🚌 Ranking · 152 metro areas

Cities with the shortest commutes

Average one-way commute time (2021 Census). Top three: Prince Rupert (11.5 min), Thompson (11.5 min), Yellowknife (12.6 min). Canada overall: 23.7 min.

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

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

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