3.3%
26	Brandon MB	3.3%
27	Kelowna BC	3.2%
28	St. John's NL	3.2%
29	Whitehorse YT	3.0%
30	Saskatoon SK	2.9%
31	Prince George BC	2.9%
32	Barrie ON	2.8%
33	Saint John NB	2.7%
34	Sault Ste. Marie ON	2.7%
35	North Bay ON	2.6%
36	Campbell River BC	2.6%
37	Canmore AB	2.6%
38	Peterborough ON	2.5%
39	Red Deer AB	2.5%
40	Abbotsford BC	2.4%
41	Brantford ON	2.3%
42	Fredericton NB	2.3%
43	Charlottetown PE	2.3%
44	Moncton NB	2.2%
45	Courtenay BC	2.2%
46	Cornwall ON	2.2%
47	Terrace BC	2.2%
48	Trois-Rivières QC	2.1%
49	Williams Lake BC	2.1%
50	Prince Rupert BC	2.1%
51	Windsor ON	2.0%
52	St. Catharines ON	1.9%
53	Lethbridge AB	1.9%
54	Cape Breton NS	1.9%
55	Saguenay QC	1.8%
56	Belleville ON	1.8%
57	Stratford ON	1.8%
58	Squamish BC	1.8%
59	Nelson BC	1.8%
60	Powell River BC	1.8%
61	Port Alberni BC	1.7%
62	Trail BC	1.7%
63	Sarnia ON	1.6%
64	Penticton BC	1.6%
65	Chilliwack BC	1.5%
66	Grande Prairie AB	1.5%
67	Saint-Hyacinthe QC	1.5%
68	Wasaga Beach ON	1.5%
69	Shawinigan QC	1.4%
70	Prince Albert SK	1.4%
71	Parksville BC	1.4%
72	Matane QC	1.4%
73	Medicine Hat AB	1.3%
74	Collingwood ON	1.3%
75	Yellowknife NT	1.3%
76	Elliot Lake ON	1.3%
77	Drummondville QC	1.2%
78	Vernon BC	1.2%
79	Woodstock ON	1.2%
80	Owen Sound ON	1.2%
81	Sorel-Tracy QC	1.1%
82	Rouyn-Noranda QC	1.1%
83	Okotoks AB	1.1%
84	Quesnel BC	1.1%
85	Cobourg ON	1.1%
86	Duncan BC	1.0%
87	Thompson MB	1.0%
88	Port Hope ON	0.9%
89	Hawkesbury ON	0.9%
90	Granby QC	0.8%
91	Rimouski QC	0.8%
92	Joliette QC	0.8%
93	Moose Jaw SK	0.8%
94	New Glasgow NS	0.8%
95	Midland ON	0.8%
96	Cranbrook BC	0.8%
97	Salmon Arm BC	0.8%
98	Amos QC	0.8%
99	Kentville NS	0.7%
100	Baie-Comeau QC	0.7%
101	Sylvan Lake AB	0.7%
102	Kawartha Lakes ON	0.6%
103	Brockville ON	0.6%
104	Corner Brook NL	0.6%
105	Fort St. John BC	0.6%
106	Miramichi NB	0.6%
107	Brooks AB	0.6%
108	Estevan SK	0.6%
109	Victoriaville QC	0.5%
110	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC	0.5%
111	Tillsonburg ON	0.5%
112	Swift Current SK	0.5%
113	High River AB	0.5%
114	Grand Falls-Windsor NL	0.5%
115	Chatham-Kent ON	0.4%
116	Val-d'Or QC	0.4%
117	Bathurst NB	0.4%
118	Edmundston NB	0.4%
119	North Battleford SK	0.4%
120	Dawson Creek BC	0.4%
121	Camrose AB	0.4%
122	Campbellton NB	0.4%
123	Kenora ON	0.4%
124	Lachute QC	0.4%
125	Sainte-Marie QC	0.4%
126	Lacombe AB	0.4%
127	Wetaskiwin AB	0.4%
128	Winkler MB	0.3%
129	Saint-Georges QC	0.3%
130	Centre Wellington ON	0.3%
131	Rivière-du-Loup QC	0.3%
132	Alma QC	0.3%
133	Thetford Mines QC	0.3%
134	Sept-Îles QC	0.3%
135	Ladysmith BC	0.3%
136	Portage la Prairie MB	0.3%
137	Norfolk ON	0.2%
138	Lloydminster AB	0.2%
139	Essa ON	0.2%
140	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC	0.2%
141	Petawawa ON	0.2%
142	Steinbach MB	0.2%
143	Cowansville QC	0.2%
144	Dolbeau-Mistassini QC	0.2%
145	Ingersoll ON	0.2%
146	Gander NL	0.2%
147	Weyburn SK	0.2%
148	Truro NS	0.1%
149	Yorkton SK	0.1%
150	Summerside PE	0.1%
151	Pembroke ON	0.0%
152	Strathmore AB	0.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0457-01. Includes census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

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