Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard
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Data
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
Leading indicator of air arrivals
Leading indicator of land arrivals
Returning Canadians
Visitors to Canada
Additional information
The counts displayed in the Frontier Counts interactive dashboards correspond to the number of border crossings, not the number of unique travellers. A traveller can cross the border more than once during a given time period. The counts include only those travelling for tourism-related purposes, as defined by the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Crew members, truck drivers, military personnel on maneuver, diplomats, immigrants and travellers with other non-tourism purposes are excluded from the dashboards.
For more information and definitions, refer to the Frontier Counts statistical program page.
Leading indicator of air arrivals
This dashboard provides access to leading indicator data on arrivals by air in Canada for the last five years in an interactive and customizable format. It allows users to compare traveller volumes by day, airport and country of residence.
The data for this interactive dashboard are extracted from table 24-10-0056-01 ("Leading indicator, International visitors entering or returning to Canada by air, by country of residence and traveller type"), and only include travellers who made their border declaration using a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Primary Inspection Kiosk (PIK).
Note: Primary Inspection Kiosks were gradually installed in major airports from 2017 to 2020, so care should be taken when doing historical comparisons for all of Canada or for Toronto Pearson airport (Terminal 1 came online later than Terminal 3).
Leading indicator of land arrivals
This dashboard provides access to leading indicator data on arrivals by land in Canada for the last five years in an interactive and customizable format. It allows users to compare traveller volumes by day, geography, area of residence, vehicle licence plate region and trip duration.
The data for this interactive dashboard are extracted from table 24-10-0057-01 ("Leading indicator, International visitors entering or returning to Canada by land, by vehicle type, vehicle licence plate and traveller type"), and only include travellers who crossed the border at a CBSA Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL) in an automobile, motorcycle or "other land vehicle".
Returning Canadians
This dashboard provides access to data on returning Canadian-resident travellers for the last five years in an interactive and customizable format. It allows users to compare traveller volumes by geography, trip duration, mode of transportation and arrival type.
The data for this interactive dashboard are extracted from table 24-10-0053-01 ("International travellers entering or returning to Canada, by type of transportation and traveller type").
Visitors to Canada
This dashboard provides access to data on non-resident travellers arriving in Canada for the last five years in an interactive and customizable format. It allows users to compare traveller volumes by geography, country of residence, trip duration and mode of transportation.
The data for this interactive dashboard are extracted from table 24-10-0055-01 ("Non-resident visitors entering Canada, by country of residence, mode of transportation, arrival type and traveller type").
Definitions
- Arrival by air (Leading Indicator)
- The Leading Indicator interactive dashboard for arrivals by air displays border crossings by commercial air travellers who are entering or returning to Canada on a tourism-related trip and make their border declaration at a Canada Border Services Agency Primary Inspection Kiosk.
- Arrival by land (Leading Indicator)
- The Leading Indicator interactive dashboard for arrivals by land displays border crossings by travellers by car, motorcycle or "other land vehicle" who are entering or returning to Canada on a tourism-related trip and pass through a Canada Border Services Agency Integrated Primary Inspection Line. It excludes land travellers by bus, truck and train as well as pedestrians.
- Car
- The car vehicle type includes most four-wheeled privately owned or rented vehicles, including passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, crossovers, vans and pickup trucks.
- Commercial plane
- A commercial plane is any aircraft for which a member of the public could conceivably purchase fare to travel aboard.
- Cruise ship
- The cruise ship vehicle type includes all commercial watercraft for which a member of the public could conceivably purchase fare to travel aboard, except ferries.
- Ferry
- A ferry is a watercraft having provision only for deck passengers and for vehicles, that is operated on a short run on a schedule between two points over the most direct water route and offers a public service of a type normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel.
- Overnight
- An overnight traveller has an overnight stay of at least one night, with their departure and arrival occurring on different dates. Overnight travellers are also referred to as tourists.
- Overseas
- The overseas area of residence includes travellers who reside in a country other than Canada or the United States of America.
- Overseas direct
- The overseas direct arrival type includes travellers who are arriving directly from a country other than the United States of America and who did not spend any time in the United States of America during their trip prior to arriving in Canada.
- Private boat
- A private boat is any watercraft for which a member of the public could not conceivably purchase fare to travel aboard and whose primary purpose is to transport persons.
- Private plane
- A private plane is any aircraft for which a member of the public could not conceivably purchase fare to travel aboard and whose primary purpose is to transport persons.
- Returning Canadian
- The interactive dashboard for returning Canadians displays border crossings by travellers who are Canadian residents and are returning to Canada after a tourism-related trip to another country.
- Same-day
- A same-day traveller does not have an overnight stay, with their departure and arrival occurring on the same date. Same-day travellers are also referred to as excursionists.
