Studies find commuting could be a highway to poor health [Video]

A recent study out of The Canadian Centre or Economic Analysis (CANCEA) found that drivers in Ontario, “face mounting challenges from worsening traffic congestion.”

It states more than half of Ontario’s population lives in the GTHA, which is also one of North America’s fastest growing regions.

“In the GTHA, in 2024, 49.2 per cent of commuters experienced heavy congestion (three or more times per week), compared to just 19.8 per cent in the rest of Ontario.”

Home to a busy highway system, the GTHA and surrounding communities are dealing with “far more than just a traffic issue,” according to the study.

It found heavy congestion is slowing down and costing our economy billions of dollars annually.

“On average, over the last decade, congestion has cost the GTHA economy $10.1 billion annually, with an additional $2.7 billion impact on the rest of the province,” the report said, citing slow moving transportation as …