🚌 Ranking · 152 metro areas

Cities with the longest commutes

Average one-way commute time (2021 Census). Top three: Kawartha Lakes (32.7 min), Wasaga Beach (30.1 min), Toronto (29.8 min). Canada overall: 23.7 min.

#	City	Value
1	Kawartha Lakes ON	32.7 min
2	Wasaga Beach ON	30.1 min
3	Toronto ON	29.8 min
4	Barrie ON	29.4 min
5	Oshawa ON	29.3 min
6	Essa ON	29.3 min
7	Wood Buffalo AB	29.0 min
8	Vancouver BC	27.3 min
9	Montréal QC	27.0 min
10	Port Hope ON	26.1 min
11	Sylvan Lake AB	25.9 min
12	Abbotsford BC	25.2 min
13	Strathmore AB	25.1 min
14	Okotoks AB	25.0 min
15	Hamilton ON	24.9 min
16	Norfolk ON	24.9 min
17	Squamish BC	24.9 min
18	Centre Wellington ON	24.7 min
19	Calgary AB	24.2 min
20	Chilliwack BC	24.2 min
21	Edmonton AB	23.9 min
22	Ottawa ON	23.8 min
23	Ladysmith BC	23.8 min
24	Lachute QC	23.7 min
25	Brantford ON	23.2 min
26	Ingersoll ON	22.7 min
27	Peterborough ON	22.4 min
28	Winnipeg MB	22.3 min
29	Guelph ON	22.3 min
30	Kitchener ON	22.2 min
31	Halifax NS	21.8 min
32	Orillia ON	21.8 min
33	Campbell River BC	21.7 min
34	High River AB	21.4 min
35	St. Catharines ON	21.3 min
36	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC	21.1 min
37	Greater Sudbury ON	21.0 min
38	London ON	20.8 min
39	Woodstock ON	20.7 min
40	Cobourg ON	20.5 min
41	Dolbeau-Mistassini QC	20.5 min
42	Collingwood ON	20.3 min
43	Victoria BC	20.2 min
44	Joliette QC	20.2 min
45	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC	20.2 min
46	Rouyn-Noranda QC	20.2 min
47	Midland ON	20.2 min
48	Québec QC	20.1 min
49	Belleville ON	20.0 min
50	Duncan BC	20.0 min
51	Lacombe AB	20.0 min
52	Truro NS	19.9 min
53	Tillsonburg ON	19.9 min
54	Williams Lake BC	19.8 min
55	Shawinigan QC	19.7 min
56	Parksville BC	19.7 min
57	Hawkesbury ON	19.7 min
58	Kelowna BC	19.5 min
59	Kingston ON	19.5 min
60	Nanaimo BC	19.5 min
61	Owen Sound ON	19.5 min
62	Chatham-Kent ON	19.3 min
63	Saint John NB	19.2 min
64	Courtenay BC	19.2 min
65	Granby QC	19.1 min
66	Windsor ON	19.0 min
67	Kamloops BC	19.0 min
68	Timmins ON	18.9 min
69	Cranbrook BC	18.9 min
70	Sherbrooke QC	18.8 min
71	Port Alberni BC	18.8 min
72	Nelson BC	18.8 min
73	Amos QC	18.8 min
74	Vernon BC	18.7 min
75	Saskatoon SK	18.6 min
76	Prince George BC	18.5 min
77	Red Deer AB	18.4 min
78	Sorel-Tracy QC	18.4 min
79	Pembroke ON	18.4 min
80	Trois-Rivières QC	18.2 min
81	Brockville ON	18.2 min
82	Cornwall ON	18.1 min
83	Canmore AB	18.1 min
84	Cowansville QC	18.1 min
85	Saint-Hyacinthe QC	18.0 min
86	Steinbach MB	18.0 min
87	New Glasgow NS	17.9 min
88	North Bay ON	17.8 min
89	Grande Prairie AB	17.8 min
90	Miramichi NB	17.8 min
91	Camrose AB	17.8 min
92	Wetaskiwin AB	17.8 min
93	Cape Breton NS	17.7 min
94	Dawson Creek BC	17.7 min
95	St. John's NL	17.6 min
96	Saguenay QC	17.6 min
97	Fredericton NB	17.4 min
98	Fort St. John BC	17.4 min
99	Kentville NS	17.4 min
100	Quesnel BC	17.4 min
101	Drummondville QC	17.3 min
102	Medicine Hat AB	17.3 min
103	Regina SK	17.2 min
104	Sainte-Marie QC	17.1 min
105	Thunder Bay ON	17.0 min
106	Lethbridge AB	16.8 min
107	Charlottetown PE	16.8 min
108	Prince Albert SK	16.8 min
109	Stratford ON	16.8 min
110	Alma QC	16.8 min
111	Saint-Georges QC	16.7 min
112	Terrace BC	16.7 min
113	Moncton NB	16.6 min
114	Sarnia ON	16.6 min
115	Lloydminster AB	16.4 min
116	Val-d'Or QC	16.4 min
117	Bathurst NB	16.3 min
118	Penticton BC	16.2 min
119	Whitehorse YT	16.1 min
120	Salmon Arm BC	16.0 min
121	Thetford Mines QC	15.9 min
122	Trail BC	15.9 min
123	Corner Brook NL	15.8 min
124	Moose Jaw SK	15.7 min
125	Weyburn SK	15.7 min
126	Victoriaville QC	15.3 min
127	Yorkton SK	15.2 min
128	Brandon MB	15.0 min
129	Elliot Lake ON	15.0 min
130	Petawawa ON	14.7 min
131	Sept-Îles QC	14.6 min
132	Baie-Comeau QC	14.5 min
133	Edmundston NB	14.5 min
134	Rimouski QC	14.4 min
135	Powell River BC	14.4 min
136	Matane QC	14.2 min
137	Sault Ste. Marie ON	14.0 min
138	Summerside PE	14.0 min
139	North Battleford SK	13.9 min
140	Brooks AB	13.9 min
141	Campbellton NB	13.7 min
142	Portage la Prairie MB	13.7 min
143	Kenora ON	13.5 min
144	Grand Falls-Windsor NL	13.5 min
145	Estevan SK	13.5 min
146	Rivière-du-Loup QC	13.4 min
147	Gander NL	13.4 min
148	Winkler MB	12.8 min
149	Swift Current SK	12.8 min
150	Yellowknife NT	12.6 min
151	Prince Rupert BC	11.5 min
152	Thompson MB	11.5 min

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

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