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For the amount of time spent sitting stagnant in your car on the 417 every year, you could work a full-time job for a week, take a couple of long naps and still have some time to kill.

Ottawans are spending 85 hours a year stuck in traffic, according to a GPS manufacturer that has declared Ottawa the third most congested city in Canada.

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The 2014 traffic index was released by TomTom NV on Tuesday.

Ottawa ranked 10th in North America — just behind San Jose in the U.S. and Toronto.

Vancouver again led the list for congestion in Canada — and was third-worst in North America — followed by Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Edmonton and Quebec City tied for fifth.

Tuesday mornings are the peak time for on-the-way-to-work traffic jams each week, with the commute on Thursday evenings backing up the highway more than any other time. It seems commuters are more relaxed closer to the weekends, with Friday mornings and Monday nights being the least congested times of the week.