The number of Canadians commuting to work rose for the fourth year in a row, a Statistics Canada report said Tuesday, as hybrid workers are increasingly spending more time in the workplace than at home.

The agency said those mostly working from home amounted to 17.4 per cent of employed people compared with 18.7 per cent in May 2024.

Those who worked only outside the home totalled 77.6 per cent in May, up one percentage point from a year earlier, the report said. The percentage of hybrid workers who worked both at home and outside their home was 5.1 in May, up from 4.8 per cent.

The agency said the Ottawa-Gatineau area saw the biggest jump in commuters this year — up nearly 10 per cent — and its commuter levels are now on par with Toronto at 76 per cent.

Vehicle use remained dominant

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