- U.S.A. only
- The U.S.A. only arrival type includes travellers who are arriving directly from the United States of America and did not spend time in any overseas country during their trip prior to arriving in Canada.
- Via U.S.A.
- The via U.S.A. arrival type includes travellers who are arriving from a country other than the United States of America and who spent time in the United States of America during their trip prior to arriving in Canada.
- Visitor to Canada (Visitor)
- The interactive dashboard for visitors to Canada displays border crossings by travellers who reside in a country other than Canada and whose purpose of trip is related to tourism.
How to use
How to use this interactive visual
"Leading indicator of air arrivals" visual
Instructions to maximize the use of this interactive tool
Use this tool to see leading indicator data on arrivals in Canada by air for the last five years. All values in the summary statistic boxes and the visualizations will automatically update based on the user's selection.
To select a specific reference month, click a month from the "Month" dropdown menu. Selecting "latest month" will display data for the most recent month and the month's name will appear beside the filter title.
To select a specific area of residence, click the desired toggle under "Area of residence" or to select a specific country of residence, click the desired country in the bar chart entitled "Number of overseas arrivals by country of residence (Top 20)."
To select a specific airport, click the desired airport in the bar chart entitled "Number of arrivals by airport." Note that only airports where Canada Border Service Agency has installed Primary Inspection Kiosks are available in this dashboard.
To achieve interaction between multiple graphs as filters, you will need to use CTRL + click ("control click") on your keyboard.
"Leading indicator of land arrivals" visual
Instructions to maximize the use of this interactive tool
Use this tool to see leading indicator data on arrivals in Canada by land for the last five years. All values in the summary statistic boxes and the visualizations will automatically update based on the user's selection.
To select a specific reference month, click a month from the "Month" dropdown menu. Selecting "Latest month" will display data for the most recent month and the month's name will appear beside the filter title.
To select a specific area of residence, click the desired toggle under "Area of residence."
To select a specific province or territory, click the desired province or territory in the bar chart entitled "Number of arrivals by province or territory of the port of entry."
To select a specific trip duration, click the desired duration category in the pie chart entitled "Percentage of arrivals by trip duration."
To achieve interaction between multiple graphs as filters, you will need to use CTRL + click ("control click") on your keyboard.
Note that the maps cannot be used as filters for the province, territory or state of licence plate, but they do show the relative number of arrivals based on colour saturation and detailed information if you hover your cursor over the desired region of licence plate.
"Returning Canadians" visual
Instructions to maximize the use of this interactive tool
Use this tool to see data on returning Canadian-resident travellers for the last five years. All values in the summary statistic boxes and the visualizations will automatically update based on the user's selection.
To select a specific reference month, click a month from the "Month" dropdown menu. Selecting "Latest month" will display data for the most recent month and the month's name will appear beside the filter title.
To select a specific province or territory, click a province or territory from the "Province or territory" dropdown menu. The map cannot be used for filtering by province or territory.
To select a specific mode of transportation, click the desired toggle: "Air", "Land" or "Water".
To select a specific vehicle type, click the desired vehicle type in the column chart entitled "Number of returning Canadians by vehicle type."
To select a specific trip duration, click the desired duration category in the pie chart entitled "Percentage of returning Canadians by trip duration."
To select a specific arrival type, click the desired arrival type category in the pie chart entitled "Percentage of returning Canadians by arrival type."
To achieve interaction between multiple graphs as filters, you will need to use CTRL + click ("control click") on your keyboard.
"Visitors to Canada" visual
Instructions to maximize the use of this interactive tool
Use this tool to see data on visitors to Canada for the last five years. All values in the summary statistic boxes and the visualizations will automatically update based on the user's selection.
To select a specific reference month, click a month from the "Month" dropdown menu. Selecting "latest month" will display data for the most recent month and the month's name will appear beside the filter title.
To select a specific province or territory, click a province or territory from the "Province or territory" dropdown menu. The map cannot be used for filtering by province or territory.
To select a specific area of residence, click the desired toggle under "Area of residence" or to select a specific country of residence, click the desired country in the bar chart entitled "Number of overseas visitors by country of residence (Top 20)."
To select a specific mode of transportation, click the desired mode of transportation category in the pie chart entitled "Percentage of visitors by mode of transportation."
To select a specific trip duration, click the desired duration category in the pie chart entitled "Percentage of visitors by trip duration."
To achieve interaction between multiple graphs as filters, you will need to use CTRL + click ("control click") on your keyboard.
Keyboard shortcuts and screen reader tips
Keyboard shortcuts and screen reader tips are available by entering the visual and pressing CTRL + Enter.
While in the visual, pressing SHIFT + "?" will open the keyboard shortcuts.
When focus is on a visual, the data table can be displayed by pressing ALT + SHIFT + F11.
More information
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© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry,
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Catalogue no. 71-607-X
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