Travel and tourism
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2,450,122-2.0%(monthly change)
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4,225,965-1.5%(monthly change)
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3,643,7498.6%(12-month change)
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3,842,99312.0%(12-month change)
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$23.7 billion1.8%(quarterly change)
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688,2000.9%(quarterly change)
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26.4 million7.3%(year-over-year change)
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- Table: 13-604-M2002038Description:
The measurement of the economic impact of tourism has attracted increasing world-wide interest in the past few years. The development of a national Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) in Canada (1994), as well as a set of current quarterly indicators (1996), was a result of a demand for this information. Statistics Canada has now taken the analysis of tourism a step further with the development of the Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTTSA).
The development of these accounts has come primarily at the request of the tourism community in Canada. The new regional accounts increase the analytical capability and further the understanding of tourism across Canada. The PTTSA are designed to measure the importance of tourism in terms of expenditures, gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. The concepts and methods used in the PTTSA generally follow the set of international TSA guidelines adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission and strictly adhere to the principles of the System of National Accounts (SNA).
As separate or satellite accounts, the PTTSA explicitly define the tourism industry within the national accounts statistical system and measure its economic contribution to the economy. With their foundation in the framework of the Canadian SNA, the PTTSA allow for a comparison of tourism with other industries within a province or territory, as well as showing the relative importance of tourism among provinces and territories. A tourism satellite account also provides the statistical basis for the development of tourism impact models. Thus, the PTTSA can contribute to government policy-making and business decisions concerning tourism.
This document discusses the concepts and definitions used, and it highlights the results of the PTTSA by region for the reference year 1996. The appendices include an overview of the methodology and data sources; the detailed tables showing tourism expenditures and GDP, as well as employment for each region; a list of tourism industries and commodities; and a glossary.
Release date: 2002-04-29 - Table: 13F0063XDescription: The measurement of the economic impact of tourism has attracted increasing world-wide interest in the past few years. The development of a national Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) in Canada (1994), as well as a set of current quarterly indicators (1996), was a result of a demand for this information. Statistics Canada has now taken the analysis of tourism a step further with the development of the Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTTSA).
The development of these accounts has come primarily at the request of the tourism community in Canada. The new regional accounts increase the analytical capability and further the understanding of tourism across Canada. The PTTSA are designed to measure the importance of tourism in terms of expenditures, gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. The concepts and methods used in the PTTSA generally follow the set of international TSA guidelines adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission and strictly adhere to the principles of the System of National Accounts (SNA).
As a separate or satellite accounts, the PTTSA explicitly defines the tourism industry within the national accounts statistical system and measures its economic contribution to the economy. With their foundation in the framework of the Canadian SNA, the PTTSA allows for a comparison of tourism with other industries within a province or territory as well as showing the relative importance of tourism among provinces and territories. A tourism satellite account also provides the statistical basis for the development of tourism impact models. Thus, the PTTSA can contribute to government policy-making and business decisions concerning tourism.
This document discusses the concepts and definitions used, and it highlights the results of the PTTSA by region for the reference year 1996. The appendices include an overview of the methodology and data sources; the detailed tables showing tourism expenditures and GDP, as well as employment for each region; a list of tourism industries and commodities; and a glossary.
If this information interests you, you will find similar technical papers under Catalogue no. 13-604-MIE /MIB, Income and Expenditure Accounts Technical series.
Release date: 2002-04-29 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20020026177Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the economic importance of international tourism to the Chinese economy, and the prospect of China becoming a major international tourism market. After decades of rapid economic growth, economic reforms and rising incomes, China could become one of the world's largest sources of international tourists by 2020, as well as a market of more than 1.2 billion potential consumers. The article also briefly describes Chinese travel to Canada.
Release date: 2002-04-16 - 214. 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 - 215. Canadians in search of new horizons ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X20020016072Geography: CanadaDescription:
Drawing on the results of the International Travel Survey (ITS), this article summarizes how Canadians' travel habits outside their country have evolved over the past decade, more especially with respect to destinations other than the United States.
Release date: 2002-01-28 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20020016073Geography: CanadaDescription:
Overnight international travel to Canada posted its highest second-quarter result in the 27 years that international travel data have been collected. More than 5.4 million travellers arrived from foreign countries in the second quarter, up 3.4% from the second quarter of 2000.
Release date: 2002-01-28 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20020016074Geography: CanadaDescription:
Travel both by foreigners to Canada and Canadians to points abroad plummeted following the September 11 events in the United States. The aftermath of the events had a profound impact on all forms of travel, especially between Canada and the United States, from overnight trips to same-day car trips.
Release date: 2002-01-28 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20010045949Geography: CanadaDescription:
In keeping with the upward trend worldwide, international travel to Canada (all durations combined) increased by 5.2% for arrivals from overseas and 1.8% for arrivals from the United States in 1999.
Release date: 2001-10-17 - 219. Tourism Statistical Digest ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 87-403-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
This publication incorporates data on travel and tourism from many different sources. It consists of analytical texts, charts and tables on demand and supply of tourism products and services. Data are presented at the national, provincial and regional/municipal levels.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 220. World trends ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015895Geography: CanadaDescription:
Global tourism continued to grow in 1998 despite the financial crisis that affected much of the East Asia/Pacific region. However, the strong recovery of tourism in that region in 1999 helped boost international tourist arrivals at national borders to a record 663 million and receipts to US$455 billion.
Release date: 2001-10-12
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- Table: 24-10-0044-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Expenditures related to tourism according to the province or territory of residence and the province or territory of the spending.
