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2009 Canadian Vehicle Survey Summary Report
Contents
Chapter 1: Canada's on-road vehicle fleet
1.1 Number and age of vehicles
1.2 Vehicle-kilometres
1.3 Fuel consumption
Chapter 2: Geographic analysis
2.1 Composition of the on-road vehicle fleet in Canada’s provinces and territories
2.2 Variation in the distance travelled among regions
2.3 Provincial fuel consumption rates
Chapter 3: Light vehicles
3.1 Number of light vehicles by body type
3.2 Passenger-kilometres
3.3 Vehicle-kilometres
3.4 Age of light vehicles
3.5 Light vehicle fuel consumption rate by gender of driver
Chapter 4: Medium and heavy trucks
4.1 Medium and heavy truck distance travelled
4.2 Medium and heavy truck configuration
4.3 Medium and heavy truck trip purpose
4.4 Medium and heavy truck activity
4.5 Age of medium and heavy trucks
4.6 Medium and heavy truck fuel consumption rate
List of annexes
Annex A: Notes about data quality and interpretation of results
Annex B: Scope and methodology of the Canadian Vehicle Survey
General description
Survey design
Data collection
Data edit and imputation
Response rate
Estimates and quality indicators
Annex C: Data tables of figures from the 2009 Canadian Vehicle Survey
Annex D: Glossary
List of figures and tables
Figures
Figure 1
Share of households in Canada by number of owned/leased vehicles, 2007
Figure 2
Share of vehicles in Canada by vehicle type, 2000 and 2009
Figure 3
Age of vehicle fleets by vehicle type, 2009
Figure 4
Vehicle-kilometres travelled by vehicle type, 2000 to 2009
Figure 5
Canadian average weekly retail price of regular gasoline, 2007 to 2009
Figure 6
Quarterly vehicle-kilometres travelled by light vehicles, 2007 to 2009
Figure 7
Fuel consumption rate by vehicle type and fuel type, 2005 and 2009
Figure 8
When last motor vehicle was purchased/leased, importance of fuel efficiency in decision, by number of motor vehicles owned/leased, 2007
Figure 9
Number of vehicles in Canada by region, 2000 and 2009
Figure 10
Number of light vehicles per household by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 11
Average distance travelled by light vehicles by jurisdiction, 2000 and 2009
Figure 12
Occupancy rate of light vehicles by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 13
Share of body type of light vehicles by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 14
Average distance travelled by medium trucks by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 15
Average distance travelled by heavy trucks by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 16
Fuel consumption rate of gasoline-powered light vehicles by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 17
Diesel consumption rate of medium trucks by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 18
Diesel consumption rate of heavy trucks by jurisdiction, 2009
Figure 19
Light vehicles by body type, 2000 and 2009
Figure 20
Distribution of light vehicles by body type, 2000 and 2009
Figure 21
Passenger-kilometres travelled in Canada by light vehicles by body type, 2000 to 2009
Figure 22
Average distance travelled by and number of light vehicles per household, 2000 to 2009
Figure 23
Average distance travelled by light vehicles by body type, 2000 to 2009
Figure 24
Canadian vehicle occupancy rate of light vehicles by body type, 2000 to 2009
Figure 25
Number of light vehicles by vehicle age, 2005 and 2009
Figure 26
Share of light vehicles by vehicle age, 2009
Figure 27
Fuel consumption rate of light vehicles by driver gender, 2004 to 2009
Figure 28
Vehicle-kilometres travelled by medium and heavy trucks, 2000 to 2009
Figure 29
Distance travelled by medium trucks by configuration, 2000 and 2009
Figure 30
Distance travelled by heavy trucks by configuration, 2000 and 2009
Figure 31
Distance travelled by medium trucks by trip purpose, 2000 and 2009
Figure 32
Distance travelled by heavy trucks by trip purpose, 2000 and 2009
Figure 33
Distance travelled by medium trucks by activity type, 2000 and 2009
Figure 34
Distance travelled by heavy trucks by activity type, 2000 and 2009
Figure 35
Distribution of medium and heavy trucks by vehicle age, 2005 and 2009
Figure 36
Average distance travelled by medium and heavy trucks by vehicle age, 2009
Figure 37
Fuel consumption rate of medium trucks by configuration and fuel type, 2005 and 2009
Figure 38
Fuel consumption rate of heavy trucks by configuration and fuel type, 2005 and 2009
Figure 39
Fuel consumption rate of medium and heavy trucks by activity type and fuel type, 2009
Figure 40
Fuel consumption rate of diesel-powered medium and heavy trucks by vehicle age, 2009
Tables
Table 1
Vehicles in Canada by vehicle type, 2000 to 2009
Table 2
Vehicles in Canada by vehicle type and fuel type, 2009
Table 3
Vehicles in Canada by vehicle characteristics, 1990, 2000 and 2008
Table 2
In-scope vehicles for medium and heavy trucks by activity type, 2009
