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Transportation in Canada 2003

Table of Contents

Report Highlights

1. Introduction

2. Transportation and the Economy

3. Government Spending on Transportation

4. Transportation Safety and Security

5. Transportation and the Environment

6. Rail Transportation

7. Road Transportation

8. Marine Transportation

9. Air Transportation

Minister of Transport

List of Tables

List of Figures

Addendum

TABLE A2-12: DOMESTIC TRAVEL IN CANADA, 1998 - 2002
	(Thousands of persons-trips)
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	Percentage change 2002/2001	Per cent of totals 2002
Total travel	159,219	164,097	162,107	182,091	187,890	3.2	100.0
Interprovincial	20,126	21,086	20,518	21,693	23,344	7.6	12.4
Intraprovincial	139,093	143,011	141,589	160,398	164,546	2.6	87.6
Same day	75,259	78,235	78,669	95,028	92,676	(2.5)	100.0
Interprovincial	3,605	3,861	3,521	3,945	4,606	16.8	5.0
Intraprovincial	71,654	74,374	75,148	91,083	88,070	(3.3)	95.0
Overnight	83,960	85,862	83,438	87,063	95,214	9.4	100.0
Interprovincial	16,521	17,225	16,997	17,748	18,738	5.6	19.7
Intraprovincial	67,439	68,637	66,441	69,315	76,476	10.3	80.3
Metropolitan Areas	67,447	69,838	70,888	80,384	81,503	1.4	43.4
Non-metropolitan Areas	91,772	94,259	91,219	101,707	106,387	4.6	56.6
Province of Destination
Canada	159,219	164,097	162,106	182,092	187,890	3.2	100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,488	3,356	3,218	3,902	3,784	(3.0)	2.0
Prince Edward Island	902	889	1,019	966	1,125	16.5	0.6
Nova Scotia	6,191	6,806	7,019	7,019	8,287	18.1	4.4
New Brunswick	4,915	5,208	4,652	5,344	6,075	13.7	3.2
Quebec	35,835	37,541	37,592	40,608	45,928	13.1	24.4
Ontario	56,076	57,930	58,177	67,160	70,257	4.6	37.4
Manitoba	7,207	6,875	6,700	6,621	6,265	(5.4)	3.3
Saskatchewan	8,211	8,434	7,919	8,139	8,029	(1.4)	4.3
Alberta	20,193	20,296	19,338	21,256	19,186	(9.7)	10.2
British Columbia	16,019	16,676	16,332	20,984	18,842	(10.2)	10.0
Territories	183	88	141	92	113	22.8	0.1
Mode
Total	158,474	163,475	161,295	181,182	187,038	3.2	100.0
Automobile	145,919	150,687	149,139	167,264	173,400	3.7	92.7
Airplane	7,101	6,990	6,643	7,761	6,807	(12.3)	3.6
Bus	3,862	4,303	4,012	4,476	4,763	6.4	2.5
Rail	972	944	979	1,078	1,479	37.2	0.8
Boat	620	551	522	603	589	(2.3)	0.3
Same day	74,853	77,978	78,215	94,476	92,271	(2.3)	100.0
Automobile	72,329	75,293	75,921	91,420	89,664	(1.9)	97.2
Airplane	775	642	558	798	515	(35.5)	0.6
Bus	1,488	1,792	1,514	1,900	1,717	(9.6)	1.9
Rail	138	165	134	217	240	10.6	0.3
Boat	123	86	88	141	135	(4.3)	0.1
Overnight	83,621	85,497	83,080	86,706	94,767	9.3	100.0
Automobile	73,590	75,394	73,218	75,844	83,736	10.4	88.4
Airplane	6,326	6,348	6,085	6,963	6,292	(9.6)	6.6
Bus	2,374	2,511	2,498	2,576	3,046	18.3	3.2
Rail	834	779	845	861	1,239	43.9	1.3
Boat	497	465	434	462	454	(1.7)	0.5
Purpose
Total	159,210	164,043	162,041	181,930	187,756	3.2	100.0
Visiting friends and relatives	57,696	58,030	53,579	61,174	65,333	6.8	34.8
Pleasure	58,883	63,128	64,483	72,196	74,522	3.2	39.7
Personal	20,154	20,777	21,067	24,358	24,266	(0.4)	12.9
Business	20,126	19,533	19,844	20,898	20,747	(0.7)	11.0
Convention	2,351	2,575	3,068	3,304	2,888	(12.6)	1.5
Same day	75,258	78,199	78,639	94,930	92,602	(2.5)	100.0
Visiting friends and relatives	22,695	22,709	22,074	27,315	28,637	4.8	30.9
Pleasure	26,343	28,860	29,322	36,110	34,214	(5.3)	36.9
Personal	13,826	14,225	14,155	17,326	16,183	(6.6)	17.5
Business	11,885	11,827	12,227	13,168	12,800	(2.8)	13.8
Convention	509	578	861	1,011	768	(24.0)	0.8
Overnight	83,952	85,844	83,402	87,000	95,154	9.4	100.0
Visiting friends and relatives	35,001	35,321	31,505	33,859	36,696	8.4	38.6
Pleasure	32,540	34,268	35,161	36,086	40,308	11.7	42.4
Personal	6,328	6,552	6,912	7,032	8,083	15.0	8.5
Business	8,241	7,706	7,617	7,730	7,947	2.8	8.4
Convention	1,842	1,997	2,207	2,293	2,120	(7.5)	2.2