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Transportation in Canada 2006
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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
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TABLE A2-23: EMPLOYMENT IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR, 2000 - 2006
(Thousands of employees)

2000 2001 2002 2003 20041 20051 20061
Transport Services / Infrastructure






AirA 86.0 82.1 76.6 79.3 79.7 79.8 80.1
MarineB 24.4 26.8 27.7 27.81 29.51 31.61 34.11
RailC 40.9 39.5 37.3 36.4 35.6 35.0 34.71
Truck3,D 312.9 318.7 326.3 321.8r 346.01 357.21 363.01
Bus/Urban Transit4,E 68.6 93.4 93.1 92.3 91.4 93.21 95.01
TaxiF 13.5 14.4 15.3 14.8 14.6 14.7 15.0
HighwayG 56.5r 57.5r 55.9r 57.0r 57.7r 56.9 58.0
OtherH 66.8 52.8 52.5 52.81 53.51 53.91 57.21
Total2 669.6 685.3 684.7 682.31 708.01 722.21 737.11
Government ServicesI 28.1 27.9 28.1 28.7 28.9 29.6 30.1
Associated Services






AirJ 41.5 42.7 43.1 42.9 43.6 46.0 45.4
MarineK 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.4
OtherL 57.8 60.9 60.9 60.91 60.91 60.91 62.01
Total2 104.7 108.9 109.5 109.1 110.1 112.9 113.8
Grand Total2 802.4 822.0 822.3 820.11 847.01 864.71 881.01

Notes: r = Revised; N/A = Not Available.
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.

  1. Transport Canada estimates
  2. Including full–time and part–time employees, where "part-time" are converted to "Full-time Equivalents" (FTEs), when possible.
  3. Excluding private trucking data as Statistics Canada’s Private Trucking survey was cancelled in 1999; including full and part-time employees of the for-hire carriers, owner-operators; delivery drivers.
  4. Large increase due to introduction of a new bus survey covering larger sements of the industry.

Sources:

  1. 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 to 2006 estimated, based on 12 months of 2002 averaged annual data. St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, Canadian Port Authorities.
  3. Transport Canada estimates based on Statistics Canada, Rail in Canada, Cat. 52-216.
  4. Statistics Canada, Trucking in Canada, Cat. 53-222 and Service Bulletin, Cat. 50-002; SEPH, Transport Canada for some years.
  5. Statistics Canada, Passenger Bus and Urban Transit, Cat. 53-215 and Service Bulletin. Cat. 50-002; Special Tabulations based on Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA): 2000-2005
  6. Statistics Canada, SEPH, 2006 preliminary data
  7. Statistics Canada, SEPH, 2006 preliminary 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; preliminary data for 2006
  11. Pilotage Authorities, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Maritime Employers Association.
  12. Insurance Bureau of Canada, Census
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