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References and Related Online Materials

Registered Vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes:See reference for "Total Number of Registered Vehicles."
Registered Trucks 4.5 tonnes to 14.9 tonnes:

See reference for "Total Number of Registered Vehicles."

Registered Trucks 15 tonnes and over:See reference for "Total Number of Registered Vehicles." 
Total Number of Registered Vehicles:

2000-2008: Statistics Canada (2000-2008). Number of vehicles on the registration lists by type of vehicle and jurisdiction (Table 1). Canadian Vehicle Survey - Annual (years 2000-2008). http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=53-223-X&chropg=1&lang=eng (accessed May 18, 2010).

1906-1975: Motor Vehicle Registrations, Historical Statistics of Canada, 2nd Ed. Statistics Canada. 1983 (Series T147-194) http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-516-x/sectiont/4147444-eng.htm#3

1980 - 1997: Energy Statistics Handbook Feb 2001, Series CANSIM D462182

Registered Drivers:

2005-2009: Alberta Transportation. (no date). NUMBER OF LICENCED DRIVERS IN ALBERTA
AS OF MARCH 31 2005-2009. http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType47/Production/drivers2009.pdf
(accessed May 19, 2010).

2004: Alberta Transportation. (no date). NUMBER OF LICENCED DRIVERS IN ALBERTA AS OF MARCH 31 2004 - 2008. http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType47/Production/drivers2008.pdf (accessed May 19, 2010).

1999-2003: Alberta Transportation. (no date). NUMBER OF LICENCED DRIVERS IN ALBERTA
AS OF MARCH 31 1999 - 2003. http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/egovdocs/altr/2003/141177.pdf
(accessed May 19, 2010).

Number of People per Motor Vehicle:Calculated by dividing the number of people in Alberta (Canadian Census data) by the number of registered vehicles. 
Passenger Vehicles (Discontinued):

Statistics Canada, Motor Vehicle Registrations by Province 1901-1975. (Passenger and Commercial Vehicles are counted together under Total Vehicles until 1922.)
After 1975, Statistics Canada changed its classification system.

Commercial Vehicles (Discontinued):Statistics Canada Historical Series T147-194. Motor vehicle registrations, by province, 1903 to 1975. (Commercial Vehicles are part of Total Vehicle numbers up to 1922.)
After 1975, Statistics Canada changed its classification system.
Motorcycles (Discontinued):

Motor Vehicle Registrations, Historical Statistics of Canada 2nd Edition, Statistics Canada 1983 (Series T 147-194).
After 1975, Statistics Canada changed its classification system.