In Canada, there were between ** and ** million people holding a driver’s license to their name in 2018. That year, some ** million light vehicles, as well as about *** million heavy-duty vehicles and ******* motorcycles were registered in Canada. Age structure
While Canadian teenagers are least likely to hold a valid license, people aged 65 or above comprise the largest group of licensees, and some ** percent of Canadian seniors say that they want to hold on to their driver’s license past the age of 80. Risk factors
Older drivers in Canada run a very high risk of dying in a car crash - and it is the drivers who are most likely to be seriously injured or even killed in a traffic-related accident: Drivers accounted for ** percent of road traffic-related fatalities and ** percent of serious injuries in 2018. The worst driving conditions seem to be found in the Yukon Territory, where ** fatalities and almost *** injuries per 100,000 licensed drivers were reported in 2017. At ******* per 100,000 licensed drivers, the number of accidents involving injured drivers or passengers was equally high on the roads of Manitoba; however, fatal accidents were not as prevalent there as they were in the Yukon Territory.

In 2021, there were *** short-term alcohol-related license suspensions and federal impaired driving charges per 100 thousand residents in Canada. Together with 2020, this was one of the years with the lowest rate of alcohol-related suspensions and charges over the past ten years. In 2011, the rate of license suspensions and federal impaired charges resulting from drunk driving was *** per 100,000.

The driver population statistics consists of 3 sets of data files. ## 1. Active driver count This data includes: * license class including composite class and airbrake endorsement (Z) * gender (as of report date) * individual age (as of report date) ## 2. Driver Suspension count This data includes: * active suspensions under the Criminal Code of Canada * active suspensions not under the Criminal Code of Canada * issued suspensions under the Criminal Code of Canada * issued suspensions not under the Criminal Code of Canada Suspensions are recorded by the Ministry of Transportation for offences under the: 1. Highway Traffic Act and its regulations 2. Criminal Code of Canada ## 3. Driver conviction count by conviction type This data includes: * convictions under the Criminal Code of Canada * convictions not under the Criminal Code of Canada Convictions are recorded by the Ministry of Transportation for offences under the: 1. Highway Traffic Act and its regulations 2. Motor Vehicle Accident Convictions/Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act and its regulations 3. Criminal Code of Canada

The driver population statistics consists of 3 sets of data files. ## 1. Active driver count This data includes: * license class including composite class and airbrake endorsement (Z) * gender (as of report date) * individual age (as of report date) ## 2. Driver Suspension count This data includes: * active suspensions under the Criminal Code of Canada * active suspensions not under the Criminal Code of Canada * issued suspensions under the Criminal Code of Canada * issued suspensions not under the Criminal Code of Canada Suspensions are recorded by the Ministry of Transportation for offences under the: 1. Highway Traffic Act and its regulations 2. Criminal Code of Canada ## 3. Driver conviction count by conviction type This data includes: * convictions under the Criminal Code of Canada * convictions not under the Criminal Code of Canada Convictions are recorded by the Ministry of Transportation for offences under the: 1. Highway Traffic Act and its regulations 2. Motor Vehicle Accident Convictions/Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act and its regulations 3. Criminal Code of Canada

The driver population statistics consists of 3 sets of data files. ## 1. Active driver count This data includes: * license class including composite class and airbrake endorsement (Z) * gender (as of report date) * individual age (as of report date) ## 2. Driver Suspension count This data includes: * active suspensions under the Criminal Code of Canada * active suspensions not under the Criminal Code of Canada * issued suspensions under the Criminal Code of Canada * issued suspensions not under the Criminal Code of Canada Suspensions are recorded by the Ministry of Transportation for offences under the: 1. Highway Traffic Act and its regulations 2. Criminal Code of Canada ## 3. Driver conviction count by conviction type This data includes: * convictions under the Criminal Code of Canada * convictions not under the Criminal Code of Canada Convictions are recorded by the Ministry of Transportation for offences under the: 1. Highway Traffic Act and its regulations 2. Motor Vehicle Accident Convictions/Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act and its regulations 3. Criminal Code of Canada

In 2021, there were 35 drug-related license suspensions and federal impaired driving charges per 100 thousand residents in Canada. It was the year with the highest number of drug-related suspensions and charges over the past ten years. In 2011, the number of license suspensions and federal impaired charges resulting from drugs was 7.3 per 100,000.

In 2021, British Columbia and Saskatchewan were the provinces that had the largest rate of provincial short-term alcohol-related license suspensions and federal impaired driving charges in Canada, at ** and ** per 100 thousand residents, respectively. Meanwhile, New Brunswick had the lowest rate of license suspensions and driving charges among all provinces, at ** per 100,000.

This biennial household survey provides estimates of expenditures by households covering their complete budgets for the reference year. The survey was carried out in January, February and March 1997 and refers to calendar year 1996. Expenditure details include information on household expenditures including: housing (type and value of dwelling, mortgage, additions, renovations and installations); characteristics of reference person and spouse (income by source, occupation, employment); household characteristics (members, employment insurance and social assistance indicators); food and shelter; household operation (communication, child care, household supplies); household furnishings and equipment; clothing (by age, sex of household members); transportation (public and private); health care; personal care; recreation; reading materials and other printed matter; education (tuition and supplies); tobacco products and alcoholic beverages; miscellaneous (interest payments, games of chance, taxes, insurance payments and pension contributions, money gifts and contributions); and total expenditure. Users should note that detailed data on food expenditures for 1996 were collected in a separate survey. The Survey of Family Expenditures (FAMEX) has been integrated into the Survey of Household spending as of 1997.

Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Transportation: PT: OP: OE: Drivers Licenses data was reported at 181.500 2002=100 in Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 181.500 2002=100 for Feb 2025. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Transportation: PT: OP: OE: Drivers Licenses data is updated monthly, averaging 142.000 2002=100 from Jan 1985 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 483 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 181.500 2002=100 in Mar 2025 and a record low of 40.600 2002=100 in Dec 1985. Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI): Transportation: PT: OP: OE: Drivers Licenses data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.I002: Consumer Price Index: 2002=100.

In 2021, Saskatchewan and British Columbia were the provinces that had the largest rate of provincial short-term alcohol-related license suspensions and federal impaired driving charges in Canada, at *** and *** per 100 thousand residents respectively. Meanwhile, Québec had the lowest rate, at ** per 100,000.

This dataset contains the estimated percentage of customers who waited less than 20 minutes at publicly and privately operated ServiceOntario centres, reported by month. Low volume centres and those that did not collect or report samples are excluded.

This public-use microdata tape is the latest available using Canadian Family Expenditure Survey data. The survey was carried out in January, February and March 1993 and refers to calendar year 1992. The Survey of Family Expenditure of 1992 is the first since 1990. The 1992 was designed to provide information for persons living in private households in the ten provinces of Canada as well as Whitehorse and Yellowknife. In contrast, the coverage of the 1990 survey only included 17 metropolitan areas in Canada. For confidentiality reasons, data from Charlottetown and Summerside were excluded from the 1990 file. Users should note that data on detailed food expenditure for 1992 were collected in a separate survey (see Statistics Canada Catalogue Number 62-554). The Food Survey had the same coverage as the Family Expenditure Survey of 1992. Records from Whitehorse and Yellowknife have been excluded from both the 1992 files.

This statistic depicts the total number of truck drivers in Canada's trucking industry from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, there were ******* truck drivers in Canada, an increase from ******* drivers in 2020.