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Average commute time: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Average commute time (minutes). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Commuting time to work by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0457-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-14
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National value: 23.7 (Canada).

British Columbia: 24Alberta: 23Saskatchewan: 18.1Manitoba: 20.9Ontario: 25.8Quebec: 23.6New Brunswick: 18.3Yukon: 15.8Nunavut: 8.3Newfoundland and Labrador: 18.7Nova Scotia: 20.6Northwest Territories: 11.7Prince Edward Island: 17.9
  • Lowest: 8.3 to 15.8
  • Group 2: 15.8 to 18.3
  • Group 3: 18.3 to 20.6
  • Group 4: 20.6 to 23.6
  • Highest: 23.6 to 25.8
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: 2021 Census week (May 2021); people who worked from home are not in the commuting population.

1Ontario25.8
2British Columbia24
3Quebec23.6
4Alberta23
5Manitoba20.9
6Nova Scotia20.6
7Newfoundland and Labrador18.7
8New Brunswick18.3
9Saskatchewan18.1
10Prince Edward Island17.9
11Yukon15.8
12Northwest Territories11.7
13Nunavut8.3

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0457-01: Commuting duration by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by average commute time (minutes) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0457-01: Commuting duration by main mode of commuting, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-average-commute-time/

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