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Share of households owning a car: Canadian provinces ranked (2023)

Measure: Share of households owning a car (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Household vehicles: owned, leased, cars and trucks by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0228-01. 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: 2026-11-11

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National value: 48.2 (Canada).

Lowest: 39.2 to 45.8 %
Group 2: 45.8 to 47.2 %
Group 3: 47.2 to 47.7 %
Group 4: 47.7 to 49.9 %
Highest: 49.9 to 51.3 %

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.


1	British Columbia	51.3
2	Quebec	49.9
3	Prince Edward Island	48.3
4	Ontario	47.7
5	New Brunswick	47.6
6	Nova Scotia	47.2
7	Alberta	46.8
8	Manitoba	45.8
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	39.9
10	Saskatchewan	39.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0228-01: Dwelling characteristics and household equipment at time of interview, Canada, regions and provinces. Reference period: 2023.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by share of households owning a car (%) (2023). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0228-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-share-of-households-owning-a-car/

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