25 Most transit-friendly cities of Canada

Source: transit.toronto.on.ca

Below is a list of the 25 most transit-oriented cities in Canada based on data provided by MoneySense utilizing 2006 Census transit data. The percentage given represents the percent of commuters who utilize mass transit. As one can see, the race for the top spot was extremely close between Montreal and Toronto, with only a difference of 0.36 percent separating them. It is fascinating to note that some suburbs of Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto having higher rates of usage of mass transit than core cities like Edmonton, Hamilton, London, Windsor, St. Catharines, Saint John, St. John’s, Saskatoon, and Regina.

1. Montreal, QC – 34.74 percent
2. Toronto, ON – 34.38 percent
3. New Westminster, BC – 26.76 percent
4. Brossard, QC – 25.92 percent
5. Vancouver, BC – 25.12 percent
6. Burnaby, BC – 25.03 percent
7. Longeuil, QC – 21.97 percent
8. Ottawa, ON – 21.22 percent
9. Dollard-Des Ormeaux, QC – 15.92 percent
10. Mississauga, ON – 15.75 percent
11. Calgary, AB – 15.63 percent
12. Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray), AB – 14.84 percent
13. Markham, ON – 14.38 percent
14. Gatineau, QC – 14.36 percent
15. Oakville, ON – 14.28 percent
16. Coquitlam, BC – 13.87 percent
17. Laval, QC – 13.74 percent
18. Ajax, ON – 13.40 percent
19. Quebec City, QC – 13.28 percent
20. Richmond Hill, ON – 13.17 percent
21. Pickering, ON – 13.02 percent
22. Winnipeg, MB – 12.97 percent
23. Edmonton, AB – 12.72 percent
24. Victoria, BC – 12.63 percent
25. Halifax, NS – 11.86 percent

For some comparison, here is a weblink to mass transit ridership data from cities in the United States in 2010. Montreal and Toronto would both be in the top five in the United States. Kudos to all those cities in Canada that made the Top 25 in 2012.