Travel and tourism
Key indicators
Selected geographical area:Canada
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784,8264.2%
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1,401,437-5.2%
(12-month change)
More travel and tourism indicators
Selected geographical area:Canada
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1,032,878-0.7%
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1,387,976-30.5%
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2,403,512-0.1%
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Canadian residents returning to Canada from abroad (seasonally adjusted data) - Canada
(August 2025)3,390,1960.1%
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4,037,1650.8%
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4,169,178-21.5%
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$9.6 billion6.3%
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$3.9 billion11.7%
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$2.9 billion3.9%
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$26.5 billion0.9%
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$20.6 billion2.9%
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$5.9 billion-5.3%
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1.77%
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712,1000.6%
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$13.8 billion4.4%
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10.2 million-4.0%
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$14.2 billion2.7%
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67.6 million2.2%
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4.3 million-1.8%
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$4.1 billion6.6%
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-20.9%
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-3.4%
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26.4 million7.3%
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$1.7 billion3.0
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$1.2 billion0.7
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$536 million8.5
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$916 million2.7
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$587 million-0.5
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$329 million8.7
(annual change)
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- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20253173134Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-11-13
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023020Description: The "Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard" provides access to data on the number of border crossings in an interactive and customizable format. The counts include only those travelling for tourism-related purposes. The dashboard includes four visualizations: leading indicator of air arrivals, leading indicator of land arrivals, returning Canadians, and visitors to Canada.Release date: 2025-11-12
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202531627643Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-11-12
- Table: 24-10-0056-01Frequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Primary Inspections Kiosks (PIK), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: airport, arrival, entry, excursionist, overnight, plane, port of entry, same-day, tourism, tourist, travel and visit.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Table: 24-10-0057-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: arrival, automobile, car, entry, excursionist, motorcycle, overnight, port of entry, same-day, tourism, tourist, travel and visit.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Table: 24-10-0058-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: arrival, automobile, car, entry, international, motorcycle, port of entry, tourism, travel, traveller, visit and visitor.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Table: 24-10-0059-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: arrival, crew, entry, international, port of entry, tourism, travel, traveller, visit and visitor.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X20252953635Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-10-22
- Table: 24-10-0050-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: International travel by non-Canadian visitors coming to Canada for a trip. Data come from Frontier Counts, part of the Tourism Statistics Program.Release date: 2025-10-22
- Table: 24-10-0050-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Annual estimates of international travel by non-Canadian visitors coming to Canada for a trip. Data come from Frontier Counts, part of the Tourism Statistics Program.Release date: 2025-10-22
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- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023020Description: The "Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard" provides access to data on the number of border crossings in an interactive and customizable format. The counts include only those travelling for tourism-related purposes. The dashboard includes four visualizations: leading indicator of air arrivals, leading indicator of land arrivals, returning Canadians, and visitors to Canada.Release date: 2025-11-12
- Table: 24-10-0056-01Frequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Primary Inspections Kiosks (PIK), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: airport, arrival, entry, excursionist, overnight, plane, port of entry, same-day, tourism, tourist, travel and visit.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Table: 24-10-0057-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: arrival, automobile, car, entry, excursionist, motorcycle, overnight, port of entry, same-day, tourism, tourist, travel and visit.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Table: 24-10-0058-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: arrival, automobile, car, entry, international, motorcycle, port of entry, tourism, travel, traveller, visit and visitor.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Table: 24-10-0059-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: DailyDescription:
The table is part of Frontier Counts. The data comes from the Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL), from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Keywords include: arrival, crew, entry, international, port of entry, tourism, travel, traveller, visit and visitor.
Release date: 2025-11-12 - Table: 24-10-0050-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: International travel by non-Canadian visitors coming to Canada for a trip. Data come from Frontier Counts, part of the Tourism Statistics Program.Release date: 2025-10-22
- Table: 24-10-0050-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Annual estimates of international travel by non-Canadian visitors coming to Canada for a trip. Data come from Frontier Counts, part of the Tourism Statistics Program.Release date: 2025-10-22
- Table: 24-10-0051-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
International travel by non-Canadian visitors coming to Canada for a trip. Seasonally-adjusted data come from Frontier Counts, part of the Tourism Statistics Program.
