Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 87.91
Liaison Pierre Lemay
Submission Date Dec. 19, 2022

STARS v2.2

Université Laval
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.32 / 5.00 Pierre Lemay
Development Advisor
Office of the Vice Rector, External and International Affairs and Health
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
36,375

Full-time equivalent of employees:
5,542

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
69.58

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:

Survey conducted by the Quebec transportation department in fall 2017 on 35 000 households. The sector called Cite Universitaire covers Laval University, two colleges, and few commercial centers. Results shown are for transportation toward Cite Universitaire on 24h for “study” purpose exclusively. https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/fr/ministere/Planification-transports/enquetes-origine-destination/quebec/2017/Pages/enquete-2017.aspx.


Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
45.40

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:

Percentage of drivers is assessed by the number of sold parking permits divided by the number of employees for year 2019-2020


Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
Percentage of students (0-100) Percentage of employees (0-100)
Single-occupancy vehicle --- ---
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode --- ---
Vanpool or carpool --- ---
Public transport or campus shuttle --- ---
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped --- ---
Distance education / telecommute --- ---

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The chosen period, from May 1st, 2019, to April 30th, 2020, is the most recent and representative period (before pandemic). An updated assessment was planned for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 but have been put on hold by the pandemic. Even though we are reporting an older assessment, we believe the assessment methodology is still appropriate for responding to the reported fields.


The chosen period, from May 1st, 2019, to April 30th, 2020, is the most recent and representative period (before pandemic). An updated assessment was planned for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 but have been put on hold by the pandemic. Even though we are reporting an older assessment, we believe the assessment methodology is still appropriate for responding to the reported fields.

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