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  • 231. The Canadian tourism satellite account: An analysis of results for 1988 and 1992 Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X20010015905
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
  • 232. The use and application of tourism in Canadian cities, A statistical outlook Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X20010015906
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    Tourism in Canadian Cities, A Statistical Outlook is a valuable source of information, and in some instances the only source, for Convention and Visitor Bureau's (CVBs) across Canada to profile visitors to their city. This article will examine how Tourism Vancouver - The Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau used the information.

    Release date: 2001-10-12
  • 233. Application of tourism statistics: Greater Quebec Area Tourism and Convention Bureau (OTCCUQ) Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X20010015907
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    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
  • 234. National tourism indicators - 1999 results Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X20010015956
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
  • 235. Tourism Statistical Digest Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 87-403-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
  • 236. Canadians' participation in culture/heritage travel in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20010035783
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
  • 237. Canada benefitting from cruising boom Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20010025635
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    They are becoming the new highways for international tourism traffic to Canada - cruise ships sailing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are bringing international visitors to Canada in unprecedented numbers.

    Release date: 2001-04-24
  • 238. Guide to the National Tourism Indicators: Sources and Methods Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-594-G
    Description: 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
  • 239. Canada's competitiveness in the US travel market Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20010015462
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    To better understand the changes occuring in the US market, we will first compare the main characteristics of American travellers to Canada in 1990 and 1997. Then we will compare the characteristics of family travel and non-family travel seperately in 1990 and 1997.

    Release date: 2001-01-30
  • 240. Characteristics associated with bird and wildlife viewers travelling in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000045317
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
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  • 31. Visits, nights and spending for visitors to Canada by geography of visit, residency and mode of transport
    Table: 24-10-0066-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Number of visits, number of nights and spending by category for non-resident visitors to Canada by province of visit, region of residence and type of transportation used to enter Canada, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit and expenditures per night are also presented. Statistics for the territories are combined.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 32. Spending by foreign residents travelling in Canada by country of residence, tourism region and spending category, inactive Archived
    Table: 24-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table presents information on tourism spending of foreign visitors in Canada by country of residence, tourism region and spending category. Country of residence is organised into eleven major source of travellers to Canada including the United States, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, India, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico and other overseas countries. Spending categories include accommodation, food and beverage, transportation in Canada, recreation and entertainment, and clothes and gifts.
    Release date: 2024-05-24
  • 33. International Travel Survey Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 66M0001X
    Description: Records relate to the activities of Canadians travelling outside the country and visitors to Canada: Canadian residents; travellers; non-residents; expenditures; length of stay; type of transportation; purpose of trip; accommodation used; places visited; expenditure by categories.

    International travel data are collected in two flows: Canadian returning from abroad; visitors from the USA and from other countries to Canada.

    Release date: 2024-04-18
  • 34. International Travel: Advance Information
    Table: 66-001-P
    Description: This product provides monthly and year-to-date information on visitors entering Canada and on returning Canadian residents. It also includes an estimate of overnight trips by province of entry (visitors) and re-entry (Canadian residents). The data is released seven weeks following the reference period.
    Release date: 2024-02-23
  • 35. Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2020009
    Description:

    This dashboard presents selected data that are relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on economic activity in Canada. It includes data on a range of monthly indicators - real GDP, consumer prices, the unemployment rate, merchandise exports and imports, retail sales, hours worked and manufacturing sales -- as well as monthly data on aircraft movements, railway carloadings, and travel between Canada and other countries.

    Estimates are presented from January 2019 to the current reference month for each data series. The information will be updated continuously as new data becomes available, and additional series may be added to the dashboard as circumstances warrant.

    To support the analysis of time series movements in the data, the dashboard reports changes in each series on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis. For most of the variables reported, information on cumulative changes in the data both prior and subsequent to the end of 2019 is also presented by indexing the level estimates to December 2019, as depicted in the accompanying charts.

    Release date: 2024-01-15
  • 36. National Travel Survey microdata file
    Public use microdata: 24-25-0001
    Description: Records relate to the activities of Canadians travelling within Canada and abroad: Canadian residents; travellers; expenditures; length of stay; type of transportation; purpose of trip; accommodation used; places visited; expenditure by categories.
    Release date: 2023-11-24
  • 37. Canadian Tourism Activity Tracker and Grouped Data Sources
    Table: 24-10-0049-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    This view provides an overall representation of the relative performance of tourism-related activities with respect to the reference period, over time and geography, as well as the grouped data sources which were used to create it.

