Below is a list of the 25 most transit-oriented cities in Canada based on data provided by MoneySense utilizing 2006 Census transit data. The percentage given represents the percent of commuters who utilize mass transit. As one can see, the race for the top spot was extremely close between Montreal and Toronto, with only a difference of 0.36 percent separating them. It is fascinating to note that some suburbs of Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto having higher rates of usage of mass transit than core cities like Edmonton, Hamilton, London, Windsor, St. Catharines, Saint John, St. John’s, Saskatoon, and Regina.

Montreal, QC – 34.74 percent Toronto, ON – 34.38 percent New Westminster, BC – 26.76 percent Brossard, QC – 25.92 percent Vancouver, BC – 25.12 percent Burnaby, BC – 25.03 percent Longeuil, QC – 21.97 percent Ottawa, ON – 21.22 percent Dollard-Des Ormeaux, QC – 15.92 percent Mississauga, ON – 15.75 percent Calgary, AB – 15.63 percent Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray), AB – 14.84 percent Markham, ON – 14.38 percent Gatineau, QC – 14.36 percent Oakville, ON – 14.28 percent Coquitlam, BC – 13.87 percent Laval, QC – 13.74 percent Ajax, ON – 13.40 percent Quebec City, QC – 13.28 percent Richmond Hill, ON – 13.17 percent Pickering, ON – 13.02 percent Winnipeg, MB – 12.97 percent Edmonton, AB – 12.72 percent Victoria, BC – 12.63 percent Halifax, NS – 11.86 percent

For some comparison, here is a weblink to mass transit ridership data from cities in the United States in 2010. Montreal and Toronto would both be in the top five in the United States. Kudos to all those cities in Canada that made the Top 25 in 2012.