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Transportation in Canada 2003
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TABLE A2-27: FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN THE BUS INDUSTRY, 1997 - 2002
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 3 2002
Intercity Operators 1            
Drivers 1,446 690 745 731 2,822 N/A
Mechanics 145 60 47 47 316 N/A
Other 1,369 456 401 421 1,744 N/A
Total 2,960 1,206 1,193 1,199 4,882 N/A
School Bus Operators 1            
Drivers 16,370 18,879 18,240 19,250 30,722 N/A
Mechanics 861 990 991 1,050 1,690 N/A
Other 1,478 2,323 2,473 2,652 3,647 N/A
Total 18,709 22,192 21,704 22,952 36,059 N/A
Charter Operators            
Drivers 1,782 2,290 2,523 2,482 2,435 N/A
Mechanics 160 274 195 262 132 N/A
Other 428 551 536 595 545 N/A
Total 2,370 3,115 3,254 3,339 3,112 N/A
Shuttle & Sightseeing            
Drivers 402 462 596 558 2,398 N/A
Mechanics 30 16 29 35 59 N/A
Other 74 73 132 124 576 N/A
Total 506 551 757 717 3,033 N/A
Urban Transit 2            
Transport operations 22,474 22,697 23,231 23,642 24,355 24,990
Vehicle maintenance 9,990 9,826 10,128 10,339 10,552 10,506
General administration 4,014 3,344 3,805 3,794 4,556 4,379
Total 36,478 35,867 37,164 37,775 39,463 39,875
Total Full-time Employees 61,023 62,931 64,072 65,982 86,549 86,961 e

Notes: 1997-2000 inclusive includes full-time workers of companies with annual revenues greater than $2 million.

N/A: not available    e: estimate

  1. In 1998-2000, the sharp decrease in employment recorded under intercity bus operators is due to consolidated reporting coming from mergers and acquisitions, as some intercity carriers activities have been reported under carriers involved primarily in school bus operations.
  2. Urban transit data adapted from Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) statistics.
  3. 2001-02: A new bus survey first conducted by Statistics Canada in 2001 covers all bus/urban transit companies. The 2001 data should not be compared to data of previous years as coverage and methodology differ from Statistics Canada's previous bus industry survey.

Source: Statistics Canada, Passenger bus and urban transit statistics, Cat. 53-215, special tabulations and Transport Canada.
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