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| Census metropolitan areas | Public transit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| percentage | |||
Note:
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006. |
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| Total | 14.1 | 14.4 | 15.1 |
| St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Halifax (Nova Scotia) | 10.7 | 9.9 | 11.9 |
| Moncton (New Brunswick) | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Saint John (New Brunswick) | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Saguenay (Quebec) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Québec (Quebec) | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| Sherbrooke (Quebec) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Trois-Rivières (Quebec) | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| Montréal (Quebec) | 20.2 | 21.6 | 21.4 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario / Quebec) | 17.2 | 18.5 | 19.4 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) | 11.1 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) | 19.3 | 20.1 | 21.2 |
| Kingston (Ontario) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Peterborough (Ontario) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Oshawa (Ontario) | 5.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
| Toronto (Ontario) | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.2 |
| Hamilton (Ontario) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara (Ontario) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Kitchener (Ontario) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Brantford (Ontario) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Guelph (Ontario) | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| London (Ontario) | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| Windsor (Ontario) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Barrie (Ontario) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ontario) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| Thunder Bay (Ontario) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Winnipeg (Manitoba) | 14.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
| Regina (Saskatchewan) | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Calgary (Alberta) | 12.6 | 13.2 | 15.6 |
| Edmonton (Alberta) | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.7 |
| Kelowna (British Columbia) | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Abbotsford (British Columbia) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Vancouver (British Columbia)1 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 16.5 |
| Victoria (British Columbia) | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 |