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- Table: 24-10-0033-01Frequency: Every 2 yearsDescription: This table contains 12 series, with data for years 1980 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Travel duration (3 items: Total, same day and overnight travel; Same day; Overnight), Age and sex (4 items: Total both sexes, all ages; Both sexes, under 15 years; Males, 15 years and over; Females, 15 years and over).Release date: 2015-11-09
- Table: 24-10-0034-01Frequency: Every 2 yearsDescription: This table contains 24 series, with data for years 1980 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Travel duration (3 items: Total, same day and overnight travel; Same day; Overnight), Mode of transportation (8 items: Total, all modes of transportation; Automobile; Bus; Rail; ...).Release date: 2015-11-09
- Table: 24-10-0035-01Frequency: Every 2 yearsDescription: This table contains 24 series, with data for years 1980 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Travel duration (3 items: Total, same day and overnight travel; Same day; Overnight), Primary purpose of travel (8 items: Total, all purposes; Visit friends or relatives; Pleasure; Personal; ...).Release date: 2015-11-09
- Table: 24-10-0036-01Frequency: Every 2 yearsDescription: This table contains 10 series, with data for years 1980 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Travel duration (10 items: Total nights; 0 nights; 1 night; 2 nights; ...).Release date: 2015-11-09
- 35. Canadian Travel Survey Microdata ArchivedPublic use microdata: 87M0006XDescription:
This microdata file on diskette contains records which relate to the activities of Canadians travelling in Canada; origin and destination; volumes; nights away from home; length of stay; type of transportation; purpose of trip; accommodation used; expenditures by categories; and demographic characteristics. Included are the complete Canada microdata file on person-trips, household trips, person-nights, person and reallocated expenditures.
Release date: 2008-05-30 - 36. Canadian Travel Survey: Domestic Travel ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 87-212-XGeography: CanadaDescription: This publication presents data and analytical text on trips and socio-economic characteristics of Canadians travelling within Canada. Trip information includes purpose, activities, mode of transportation, length of stay, origin and destination, and expenditures. In addition to providing national data, the publication also includes some tables presenting provincial and metropolitan detail.Release date: 2006-12-06
- 37. Travel Activities and Motivation Survey ArchivedPublic use microdata: 87M0015XDescription:
The Travel Activities and Motivation Survey (TAMS) was conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of the Canadian Tourism Commission and four provincial and territorial agencies responsible for tourism. The types of information collected are: areas of Canada travelled to in the previous two years and travel intentions for the next two years; reasons non-travellers do not travel; participation in recreational and entertainment activities; reasons for travelling in Canada and to Canadian provinces and territories; types of accommodation used while travelling; sources of travel planning information; and impressions of parts of Canada as travel destinations.
Data from the TAMS are used by a number of federal government agencies and departments, the Canadian Tourism Commission and provincial tourism boards. Other users include the media, business, consultants, universities and other researchers interested in the Canadian traveller.
Researchers and consultants in the government, private businesses, universities and the media will use the survey results to educate and inform the public, develop new programs and determine the need for new services and infrastructure.
Release date: 2006-06-23 - 38. A Visit to Canada's Countryside: Rural Tourism ArchivedArticles and reports: 21-006-X2005005Geography: CanadaDescription:
This bulletin examines the number and characteristics of travellers to rural Canada in 2002 in order to develop an initial understanding.
Release date: 2005-07-26 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20040036917Geography: CanadaDescription:
The purpose of this study is to address the question: What are the differences between Canada's domestic resort market and the non-resort market?
Release date: 2004-05-31 - 40. Canadian domestic sport travel in 2001 ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X20030036636Description:
The article Canadian domestic sport travel in 2001 examines active participation by travellers in sports or outdoor activity, as well as attendance at sport events. The article looks at sport-related travel in terms of the income, province of residence, age and sex of travellers, as well as the season of travel, mode of transportation and length of trip.
