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Licensed Drivers and Motor Vehicle Registrations by Type of Vehicle 1986-2005 (in Thousands)

 

Licensed Drivers 1

Passenger Automobiles

Commercial Vehicles 2

Motorcycles 3

1986

16,226

11,586

3,285

465

1987

16,927

11,686

3,659

448

1988

17,155

12,086

3,850

400

1989

17,592

12,380

3,962

378

1990

17,718

12,622

4,000

359

1991

18,090

12,578

3,516

350

1992

18,465

12,781

3,461

339

1993

18,843

12,925

3,455

337

1994

19,243

13,131

3,510

330

1995

19,327

13,192

3,535

320

1996

19,964

13,251

3,620

312

1997

20,148

13,515

3,684

319

1998

20,744e

13,887

3,767

334

1999

20,934

16,538

722

274

2000

20,593

16,832

739

311

2001

20,879

17,055

729

318

2002

21,163

17,543

724

350

2003

21,436

17,755

740

373

2004

21,673

17,920

752

409

2005

21,937

18,124

786

443

1 Excludes temporary permits prior to 1999.
2 Pre-1999, these registrations include trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles, such as vans.  From 1999, these registrations include commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) greater than 4 500 kg.
3 Includes mopeds.
e Estimated.

Source: 1985 to 1998: Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 53-219, "Road Motor Vehicles Registrations". From 1999, the motor vehicle registrations are from Statistics Canada, CANSIM, Table 405-0004. From 1999, licensed driver data were provided by each jurisdiction.



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Date modified:
2012-02-28