According to a survey carried out in 2023, more than 80 percent of Canadian respondents took the car to get to the grocery store. Another 10 percent went on foot, while only five percent used public transit to get there.
Two waves from January 23 to January 29 and from January 30 to February 5, 2023
Number of respondents
1,000 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
The survey question was originally stated as: "How do you usually get to the grocery store?"
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Competition Bureau Retail Grocery Market Study Report, page 9 , Two waves from January 23 to January 29 and from January 30 to February 5, 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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