The number of Canadians commuting to work rose for the fifth year in a column, a Statistics Canada statement said Tuesday, as hybrid staff are extremely spending more time in the workplace than at home. The company said those mainly working from home amounted to 17.4 per share of employed citizens compared with 18.7 per share in May 2024. Those who worked just outside the house totalled 77.6 per cent in May, up one percent place from a year earlier, the statement said. The proportion of hybrid workers who worked both at home and outside their house was 5.1 in May, up from 4.8 per share. The company said the Ottawa-Gatineau place saw the biggest leap in commuters this yr— up roughly 10 per cent — and its commuting levels are now on line with Toronto at 76 per share. Vehicle apply remained prominent but declined somewhat, as Statistics Canada said the share of travellers generally using a car, truck or bus to get to work fell to 80.9 per share in May compared with 81.5 per cent a month earlier. 1: 49
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Toronto continued to have the longest average commute among major cities, reaching 34.9 minutes, the report said. StatCan also reported that racialized populations have longer average commute times and are more likely to take public transit as they tend to live in larger cities with traffic congestion. South Asian, Black and Chinese commuters spent an average of 30 minutes travelling to work, compared with non-racialized, non-Indigenous commuters who averaged 25-minute commutes. The report also said West Asian, South Asian and Latin American groups had” considerably higher” rates of commutes that are an hour or longer compared to non-racialized, non-Indigenous commuters. Tuesday’s report comes after some private sector companies, including several Canadian banks, announced that employees would be required to spend more time at the office. The Ontario government also made a similar move earlier this month, announcing that its public servants will be required to return to the office full time, with employees going in-person five days a week by January 2026. &, copy 2025 The Canadian Press
