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- 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 - Table: 51-204-X19980005212Description:
Montreal-Toronto was the top domestic market in 1998 for passengers on scheduled flights, followed by the Toronto-Vancouver market. Toronto-Vancouver was the top market for passengers on charter flights, followed by the Montreal-Toronto market.
Release date: 2000-10-05 - Table: 51-204-X19980005213Description:
Text Table 2.1 shows the change in the relationship between passenger counts and population for the ten most-frequented Canadian cities over the years 1973, 1993 and 1998.
Release date: 2000-10-05 - 54. Passengers travelling on scheduled flights within and between provinces and territories, 1998 ArchivedTable: 51-204-X19980005214Description:
Text Table 3.1 shows the relationship between passengers and population for each province and territory. In this table, passengers are assigned to each province/territory based on the ticket origin.
Release date: 2000-10-05 - 55. Do Canadians fly direct? ArchivedTable: 51-204-X19980005215Description:
In this paper, the proportion of passengers flying within Canada that reach their destination on a direct flight is measured in order to assess the service that is offered by the carriers.
Release date: 2000-10-05 - 56. 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 - 57. 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 - 58. 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 - 59. Tourism generating regions in Canada: factors associated with travel patterns and tourist behaviours ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014750Geography: CanadaDescription:
The purpose of this study was to describe tourism patterns in terms of the regions from which toursits orginate, and to identify those demographic and behavioural factors associated with the tourists generated by those regions.
Release date: 1999-11-24 - 60. Lessons learned from the analysis of the 1997 CTS and ITS for the merger of Southwestern Ontario and Festival County ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014752Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
The Province of Ontario has traditionally been divided into 12 travel regions known as OTAPs (Ontario Travel Association Partners). Core funding for these OTAPs comes form the Ministry of Economic Development.
Release date: 1999-11-24
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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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- 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
- 2. Canadian tourism satellite account 2012 ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X20163083413Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2016-11-03
- 3. 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
- 4. 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 - 6. 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 - 7. Tourism and culture: A developing partnership ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-004-X20010036133Geography: CanadaDescription:
For many countries, tourism has become an increasingly important economic activity; it is now common practice for national governments to practice for national governments to develop policies to encourage its growth.
Release date: 2002-03-08 - 8. Canadian travel ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015897Geography: CanadaDescription:
With the Canadian economy in solid shape, the number of overnight trips made by Canadians in Canada remained steady in 1999, as did travel to overseas destinations. Despite the Canadian dollar's weakness relative to its American counterpart, overnight travel to the United States was up 5% from 1998.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 9. Provincial overview of domestic travel ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015898Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
To help the reader understand the dynamics of the domestic travel market in Canada, this article briefly describes the relative situations of the provincial domestic travel markets using one of their most important characteristics, travel expenditures.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 10. Passenger transportation in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015901Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1999, travel expenditures in Canada totalled $50.1 billion, of which $20.1 billion or 40% was transportation-related. Canadians and foreigners travel billions of kilometres per year in Canada - by air, train or boat or in road vehicles, including private passenger vehicles as well as urban buses and intercity motor coaches providing scheduled or charter services.
Release date: 2001-10-12
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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.