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  • 241. Passengers travelling on scheduled flights within and between provinces and territories, 1998 Archived
    Table: 51-204-X19980005214
    Description:

    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
  • 242. Do Canadians fly direct? Archived
    Table: 51-204-X19980005215
    Description:

    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
  • 243. Cruise ship industry booming in Halifax Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000035101
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    The boom in the cruise industry is causing a surge in visitation to Atlantic Canada as cruise lines establish new destinations along the Eastern Seaboard.

    Release date: 2000-07-13
  • 244. Overview of international travel Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000035102
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Overall, the number of foreign travellers to Canada rose 2.1% in 1999, compared to a 6.6% increase in 1998. This was the seventh consecutive annual increase.

    Release date: 2000-07-13
  • 245. Traveller Accommodation Statistics Archived
    Table: 63-204-X
    Description:

    Statistics on hotels, motels, tourist camping grounds and other types of traveller accommodation (e.g., receipts, employment, expenses, occupancy) are provided in this publication. Also included are definitions, methodology, and notes on data quality.

    Release date: 2000-06-07
  • 246. The changing family and the evolution of the Canadian family travel market, 1980-1998 Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000024939
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In this article, we describe, first the changes that have occurred in the family structure. An overview of the demographic changes that have marked the period from 1980 to 1998, will shed some light on the factors that seem to influence the travel market at the start of the millenium. We then paint a picture of travel by Canadian families in 1998 compared to that of adults travelling alone. In this latter section, we present some of the strategies the tourst industry uses to adapt to these new markets.

    Release date: 2000-04-12
  • 247. Profile of Canada's travel agency industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19990034862
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The travel agency industry plays an essential role in Canada's tourism industry, and has ripple effects on other sectors of the Canadian economy. This article presents 1997 data on the industry's general characteristics, revenue and cost structure, client base, marketing methods, and trade patterns. To offer more context, these results are sometimes compared to those of previous years.

    Release date: 2000-01-18
  • 248. More skiers and snowboarders are visiting Canadian ski areas Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000014858
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In the first part of this study, we will explore the development of the ski industry in Canada, after taking a short historical detour. In part two we will examine the characteristics of American travellers who visited Canadian ski areas (to ski or snowboard) during an overnight stay in Canada in the winter of 1998-99. Lastly, we will take a quick look at some characteristics of the overseas skier/snowboarder and at their contribution to the Canadian economy.

    Release date: 2000-01-14
  • 249. World trends Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X19970014743
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    International tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Over the past ten years, the number of international arrivals at national borders has increased at an average annual rate of 5.2%, reaching 611 million in 1997.

    Release date: 1999-11-24
  • 250. Travel by Canadians Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X19970014744
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
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  • 1. Leading indicator, International visitors entering or returning to Canada by air, by country of residence and traveller type
    Table: 24-10-0056-01
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    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: 2024-09-10
  • 2. Leading indicator, International visitors entering or returning to Canada by land, by vehicle type, vehicle licence plate and traveller type
    Table: 24-10-0057-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    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: 2024-09-10
  • 3. Leading indicator, Vehicles entering Canada by land, by vehicle type and licence plate
    Table: 24-10-0058-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    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: 2024-09-10
  • 4. Leading indicator, Trucks and drivers entering or returning to Canada, by vehicle licence plate
    Table: 24-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    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: 2024-09-10
  • 5. Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023020
    Description: 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: 2024-09-10
  • 6. Travel by Canadian residents in Canada and abroad by trip purpose
    Table: 24-10-0045-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Number of person-trips by duration of trip, main trip purpose and country or region of trip destination (x 1,000).

    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 7. Trips, nights and spending for visitors to Canada, by residency, trip purpose and mode of transport
    Table: 24-10-0064-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Number of trips, number of nights and spending by category for non-resident visitors to Canada, by region of residence, main reason for the trip and type of transportation used to enter Canada, quarterly. Nights per trip, expenditures per trip and expenditures per night are also presented.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 8. Trips, nights and spending for visitors to Canada, by country of residence and mode of transport
    Table: 24-10-0065-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Number of trips, number of nights and spending by category for non-resident visitors to Canada, by country, region or continent of residence and by type of transportation used to enter Canada, quarterly. Nights per trip, expenditures per trip and expenditures per night are also presented.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 9. 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
  • 10. Non-resident visitors entering Canada, by country of residence
    Table: 24-10-0050-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    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: 2024-08-23
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  • 1. 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
  • 2. National tourism indicators first quarter 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20241783389
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-06-26
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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
  • 8. 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
  • 9. The Economic Impact of Travel Restrictions on the Canadian Economy due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2020023
    Description:

    This Economic Insights article presents a range of estimates, using different scenarios, of the impact on the Canadian economy of the travel restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19. These scenarios represent several possibilities based on when travel restrictions are lifted and the speed of recovery.

    Release date: 2020-10-23
  • 10. Study: The Economic Impact of Travel Restrictions on the Canadian Economy due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202029726503
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-10-23
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  • 21. National Travel Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5232
    Description: 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.
  • 22. Visitor Travel Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5261
    Description: The Visitor Travel Survey (VTS) provides statistics on U.S. and overseas visitors to Canada, their characteristics of travel and spending levels. The Visitor Travel Survey was introduced in January 2018 to replace the U.S. and overseas visitors to Canada component of the International Travel Survey (ITS record 3152 Archived).

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