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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
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List of Figures
Addendum
 
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TABLE A2-21: EMPLOYMENT IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR, 1997 - 2003
  (Thousands of employees)
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1
Transport Services/Infrastructure
Air A 69.3 79.8 84.1 86.0 82.1 76.6 79.6
Marine B 22.8 22.0 23.2 24.4 26.8 27.7 27.7
Rail C 46.5 45.1 43.2 40.9 39.5 37.3 37.3
Truck D 306.4 308.1 310.5 313.3 317.3 322.1 N/A
Bus/Urban Transit E 61.0 62.9 64.1 66.0 86.5 87.0 N/A
Taxi F 12.9 12.4 11.9 13.5 14.4 15.3 14.9
Highway G 69.4 69.7 70.2 71.9 71.1 74.0 76.3
Other H 67.8 67.7 71.3 73.4 58.2 59.1 N/A
Total 656.1 667.7 678.5 689.3 696.1 699.0 N/A
Government Services I 28.9 28.5 28.4 28.1 27.9 28.1 28.4
Associated Services              
Air J 33.5 39.4 40.1 41.5 42.7 43.1 43.1
Marine K 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3
Other L 53.1 54.6 56.2 57.8 60.9 60.9 60.9
Total 92.3 99.4 101.7 104.7 108.9 109.5 109.4
Grand Total 2 777.3 795.6 808.6 822.1 832.9 836.6 N/A

Note: Due to confidential data that has only been included in Totals or the Grand Total, the individual sections do not necessarily add to the sums shown in the table.

N/A: not available

  1. Transport Canada estimates
  2. Excludes part-time employees

Sources:

  1. 2003 based on ten months of averaged annual data. Statistics Canada Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) (Based on North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), Cat. 72F0023XIB; Canadian Airport Authorities; Local Airport Authorities; Transport Canada.
  2. Statistics Canada, SEPH, 2003 estimated, based on 12 months of 2002 averaged annual data.
  3. Transport Canada estimates based on Statistics Canada, Rail in Canada, Cat. 52-216.
  4. Statistics Canada, Trucking in Canada, Cat. 53-222-XPB, SEPH, Transport Canada for some years.
  5. Statistics Canada, Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Statistics, Cat. 53-215, Transport Canada.
  6. Statistics Canada, SEPH, 2003 based on 10 months of avaraged annual data.
  7. Transport Canada estimates based on 1996 Census data.
  8. Public Transit residual, Other Transportation residual, Pipeline Transportation, SEPH
  9. Government Estimates, Transport Canada estimates for provincial and territorial employment
  10. Statistics Canada, SEPH - Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services; Year 2003 based on 10 months of averaged annual data.
  11. Pilotage Authorities, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Maritime Employers Association.
  12. Insurance Bureau of Canada, Census
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