Release date: 2003-09-09
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- Table: 24-10-0076-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of visits and spending of non-Nunavut residents visiting Nunavut by region or community of visit, province, territory or country of residence, and main reason for the trip, quarterly. Expenditures per visit are also presented. Statistics are combined for visitors departing by commercial air and by cruise ship.Release date: 2026-07-08
- Table: 24-10-0077-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of visits, number of nights, and spending of non-Nunavut residents visiting Nunavut by commercial air, region or community of visit, province, territory or country of residence, and by main reason for the trip, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit, and expenditures per night are also presented.Release date: 2026-07-08
- Table: 24-10-0078-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of visits and spending of non-Nunavut residents visiting Nunavut by cruise ship, region or community of visit and province, and region or country of residence, quarterly. Expenditures per visit are also presented.Release date: 2026-07-08
- Table: 24-10-0045-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of person-trips by duration of trip, main trip purpose and country or region of trip destination (x 1,000).Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0070-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of visits, number of nights and spending by category for domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, main trip purpose and duration of the visit, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit and expenditures per night are also presented. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0071-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of visits, number of nights and spending by category for domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and duration of the visit, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit and expenditures per night are also presented. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0072-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of visits, number of nights and spending by category for domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and main trip purpose, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit and expenditures per night are also presented. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0073-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Total spending (overall and by category) during domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, main trip purpose and duration of the visit, quarterly, including expenditures at the trip origin, those on commercial air transportation in Canada and those aboard international cruise ships. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0074-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Total spending (overall and by category) during domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and duration of the visit, quarterly, including expenditures at the trip origin, those on commercial air transportation in Canada and those aboard international cruise ships. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0075-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Total spending (overall and by category) during domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and main trip purpose, quarterly, including expenditures at the trip origin, those on commercial air transportation in Canada and those aboard international cruise ships. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
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- 11. Tourism service industries ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015903Geography: CanadaDescription:
This chapter describes three specific industry sectors, all very important to tourism: traveller accomodation services, food services and drinking places, travel agencies and tour operators. These sectors generated just over half of the goods and services purchased by all visitors in Canada in 1999.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 12. Tourism and the trend towards consolidation: The airline, hotel and distribution industries ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015904Geography: CanadaDescription:
The phenomenon of consolidation, characterized by mergers, acquisitions and alliances, is an excellent means of responding to globalization, and constitutes an increasingly common way for companies to position themselves on the global chessboard.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - Articles and reports: 87-403-X20010015905Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article is above concerned with results. Concepts and methodologies employed are not discussed. The results of the Canadian TSA for 1992 are presented. The structural changes that occurred between 1988 and 1992 are also discussed. Detailed results from 1988 and 1992 are reported in the appendices.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 14. Application of tourism statistics: Greater Quebec Area Tourism and Convention Bureau (OTCCUQ) ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015907Geography: Census metropolitan areaDescription:
This article will detail several useful examples of how these statistics are actually being applied in the day-to-day work of OTCCUQ personnel.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 15. National tourism indicators - 1999 results ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015956Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1999, Canada's travel account balance (including passenger fares), the difference between the expenditures of foreign visitors in the country and those of Canadian residents outside the country, measured its lowest deficit since 1988, declining to $3.0 billion.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20010035783Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1999, each Canadian took an average of 6.2 trips, all trip lengths and destinations combined. Of all these trips, some 143 million, or three in four took place in Canada. More than 90% of trips taken by Canadians primarily for the purpose of visiting family or friends were to a destination in Canada.
Release date: 2001-07-25 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000045317Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study aims to help tourism destinations planners understand the characteristics of domestic bird and wildlife viewing markets so that they may be better prepared to meet the demands of these groups of travellers.
Release date: 2000-10-20 - 18. Travel by Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014744Geography: CanadaDescription:
Canada's economy was booming in 1997. The economy, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), grew 3.8% in 1997, its best performance since 1994 and the second best this decade.
Release date: 1999-11-24 - 19. Passenger transportation in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014746Geography: CanadaDescription:
Vast distances, dependence on trade and low population density (compared to the United States and Europe) make transportation vitally important in Canada. The nation's travel and tourism patterns, both domestically and internationally, are a mirror image of Canadian business, lifestyles and quality of life.
Release date: 1999-11-24 - 20. Profile of tourism in Canada's tourism regions ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014749Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article provides a thumbnail sketch of the top ten tourism regions in Canada based on the number of overnight visits. It will point out some of the similarities these regions share, as well as what makes them unique.
Release date: 1999-11-24
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2702Description: The Air Passenger Origin and Destination, Domestic Journeys survey provides estimates of the number of passengers traveling on scheduled domestic commercial flights by directional origin and destination.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2704Description: The survey covers the scheduled services operated within, into or out of Canada by medium-size and smaller-size Canadian and non-Canadian air carriers. Data on the origin and destination of passengers from the reporting carrier's system are collected.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3810Description: The Travel Survey of Residents of Canada (TSRC) is a major source of data used to measure the size and status of Canada's tourism industry. It was developed to measure the volume, the characteristics and the economic impact of domestic travel. Since the beginning of 2005 this survey replaces the Canadian Travel Survey (CTS).
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3822Description: This survey identified the reasons why trips were taken as well as what motivated the traveller in the first place.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4439Description: The survey collected, among other things, information on Canadian residents' travel patterns during the past two years, their travel intentions over the next two years, their participation in entertainment and recreational activities at home and while on an overnight trip, the reasons for travelling or not travelling in Canada, the types of accommodation used, the sources of travel planning information and their impressions of Canada.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5232Description: The National Travel Survey provides statistics on the activities of Canadian residents related to domestic and international tourism. It was developed to measure the volume, the characteristics and the economic impact of tourism.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5451Description: The Government of Nunavut conducts the Nunavut Air Exit Survey (NAES) and the Nunavut Cruise Exit Survey (NCES) in partnership with Statistics Canada to better understand and serve travellers visiting Nunavut.