Across this increasingly suburbanizing country, the number of bike commuters has sat stagnant at about 1.3 per cent since 2001, according to census and 2011 National Household Survey data from Statistics Canada. But in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, that number has roughly doubled since 2001; 4.4 per cent of Vancouverites pedalled to work in 2011.
Per cent of commutes made by bicycle
| City | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 4.40% | 2.84% | 2.92% |
| Montreal | 3.20% | 1.78% | 1.53% |
| Toronto | 2.20% | 1.43% | 1.10% |
| Calgary | 1.30% | 1.40% | 1.56% |
| All of Canada | 1.30% | 1.39% | 1.25% |