Table 1
Travel between Canada and other countries — unadjusted
| December 2024 |
December 2023 |
December 2023 to December 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| arrivals | arrivals | % change | |
| International visitors entering or returning to Canada | 6,199,831 | 5,831,339 | 6.3 |
| Non-resident visitors entering Canada | 2,132,061 | 1,993,965 | 6.9 |
| US residents entering Canada | 1,685,491 | 1,524,595 | 10.6 |
| Air | 414,766 | 357,962 | 15.9 |
| Automobile | 1,211,081 | 1,111,432 | 9.0 |
| Same-day | 592,478 | 554,606 | 6.8 |
| One or more nights | 618,603 | 556,826 | 11.1 |
| Other modes | 59,644 | 55,201 | 8.0 |
| Overseas residents entering Canada | 446,570 | 469,370 | -4.9 |
| Air | 388,882 | 411,244 | -5.4 |
| Other modes | 57,688 | 58,126 | -0.8 |
| Top overseas markets | |||
| Mexico | 41,241 | 69,319 | -40.5 |
| United Kingdom1 | 59,050 | 56,750 | 4.1 |
| France | 48,051 | 46,949 | 2.3 |
| Australia | 30,153 | 30,819 | -2.2 |
| China2 | 19,886 | 18,868 | 5.4 |
| India3 | 16,447 | 19,770 | -16.8 |
| Germany | 16,586 | 14,557 | 13.9 |
| South Korea | 10,567 | 9,336 | 13.2 |
| Brazil | 13,596 | 12,586 | 8.0 |
| Japan | 11,114 | 8,806 | 26.2 |
| Canadian residents returning to Canada from abroad | 4,067,770 | 3,837,374 | 6.0 |
| Canadian residents returning from the United States | 2,993,344 | 2,847,693 | 5.1 |
| Air | 807,318 | 808,958 | -0.2 |
| Automobile | 2,129,825 | 1,990,434 | 7.0 |
| Same-day | 1,454,531 | 1,412,362 | 3.0 |
| One or more nights | 675,294 | 578,072 | 16.8 |
| Other modes | 56,201 | 48,301 | 16.4 |
| Canadian residents returning from overseas | 1,074,426 | 989,681 | 8.6 |
| Air | 1,070,441 | 985,412 | 8.6 |
Source(s):
Tables 24-10-0050-01 and 24-10-0053-01.
Table note 1
Includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Excludes the Channel Islands, British Overseas Territories, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, and Sark.
Table note 2
Excludes Hong Kong and Macao. Includes Tibet.
Table note 3
Since 1975, includes Sikkim.
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