Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world. Therefore, our transportation creates a lot of GHG emissions through the transportation of goods across the country. Another large part of our emissions is our daily commutes. As housing costs in cities increase, many people live outside of their area of work and commute to work via car, train, bus, bike, or walking. Canadian citizen's’ transportation produced “187.7 megatonnes (28.0%) of overall GHG emissions in 2021”, with approximately 84% of commuters using personal vehicles. In fact, Canadas transportation sector produces 23% of our emissions, which is higher than the global average which is 14% of emissions from transportation.
The division of Canada’s GHG emissions by economic sector.
Due to these statistics, Canada has focused on creating restrictions, laws, and policies to reduce our emissions from transportation.
For example, federal regulations like the ‣ , ‣ , and ‣ have been implemented to help limit the production of GHGs in Canada.
Many of the programs and projects that are implemented are designed to compliment restrictions. There a diverse array of programs that support walkability, buses, personal vehicles, bike lanes, and more.
For example, the Zero Emissions Transit Fund, a federal government project, directly compliments the Zero Emissions Vehicle Act.
Another project that the federal government has implemented is the ‣.
Therefore, provincial and municipal governments attempt to approve projects and policies that will gain funding support from these federal programs.
These include the