Behavioural correlates of active transport among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Canadian national active transportation Survey, 2021

This study examined the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on the active transportation (AT) of Canadian adults and associated motivational determinants of such behaviour. Design and methods: A survey was conducted with 2,868 Canadian adults recruited as part of the Canadian National Active Transportation Survey, 2021 in November and December of 2021. Along with demographic information, questions assessed current physical activity (PA), changes in transportation modalities (i.e., AT, private vehicle, public transport, ride hailing) related to the pandemic, and beliefs about AT according to the capability, opportunity, motivation, behaviour (COM-B) model. A series of multinomial regressions were constructed to examine associations between shifts in AT and the COM-B components.