>
Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Table 1 Travel between Canada and other countries

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Travel between Canada and other countries
  May 2008r November 2008r April 2009r May 2009p April to May 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,462 4,028 3,948 3,917 -0.8
To the United States 3,797 3,328 3,247 3,284 1.2
To Other Countries 664 700 701 633 -9.8
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,118 1,758 1,701 1,745 2.6
Total trips, one or more nights 2,283 2,219 2,207 2,132 -3.4
United States3 1,618 1,519 1,505 1,499 -0.4
Car 980 911 916 922 0.6
Plane 534 508 497 479 -3.7
Other modes of transportation 105 101 91 98 7.2
Other countries4 664 700 701 633 -9.8
Travel to Canada2 2,314 2,261 2,257 2,207 -2.2
From the United States 1,902 1,884 1,886 1,865 -1.1
From Other Countries 412 377 371 342 -7.8
Same-day car trips from the United States 767 754 756 746 -1.3
Total trips, one or more nights 1,450 1,414 1,411 1,362 -3.4
United States3 1,049 1,046 1,049 1,028 -2.0
Car 615 630 652 632 -3.1
Plane 306 292 281 266 -5.2
Other modes of transportation 129 123 116 130 11.9
Other countries4 401 368 362 334 -7.5
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 73 70 67 57 -14.2
France 36 34 36 35 -4.6
Germany 28 28 26 25 -2.7
Australia 21 21 18 17 -6.9
Mexico 23 22 20 17 -14.1
China 15 13 15 14 -11.2
Japan 24 17 19 13 -34.6
South Korea 18 14 12 12 -3.1
Hong Kong 11 11 11 10 -8.5
India 10 10 10 9 -1.9
Switzerland 9 8 8 9 0.3
Netherlands 10 10 10 8 -20.2
preliminary
revised
Percentage change is based on unrounded data.
Totals exceed the sum of "same-day car trips" and "total trips, one or more nights" because they include all of the same-day trips.
Estimates for the United States include counts of cars and buses, and estimated numbers for planes, trains, boats and other methods.
Figures for other countries exclude same-day entries by land only, via the United States.
Includes same-day and overnight trips.