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February 2010 (Previous release)

Driven by increases in travellers entering British Columbia, travel from the United States and overseas countries to Canada rose 5.2% in February from the previous month.

The 21st Winter Olympics were hosted by Vancouver in February, and 24.0% more non-residents entered Canada via British Columbia during the month. There were 10.9% more overseas residents and 29.1% more United States residents who entered British Columbia for overnight trips in February compared with January. There was also a 40.8% gain in same-day car trips by US residents during the month.

At the national level, United States residents took 1.7 million trips to Canada, a 5.7% increase. Overnight travel from the United States posted increases in all travel modes.

The number of same-day car trips to Canada from the United States rose 7.3% to 654,000 trips.

Residents of overseas countries took 370,000 trips to Canada in February, a 2.6% increase from January. The largest increase was in the number of trips by residents of the Netherlands (+61.8%), while the number of trips by residents of India decreased 21.8% compared with January.

Canadian residents took just under 4.2 million trips outside of the country in February, a 0.7% decline from January.

The number of same-day car trips to the United States decreased 2.0% in February compared with January. The overall number of overnight trips by Canadian residents to the United States increased 0.2%.

Canadian residents took 677,000 trips to overseas destinations in February, up slightly from January (+0.1%).

Note: Monthly data are seasonally adjusted.

Available on CANSIM: tables 427-0001 to 427-0006.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5005.

The February 2010 issue of International Travel, Advance Information, Vol. 26, no. 2 (66-001-P, free), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.

For general information, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382; 613-951-9169; fax: 613-951-2909; tourism@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Frances Kremarik (613-951-4240; frances.kremarik@statcan.gc.ca), Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics Division.

Table 1

Travel between Canada and other countries

Table 1

Travel between Canada and other countries
	February 2009^r	January 2010^r	February 2010^p	January to February 2010
	Seasonally adjusted
	thousands			% change¹
Canadian trips abroad²	3,987	4,181	4,151	-0.7
To the United States	3,283	3,505	3,474	-0.9
To other countries	703	676	677	0.1
Same-day car trips to the United States	1,771	1,879	1,841	-2.0
Total trips, one or more nights	2,175	2,268	2,272	0.2
United States³	1,472	1,592	1,595	0.2
Car	886	932	950	1.9
Plane	493	541	536	-0.9
Other modes of transportation	93	118	109	-8.2
Other countries⁴	703	676	677	0.1
Travel to Canada²	2,205	1,991	2,094	5.2
From the United States	1,845	1,631	1,724	5.7
From other countries	360	361	370	2.6
Same-day car trips from the United States	733	609	654	7.3
Total trips, one or more nights	1,376	1,284	1,352	5.3
United States³	1,024	932	990	6.2
Car	627	546	550	0.8
Plane	280	273	283	3.7
Other modes of transportation	117	114	157	38.0
Other countries⁴	352	352	362	3.0
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin⁵
United Kingdom	64	64	61	-5.5
France	33	36	35	-1.7
Germany	25	27	27	0.7
Japan	19	20	19	-2.6
Australia	18	17	17	1.3
China	14	15	15	2.0
Netherlands	9	9	14	61.8
South Korea	12	13	12	-4.7
Switzerland	8	9	10	18.6
Italy	8	8	10	19.7
Mexico	20	10	9	-7.2
India	10	12	9	-21.8

preliminary

revised

Percentage change is based on unrounded data.

Totals exceed the sum of "same-day car trips" and "total trips, one or more nights" because they include all of the same-day trips.

Estimates for the United States include counts of cars and buses, and estimated numbers for planes, trains, boats and other methods.

Figures for other countries exclude same-day entries by land only, via the United States.

Includes same-day and overnight trips.