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In Canada, there were between ** and ** million people holding a driver’s license to their name in 2018. That year, some ** million light vehicles, as well as about *** million heavy-duty vehicles and ** motorcycles were registered in Canada.

Age structure

While Canadian teenagers are least likely to hold a valid license, people aged 65 or above comprise the largest group of licensees, and some ** percent of Canadian seniors say that they want to hold on to their driver’s license past the age of 80.

Risk factors

Older drivers in Canada run a very high risk of dying in a car crash - and it is the drivers who are most likely to be seriously injured or even killed in a traffic-related accident: Drivers accounted for ** percent of road traffic-related fatalities and ** percent of serious injuries in 2018. The worst driving conditions seem to be found in the Yukon Territory, where ** fatalities and almost *** injuries per 100,000 licensed drivers were reported in 2017. At ** per 100,000 licensed drivers, the number of accidents involving injured drivers or passengers was equally high on the roads of Manitoba; however, fatal accidents were not as prevalent there as they were in the Yukon Territory.