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A Closer Look at Active Transportation at the Provincial and Territorial Level According to parents, 24% of 5- to 17-year-olds in Canada use only active modes of transportation to/from school each day. 62% use only inactive modes of transportation, and 14% use both active and inactive modes of transportation to/from school (2010 PAM, CFLRI). 28 Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Canadian children and youth using only inactive modes of transportation to/from school has increased from 51% to 62% (2010 PAM, CFLRI). 28 Figure 5 provides a closer look at transportation behaviours to/from school across the country. Figure 5. Transportation behaviours to/from school, by province/territory (source: 2010-11 PAM, CFLRI). Canada Overall 24% 62% 13% 15% 72% 13% 28% 51% Active Modes Only Inactive Modes Only Combination of Both 21% 34% 50% 16% 22% 27% 67% 11% 27% 61% 13% 8% 58% 15% 79% 13% 21% 67% 26% 7% 12% 60% 15% 9% 80% 11% 87% * 17% 73% 10% * Number suppressed due to small cell size 10 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth | 2013 Active Healthy Kids Canada