Travel between Canada and other countries, November 2014
Archived Content
Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.
Released: 2015-01-20
Travel to Canada fell 3.9% in November compared with October. The decrease was largely the result of fewer US travellers to Canada.
Travel by American residents to Canada declined 4.7% to 1.7 million trips in November.
Declines were recorded in trips from the United States for all transportation modes, with car travel reporting the sharpest decrease. Same-day car travel fell 5.3% to 578,000 trips, while overnight car travel was down 6.1% to 550,000 trips.
Travel to Canada from overseas countries decreased 1.1% in November to 444,000 trips.
In the other direction, Canadian travel abroad declined 0.6%, as a result of fewer trips by Canadians to the United States.
Canadian residents made 4.3 million trips to the United States, down 1.0% compared with October. A drop of 2.3% in same-day car trips to the United States accounted for most of the decline.
Trips by Canadians to overseas countries increased 1.7% to 928,000.
Note to readers
Monthly data are seasonally adjusted. For more information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data – Frequently asked questions.
Overseas markets refer to countries other than the United States.
A Canadian resident traveller is an international traveller from Canada who has travelled outside of Canada for a period of less than 12 months.
A non-resident traveller is an international traveller resident of a country other than Canada who is travelling to Canada for a period of less than 12 months.
The November 2014 issue of International Travel: Advance Information, Vol. 30, no. 11 (Catalogue number66-001-P), is now available from the Browse by key resource module of our website under Publications.
Contact information
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (613-951-4636; statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@canada.ca).
- Date modified: