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TABLE A2-30: EMPLOYMENT IN THE BUS INDUSTRY, 2000 - 2005

2000 2001 2002 2003r 2004P 2005e
Intercity Operators1





Drivers 731 2,822 2,838 4,200 4,274 N/A
Mechanics 47 316 322 473 465 N/A
Other 421 1,744 1,783 2,157 2,101 N/A
Total 1,199 4,882 4,943 6,830 6,840 6,850
School Bus Operators1





Drivers 19,250 32,954 32,244 30,835 29,431 N/A
Mechanics 1,050 1,753 1,517 1,519 1,539 N/A
Other 2,652 3,997 3,843 2,809 2,593 N/A
Total 22,952 38,704 37,604 35,163 33,563 34,000
Charter Operators1





Drivers 2,482 2,435 2,342 2,775 2,645 N/A
Mechanics 262 132 117 239 215 N/A
Other 595 545 450 612 566 N/A
Total 3,339 3,112 2,909 3,626 3,426 3,500
Shuttle & Sightseeing1





Drivers 558 2,419 2,686 2,318 2,543 N/A
Mechanics 35 60 77 85 87 N/A
Other 124 593 689 594 564 N/A
Total 717 3,072 3,452 2,997 3,194 3,250
Urban Transit2r





Drivers 22,262 22,560 23,322 23,814 24,069 24,509
Mechanics 2,729 2,814 2,788 2,831 2,918 2,989
Other 15,382 16,048 15,837 16,150 16,543 17,208
Total 40,373 41,422 41,947 42,795 43,530 44,706
Other3





Drivers - 995 1,003 651 639 N/A
Other - 1,261 1,277 210 203 N/A
Total N/A 2,256 2,280 861 842 850
Total Full-time Employees 68,580 93,448 93,135 92,272 91,395 93,156

Notes: N/A = Not available; Full-time and part-time employees; r = Revised data; p = Preliminary data; e = Estimated data except for CUTA

  1. 2000 includes companies with annual revenues greater than $2 million; Beginning in 2001, a new bus survey includes all bus/urban transit companies (no revenue threshold); The 2001–05 data should not be compared to data of previous years as coverage and methodology differ from Statistics Canada’s previous bus industry survey.
  2. Urban transit data adapted from Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) statistics.
  3. "Other" includes companies with bus or urban transit activities which are not part of the five bus NAICS categories. (NAICS: North American Industry Classification System).

Source: Statistics Canada, Passenger bus and urban transit statistics, Cat. 53-215; Service Bulletin, Cat. 50-002, various issues and Transport Canada, adapted from Canadian Urban Transit Association data.

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