Transport in Canada

Canada is a geographically vast country with a population of nearly 33 million. Population density is low, only slightly higher than in Australia. Eighty-one per cent live in urban areas, with the large majority of inhabitants living within 100km of the US border. Travel is dominated by car use, although not to the extent of the USA.

Road safety is moderately good per population and per vehicle kilometre, and is improving. A high proportion of road accident fatalities are vehicle occupants, particularly those travelling by car.

The information you see above is just a sample of what we have available in the Transport Statistics Database. Additional information can be accessed by using the Table & Graph Builder. Data about Canada can be found in the following data sets:

• General & Infrastructure
• Energy & Emissions
• Safety
• Traffic & Travel
• Vehicle Stock

• Transport Canada - Transportation in Canada Annual Reports
• Transport Canada Policy Group Publications
• Transport Canada - Motor Vehicle Safety Statistics
• Transport Canada - T-Facts