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| Census metropolitan areas | Walking | Cycling | Other mode of transportation1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| percentage | |||||||||
Note:
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006. |
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| Total | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador) | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Halifax (Nova Scotia) | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Moncton (New Brunswick) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Saint John (New Brunswick) | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Saguenay (Quebec) | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Québec (Quebec) | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Sherbrooke (Quebec) | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Trois-Rivières (Quebec) | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Montréal (Quebec) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario / Quebec) | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Kingston (Ontario) | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Peterborough (Ontario) | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Oshawa (Ontario) | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Toronto (Ontario) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Hamilton (Ontario) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara (Ontario) | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Kitchener (Ontario) | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Brantford (Ontario) | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Guelph (Ontario) | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| London (Ontario) | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Windsor (Ontario) | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Barrie (Ontario) | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ontario) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Thunder Bay (Ontario) | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Winnipeg (Manitoba) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Regina (Saskatchewan) | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Calgary (Alberta) | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Edmonton (Alberta) | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Kelowna (British Columbia) | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Abbotsford (British Columbia) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Vancouver (British Columbia) | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Victoria (British Columbia) | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |