Tourism activity, 2025
Description: Tourism activity, 2025
In 2025, visits made by Canadians within Canada and overseas surpassed pre-pandemic levels, while visits to the United States fell considerably
| Place | 2019 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| number of visits | |||
| Canada | 333,601,000 | 337,051,000 | 342,040,000 |
| United States | 31,506,000 | 30,185,000 | 23,096,000 |
| Overseas countries | 12,269,000 | 12,947,000 | 14,270,000 |
Visits by Canadians to the United States for holidays, leisure and recreation saw a larger decline than visits to see friends and relatives
| Main trip purpose | Number of visits, 2025 | Percentage change from 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Holidays, leisure and recreation | 11,883,000 | -21.5% |
| Visiting friends and relatives | 5,407,000 | -9.0% |
Canadians made 14.3 million visits overseas in 2025
| Country | Number of visits |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 2,662,000 |
| Dominican Republic | 984,000 |
| France | 977,000 |
| United Kingdom | 878,000 |
| Italy | 805,000 |
Compared with 2024, visits to Canada by United States residents fell, while visits by overseas residents rose, but both were below their 2019 pre-pandemic levels
| 2019 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number of visits | |||
| United States residents | 24,958,000 | 23,463,000 | 22,792,000 |
| Overseas residents | 7,472,000 | 6,355,000 | 6,832,000 |
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Travey Survey, 2025, and Frontier Counts, 2025; Presley, L. and C. McCormack, 2026, “Canadian-resident travel to the United States: A year in review,” Economic and Social Reports, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 36-28-0001.
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