Release date: 2023-02-24 - Table: 38-10-0141-01Frequency: OccasionalDescription: Direct plus indirect energy use (terajoules) and greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide equivalents) (kilotonnes) associated with tourism, by product.Release date: 2023-02-24
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2018011Description: The Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Account (PTTSA) provides an economic measure of the importance of tourism in terms of expenditures, gross domestic product and employment for each of the provinces and territories. It permits a comparison of tourism with other industries within a province or territory since the concepts and methods used are based on the framework of the Canadian System of National Accounts.Release date: 2023-02-24
- Table: 24-10-0002-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of vehicles travelling between Canada and the United States, by trip characteristics, length of stay and type of transportation. Data available monthly.Release date: 2022-02-23
- 45. Non-resident travellers entering Canada, by country of residence (excluding the United States) ArchivedTable: 24-10-0003-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
This table contains 3549 series, with data for years 1972 - 2018 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...) Country of residence (273 items: Total non-resident travellers, countries other than the United States; North America, Central America and Caribbean, total; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; ...).
Release date: 2022-02-23 - 46. Trips by residents of countries other than the United States to Canada, percentage change ArchivedTable: 24-10-0003-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Trips to Canada by residents of selected countries other than the United States, monthly and percentage change.
Release date: 2022-02-23 - 47. International travellers entering or returning to Canada, by province of entry, seasonally adjusted ArchivedTable: 24-10-0005-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of international travellers entering or returning to Canada by province of entry and traveller category (seasonally adjusted). Data available monthly.Release date: 2022-02-23
- Table: 24-10-0006-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of non-resident travellers entering Canada by country of residence, excluding the United States (seasonally adjusted). Data available monthly.Release date: 2022-02-23
- Table: 24-10-0041-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
This table contains 11559 series, with data for years 1972 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (273 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador; Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador; ...); Traveller characteristics (91 items: Total international travellers; Total non-resident travellers; United States residents entering Canada; United States residents entering Canada, automobile; ...).
Release date: 2022-02-23 - 50. International trips to Canada ArchivedTable: 24-10-0041-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
International trips to Canada by type of traveller (non-resident, resident of Canada), length of stay and mode of transportation.
Release date: 2022-02-23
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- 111. A close-up of culture/heritage travel in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19980023665Geography: CanadaDescription:
Tourism is increasingly seen as a means of providing a link between culture, heritage and identity and economic development and job stimulation. Each year, Canadian communities are expanding their repertoire of local events and activities in recognition of their importance in attracting tourists.
Release date: 1998-04-08 - 112. Trading travellers - International travel trends ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19970043241Geography: CanadaDescription:
Canadians travel outside Canada for many different reasons. They want to escape the daily routine and pressures of life, recharge batteries and put day-to-day living back in perspective. Canadians want to relax, experience different cultures, expand their horizons, spend time with distant friends, explore and find adventure. For some people, business, employment, education or attending a convention is the motivation for travelling beyond our borders.
Release date: 1997-10-06 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X19970023224Geography: CanadaDescription:
signed the "Open Skies" Agreement allowing both Canadian and American airlines to establish direct links between any pair of cities located on either side of the border. This opening of air space comes within the scope of the general movement towards free trade with our main trading partner and will stimulate competition among North American air carriers for the largest transborder market in the world. The outcome of the agreement on companies' long-term share of the market remains to be seen. The agreement provides for a three-year transition period to allow carriers to adjust to new market conditions. Although all the agreement's provisions have not yet come into effect, changes in the industry are already noticeable. Since it would be premature to draw conclusions about the impact of the agreement, we focus first on the effect of the pact on the market share that American and Canadian companies have cornered after a year of "Open Skies". Secondly, we study the possible impact of the agreement on various stakeholders. This analysis uses data from Statistics Canada's International Travel Survey (ITS).
Release date: 1997-04-03 - 114. Tourism in census metropolitan areas: New possibility for the Tourism Statistics Program ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19980013473Geography: CanadaDescription:
Tourism is without question an important sector of the Canadian economy. In 1996, the tourism sector in Canada generated revenues which rose to a record level of $41.8 billion; 492,000 people were employed in the tourism sector.
Release date: 1997-01-23 - 115. A booming travel market ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19960042885Geography: CanadaDescription:
The analysis begins by examining the development of the Asian travel market in comparison with the European travel market, which remains the most important market for Canada. Next certain characteristics of visitors from two countries are explored, in particular: first Japan, and then, more briefly, South Korea. Finally, a few of the events that contributed to the extraordinary expansion of this market are described. The focus is put on Japan because so many Japanese tourists visit Canada and spend so much money, and on South Korea because it has the highest growth rate in travel to Canada.
Release date: 1996-10-11
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Reference (22)
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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: 2703Description: The Air Passenger Origin and Destination - Canada/United States survey provides estimates of the number of passengers traveling on scheduled commercial flights between Canada and the United States 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: 2925Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect new statistical information on Canada's tourist attractions.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2944Description: Statistics Canada is conducting this survey on behalf of the Canadian Tourism Commission, which will use the results to produce and up-to-date and comprehensive study of the adventure travel sector in Canada.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3152Description: The primary objective of the International Travel Survey (ITS) is to provide statistics on travellers, to and from Canada, their characteristics of travel and spending levels.
- 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.
- 20. Frontier CountsSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5005Description: The Frontier Counts data provide a full range of statistics on the number of international travellers by selected category and by type of transportation as well as the number of automobiles, trucks and other vehicles entering Canada.
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