    Release date: 2023-03-06
  • 38. Canadian Tourism Activity Tracker
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021012
    Description: This interactive visualization tool provides an overall representation of the relative performance of tourism-related activity with respect to the reference period, over time and geography. The user can also browse sources that were used to create the experimental tracker. In order to improve the timeliness, representativeness, and overall quality of the tourism tracker, it will be updated with new sources as they become available.
    Release date: 2023-03-06
  • 39. Provincial and territorial tourism supply and expenditure
    Table: 24-10-0004-01
    Geography: Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Supply and domestic, interprovincial and international demand related to tourism by products, by province and territory.

    Release date: 2023-02-24
  • 40. Provincial and territorial gross domestic product (GDP) and employment generated by tourism and related measures
    Table: 24-10-0042-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Gross domestic product (GDP), employment, labour compensation per job, GDP per job and tourism share of employment and GDP by tourism industry, by province and territory.

    Release date: 2023-02-24
Analysis (117)

Analysis (117) (0 to 10 of 117 results)

  • 1. Tourism activity, 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024040
    Description: 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
  • 2. The 2020 to 2023 revisions of the National Tourism Indicators
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202400100004
    Description: This article explains the impact of new and revised data on the National Tourism Indicators (NTI). With the release of the fourth quarter 2023 estimates of the NTI in March 2024, all data were revised from the first quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2023. Estimates for all of 2023 were revised again with the release of the first quarter of 2024 NTI in June 2024, now including the fourth quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2024-09-23
  • 3. National tourism indicators second quarter 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242673389
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-23
  • 4. Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada August 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202425427643
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 5. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inbound visitors to Canada
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024002
    Description: This paper investigates the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inbound visitors to Canada, and their tourism-related spending, covering the period from 2018 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-06-10
  • 6. The 1986 to 2022 revisions of the National Tourism Indicators
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202300100004
    Description: This article explains the impact of new and revised data on the National Tourism Indicators (NTI). With the release of the fourth quarter 2022 estimates of the NTI in March 2023, all data were revised from the first quarter of 1986 to the third quarter of 2022. Estimates for all of 2022 were revised again with the release of the first quarter of 2023 NTI in June 2023, now including the fourth quarter of 2022.
    Release date: 2023-09-28
  • 7. The 2018 to 2021 revisions of the National Tourism Indicators
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202200100005
    Description:

    This article explains the impact of new and revised data on the National Tourism Indicators (NTI). With the release of the fourth quarter 2021 estimates of the NTI in March 2022, all data were revised from the first quarter of 2018 to the third quarter of 2021. Estimates for all of 2021 were revised again with the release of the first quarter of 2022 NTI in July 2022, now including the fourth quarter of 2021.

    Release date: 2022-09-28
  • 8. The 1986 to 2020 revisions of the National Tourism Indicators
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202100100004
    Description:

    This article explains the impact of new and revised data on the National Tourism Indicators. Indeed, with the release of the first quarter 2021 estimates of the National Tourism Indicators in June 2021, all data were revised from the first quarter of 1986 to the fourth quarter of 2020, updated benchmarks from the 2017 Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Account were incorporated, and other sources of new and revised data and some methodological changes were introduced as well.

    Release date: 2021-09-29
  • 9. Crossing the border during the pandemic: 2020 in review Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100007
    Description:

    This paper presents a numerical portrait of the pandemic's impact on travel and tourism during 2020. It involves an examination of those data produced directly by the Canadian Centre for Tourism and Transportation Statistics.

    Release date: 2021-02-23
  • 10. Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada by air fourth quarter 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202101323543
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-01-13
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  • 11. Air Passenger Origin and Destination, Domestic Journeys
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2702
    Description: 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.
  • 12. Air Passenger Origin and Destination, Canada-U.S.A.
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2703
    Description: 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.
  • 13. Coupon Passenger Origin and Destination Report - Other Unit Toll Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2704
    Description: 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.
  • 14. Survey of Canada's Tourist Attractions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2925
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect new statistical information on Canada's tourist attractions.
  • 15. Survey of Adventure Travel Operations in Canada
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2944
    Description: 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.
  • 16. International Travel Survey: Electronic questionnaires and Air Exit Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3152
    Description: 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.
  • 17. Travel Survey of Residents of Canada
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3810
    Description: 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).
  • 18. Tourism Attitude and Motivation Study
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3822
    Description: This survey identified the reasons why trips were taken as well as what motivated the traveller in the first place.
  • 19. Travel Activities and Motivation Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4439
    Description: 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 Counts
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5005
    Description: 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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