Figuratively speaking.

• Author: MacIntyre, John
• Position: NEWS - Survey - Brief article

Number of minutes less per workday that Canadians are spending with their family compared to two decades ago, according to Statistics Canada: 45

Number of minutes working women spent with their family in 1986: 248 Number in 2005:209

Percentage of Canadians planning on creating and following a budget in 2007, according to a survey released by Capital One: 82

Number of Canadians who work outside of their home, according to innovation Canada: 12 million Median distance that Canadians travel to work: 7 km

Percentage of people in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver who commute 20 km or more each day: 16

Average monthly cost to operate an automobile: $700

Average monthly cost to operate a bike: $23

Average monthly cost to take transit: $54-103

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