Adapted from Statistics Canada, The Health of Canadian Youth: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study, page 47, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Share of Canadian students who were physically active from 2002 to 2018
This statistic presents the percentage of students in Canada who reported that they had been physically active for at least 60 minutes per day at a moderate to vigorous level in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. According to the survey, in 2018, 25 percent of students responded that they had been physically active every day for at least 60 minutes.
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Health Canada. (June 23, 2020). Percentage of Canadian students who stated they completed 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise per day from 2002 to 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/788697/physical-activity-canadian-students-by-year/
Health Canada. "Percentage of Canadian students who stated they completed 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise per day from 2002 to 2018." Chart. June 23, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/788697/physical-activity-canadian-students-by-year/
Health Canada. (2020). Percentage of Canadian students who stated they completed 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise per day from 2002 to 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/788697/physical-activity-canadian-students-by-year/
Health Canada. "Percentage of Canadian Students Who Stated They Completed 60 Minutes of Moderate or Vigorous Exercise per Day from 2002 to 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Jun 2020, /statistics/788697/physical-activity-canadian-students-by-year/
Health Canada, Percentage of Canadian students who stated they completed 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise per day from 2002 to 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/788697/physical-activity-canadian-students-by-year/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Percentage of Canadian students who stated they completed 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise per day from 2002 to 2018 [Graph], Health Canada, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/788697/physical-activity-canadian-students-by-year/