Release date: 2025-10-22 - Table: 24-10-0052-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: International travel to Canada by automobile (car), motorcycle, truck or other land vehicle, by port of entry (border crossing). Data come from Frontier Counts, part of the Tourism Statistics Program.Release date: 2025-10-22
- Table: 24-10-0052-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Annual international travel to Canada by automobile (car), motorcycle, truck or other land vehicle, by port of entry (border crossing). Data come from Frontier Counts, part of the Tourism Statistics Program.Release date: 2025-10-22
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- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20253173134Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-11-13
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202531627643Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-11-12
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20252953635Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-10-22
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20252693389Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-09-26
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025047Description: This infographic presents tourism statistics about Canadian and non-resident visitors for reference year 2024. It highlights key travel characteristics and the spending patterns of the travellers. The data are based on the Frontier Counts, the National Travel Survey and the Visitor Travel Survey.Release date: 2025-09-26
- Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025007Description: Calllllll-i-forrrrr-nia... here we come? If you've changed your plans to visit the US recently, you're not alone. Nowadays, Canadians are more likely to be singing along to "Bobcaygeon" than "Sweet Home Alabama." Today, we're sitting down with Jane Lin, of the Tourism Statistics Program at Statistics Canada, to dig into StatCan's tourism data and talk about how travel is different these days.Release date: 2025-08-18
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500600006Description: This article highlights recent changes in transborder travel. It discusses the recent declines in Canadian-resident trips to the United States amid policy changes towards Canada implemented by the United States.Release date: 2025-06-25
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202517140087Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-06-20
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025038Description: This infographic presents key findings on the experiences of Canadians with disabilities or long-term conditions aged 15 years and over as they navigate accessibility related to transportation while traveling.Release date: 2025-05-27
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024040Description: This infographic presents tourism statistics about Canadian and non-resident visitors for reference year 2023. It highlights key travel characteristics and the spending patterns of the travellers. The data are based on the Frontier Counts, the National Travel Survey and the Visitor Travel Survey.Release date: 2024-09-27
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- Notices and consultations: 13-605-X201900100007Description:
This article describes the upcoming revisions (November 2019) in the Canadian Macroeconomic Accounts resulting from the inclusion of illegal cannabis production, consumption and distribution as well as statistical revisions of the international travel services. The paper highlights the impact of these revisions on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the balance of international payments (BOP).
Release date: 2019-05-30 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-605-X201300511865Description:
With the release of the first quarter 2013 estimates in June 2013, the National Tourism Indicators (NTI) were revised from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2012. In addition, all data series expressed at 2002 prices (adjusted for inflation) have been rebased to the 2007 reference year. The change affects National tourism indicators data adjusted for inflation from 1986 to date. This article explains the impact of new and revised data on the NTI.
Release date: 2013-09-27 - 3. Canadian Tourism Satellite Account Handbook ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-604-M2007052Description: This Canadian Tourism Satellite Account Handbook developed by Statistics Canada is intended as a guide to how the Canadian Tourism Satellite Account (CTSA) is compiled. The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) has become the internationally recognized framework and a vital tool by which to measure tourism activity in an economy. The goal of this handbook is to make the CTSA and its inner workings as transparent as possible by bringing previous internal documentation into the public realm along side previously published documents and new documentation. By sharing the Canadian practical experiences in development of the TSA, it should benefit other countries and other interested practitioners in the process of developing and understanding TSAs.
This handbook covers information on the relevant tourism and national accounting concepts and definitions related to the CTSA. Detailed explanations of the various survey data sources and the methods used to move this data into the TSA framework are discussed.
Release date: 2007-12-14 - 4. The Pumpkin Patch - A Venture in Agri-tourism ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004019Description:
This activity focusses on changes in the way in which fruit and vegetable producers are selling their produce. Using the pumpkin industry as a case study, it examines the agri-tourism trend.
Release date: 2004-10-29 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-604-M2004045Description:
How "good" are the National Tourism Indicators (NTI)? How can their quality be measured? This study looks to answer these questions by analysing the revisions to the NTI estimates for the period 1997 through 2001.
Release date: 2004-10-25 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-009-X20030046842Description:
How good are the National Tourism Indicators (NTI)? How can their quality be measured? This study looks to answer these questions through analysis of the revisions to the NTI estimates for the period 1997 through 2001.
Release date: 2004-03-30 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-594-GDescription: This guide provides indicators that are used to monitor supply, demand and employment for tourism in Canada on a timely basis. The guide provides information on the methods used to derive the supply, demand and employment indicators. It also provides information on the seasonal adjustment method and the derivation of constant dollar series. This guide was commissioned by the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), following a pilot project providing quarterly and annual updates for the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA 1988).Release date: 2001-02-21
- Notices and consultations: 87-003-X19970012882Geography: CanadaDescription:
The purpose of this article is to inform Travel-log readers of the availability of a new analytical tool - the National Tourism Indicators. These estimates, which measure trends in tourism in Canada, are placed in perspective here, taking into account the concepts and definitions used in developing them.
Release date: 1997-01-08 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1803Description: This survey collects data on a continuous basis from visitors from countries other than the United States.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1910Description: The National Tourism Indicators (NTI) provide timely information which facilitates ongoing monitoring and analysis of tourism and its related activities in Canada.