Every five years since 1995, Vélo Québec has provided a detailed portrait of Québec cyclists. Everything from the economic, health and environmental benefits of cycling, to the environments in which it is practiced, is scrutinized and analyzed. From this vast undertaking emerge trends, correlations and findings - in short, a true portrait of cycling in Québec, enabling us to make informed decisions about the future of cycling.
Highlights
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Detailed data
Data from Cycling in Québec in 2025 come from a variety of backgrounds:
Survey on cycling in Québec
A province-wide survey on cycling in Quebec conducted by Léger in the fall of 2025 and analyzed by André Poirier, professor in the Research Techniques and Data Management program at Cégep de Rosemont.
Analysis of automatic counting data
Analyses of automatic count data carried out by Éco-Compteur using data kindly supplied by some fifty municipalities and organizations managing cycling networks across the province.
Analysis of Origin-Destination surveys
Analyses of data from Origin-Destination surveys in major Quebec centers, conducted by the Chaire de recherche Mobilité at Polytechnique Montréal
Data kindly provided by partners
Data kindly provided by public bike systems (BIXI, àVélo and Accès Vélo), by the Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal, by the Division de l’Intelligence économique et de l’évaluation des programmes of the Service du développement économique de la Ville de Montréal, and by the Société des traversiers du Québec.
Open data
Open data from the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec, a dozen Quebec municipalities via the Données Québec portal, and Statistics Canada.
Vélo Québec internal data and studies previously conducted by and for Vélo Québec
Previous studies : Portrait des adeptes de vélo de montagne 2023, Economic impact of cycling tourism 2024, La Grande traversée, Étude sur les retombées économiques du marché du vélo au Québec 2025, and La pratique du vélo à assistance électrique au Québec (forthcoming).
A rigorous approach to monitoring changes in practices
Cycling in Québec has been published every 5 years since 1995.
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