Tourism activity, 2024

Release date: September 26, 2025
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Description: Tourism activity, 2024

Canadians made 42.9 million visits abroad in 2024

Top 5 countries visited by Canadians, by number of visits

Table 1
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  Number of visits
United States 30,185,000
Mexico 2,175,000
Dominican Republic 1,019,000
United Kingdom 829,000
Italy 784,000

Visitors from abroad took 29.8 million trips to Canada in 2024

Top 5 countries of residence of visitors, by number of trips

Table 2
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  Number of trips
United States 23,463,000
United Kingdom 843,000
France 642,000
India 439,000
Mexico 432,000

Ontario was the most visited province

Table 3
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  Canadian visitors Visitors from abroad
Ontario 39.8% 41.8%
Quebec 20.3% 14.8%
British Columbia 11.9% 26.7%

Proportion of trips and total spending, by region of residence of visitors from abroad

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  Total spending Proportion of trips
U.S. residents $15.6 billion 78.7%
Overseas residents $12.9 billion 21.3%

Canadians spent $74.8 billion while travelling in Canada. They spent the most on transportation, while visitors from abroad spent the most on accommodations

Table 5
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  Canadian visitors Visitors from abroad
Transportation 34.3% 13.2%
Food and beverages 25.8% 26.6%
Accommodations 21.6% 35.8%
Recreation and entertainment 9.4% 11.8%
Clothing and gifts 3.7% 9.7%
Other 5.2% 2.9%

Sources: Statistics Canada, National Travel Survey, 2024, Visitor Travel Survey, 2024.

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