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TABLE A2-27: EMPLOYMENT IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY BY REGION, 2000 - 2005


Canada Atlantic Region5 Quebec Ontario Prairie Provinces6 British Columbia7
Employment by Medium and Large For-Hire Firms1





2000 Company drivers 66,423 3,354 14,770 27,850 15,103 5,346

Other company employees 47,839 4,221 8,449 20,887 10,624 3,658

Total 114,262 7,575 23,219 48,737 25,727 9,004
2001 Company drivers 70,253 3,972 15,379 30,392 14,936 5,574

Other company employees 47,343 4,153 8,216 21,381 9,968 3,625

Total 117,596 8,125 23,595 51,773 24,904 9,199
2002 Company drivers 74,204 4,079 17,031 30,032 17,554 5,508

Other company employees 49,044 4,332 9,625 20,673 10,867 3,547

Total 123,248 8,411 26,656 50,705 28,421 9,055
2003 Company drivers 74,069 4,176 16,589 31,778 16,948 4,578

Other company employees 48,549 4,526 8,345 21,526 10,737 3,415

Total 122,618 8,702 24,934 53,304 27,685 7,993
2004e Company drivers 85,860 4,467 20,849 36,636 17,951 5,957

Other company employees 56,557 4,491 12,096 22,727 12,956 4,287

Total 142,417 8,958 32,945 59,363 30,907 10,244
2005e Company drivers 93,134 5,097 23,120 36,485 21,173 7,259

Other company employees 57,881 4,934 13,271 22,311 12,866 4,499

Total 151,015 10,031 36,391 58,796 34,039 11,758
Employment by Small For-Hire Firms2





2000 Company drivers 16,070 1,314 4,415 2,233 4,778 3,330

Other company employees 5,258 353 1,524 1,019 1,357 1,005

Total 21,328 1,667 5,939 3,252 6,135 4,335
2001 Company drivers 16,027 1,354 4,429 3,544 4,147 2,553

Other company employees 6,975 859 1,443 2,231 1,436 1,006

Total 23,002 2,213 5,872 5,775 5,583 3,559
2002 Company drivers 15,848 1,194 4,588 3,768 3,874 2,424

Other company employees 7,988 323 2,125 2,409 2,169 962

Total 23,836 1,517 6,713 6,177 6,043 3,386
2003 Company drivers 15,584 1,320 4,332 4,675 3,443 1,814

Other company employees 7,862 445 1,536 3,091 1,661 1,129

Total 23,446 1,765 5,868 7,766 5,104 2,943
2004e Company drivers 16,025 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Other company employees 7,875 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total 23,900 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005e Company drivers 16,150 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Other company employees 8,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total 24,150 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Employment by Owner-Operators3





2000 Drivers and other employees 77,896 7,622 14,163 26,341 19,663 10,107
2001 Drivers and other employees 78,219 6,009 16,414 24,165 21,312 10,319
2002 Drivers and other employees 78,783 6,595 16,793 24,179 20,742 10,474
2003 Drivers and other employees 74,855 5,978 17,054 22,303 18,461 11,059
2004e Drivers and other employees 77,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005e Drivers and other employees 78,500 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Delivery Drivers4





2000 Drivers 99,407 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2001 Drivers 99,915 5,195 28,880 38,015 14,290 13,535
2002 Drivers 100,405 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2003 Drivers 100,907 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004e Drivers 101,694 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005e Drivers 102,509 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Notes: Full-time and part-time employees; N/A = Not Available
e = Estimated data for 2004 and 2005 owner-operators and small for-hire carriers; preliminary data for large for-hire

  1. Includes Canadian-domiciled for-hire carriers with annual revenues of $1 million or more.
  2. Includes Canadian-domiciled carriers with annual revenues between $30,000 and $1 million.
  3. Includes Canadian-domiciled owner-operators with annual revenues of $30,000 or more.
  4. Based on Census data in 1996 and 2001; estimated values for other years.
  5. Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.
  6. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta.
  7. British Columbia includes employment figures for the Territories (the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut).

Source: Statistics Canada, Trucking in Canada, Cat. 53-222; Service bulletin, Cat. 50-002, and special tabulations.
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