Table 1 
Overnight travel to and from Canada by trip purpose  

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Overnight travel to and from Canada by trip purpose
  Annual 2016 - Trips Annual 2015 - Trips Annual 2015 to Annual 2016 - Trips
  thousandsthousands % change
Canadian trips abroad 31,278 32,267 -3.1%
 To the United States 19,288 20,702 -6.8%
   Business 3,247 3,010 7.9%
   Pleasure 10,953 11,993 -8.7%
   Visiting friends/relatives 2,612 2,863 -8.8%
   Other1 2,475 2,836 -12.7%
 To overseas countries 11,990 11,565 3.7%
   Business 2,618 2,667 -1.8%
   Pleasure 7,055 6,656 6.0%
   Visiting friends/relatives 1,706 1,659 2.8%
  Other1 611 582 5.0%
Travel to Canada 19,822 17,859 11.0%
 From the United States 13,892 12,669 9.7%
   Business 2,666 2,167 23.0%
   Pleasure 6,529 6,043 8.0%
   Visiting friends/relatives 3,136 2,997 4.6%
   Other1 1,560 1,461 6.8%
 From overseas countries 5,931 5,191 14.3%
   Business 946 957 -1.1%
   Pleasure 2,035 1,634 24.5%
   Visiting friends/relatives 2,170 2,082 -4.2%
   Other1 780 518 50.6%
Source(s):
International Travel Survey

Table note 1

Other includes travel to shop, to go to school or to study, for medical or health reasons, for religious reasons, or for other personal reasons
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