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November 2009 (Previous release)

Travel by Canadian residents to the United States increased 3.4% between October and November to 3.4 million trips, largely as a result of an increase in car travel.

Canadian residents' overnight car trips to the United States increased 4.9% to 940,000, while same day car trips increased 3.9% to 1.9 million. However, there was a 0.8% decrease in overnight plane trips, from 520,000 in October to 516,000 in November.

The number of trips to overseas countries by Canadian residents was relatively unchanged at 681,000, up 0.1% compared with October.

Total travel to Canada by US residents increased 0.8% in November to 1.6 million. Overnight car trips increased 0.8% to 565,000. Meanwhile, overnight plane trips rose 1.8% from October to 274,000, and same day car trips edged up 0.1% to 618,000.

Total travel to Canada from countries other than the United States was up 0.3% to 341,000 trips. However, there were some notable changes from particular countries.

Trips to Canada by German residents fell a substantial 13.1% in November following a large increase in October. Conversely, trips by Japanese residents (+15.5%) increased markedly after a sizable decrease in October.

Available on CANSIM: tables 427-0001 to 427-0006.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5005.

The November 2009 issue of International Travel, Advance Information, Vol. 25, no. 11 (66-001-P, free), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.

For more information, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382; 613-951-9169; fax: 613-951-2909; tourism@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Paul Durk (613-951-5859; paul.durk@statcan.gc.ca), Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics Division.

Table 1

Travel between Canada and other countries

Table 1

Travel between Canada and other countries
	November 2008^r	May 2009^r	October 2009^r	November 2009^p	October to November 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	thousands				% change¹
Canadian trips abroad²	4,024	3,921	3,997	4,110	2.8
To the United States	3,323	3,285	3,316	3,429	3.4
To other countries	700	635	681	681	0.1
Same-day car trips to the United States	1,751	1,756	1,782	1,852	3.9
Total trips, one or more nights	2,222	2,128	2,181	2,223	1.9
United States³	1,522	1,492	1,501	1,541	2.7
Car	913	914	896	940	4.9
Plane	508	482	520	516	-0.8
Other modes of transportation	101	96	85	85	0.6
Other countries⁴	700	635	681	681	0.1
Travel to Canada²	2,253	2,132	1,971	1,985	0.7
From the United States	1,877	1,793	1,631	1,643	0.8
From other countries	376	339	340	341	0.3
Same-day car trips from the United States	753	714	618	618	0.1
Total trips, one or more nights	1,408	1,313	1,277	1,286	0.7
United States³	1,041	982	945	953	0.9
Car	625	602	560	565	0.8
Plane	292	262	269	274	1.8
Other modes of transportation	124	119	116	115	-0.5
Other countries⁴	367	331	333	333	0.2
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin⁵
United Kingdom	70	57	61	65	6.6
France	34	34	33	34	3.6
Germany	28	25	29	26	-13.1
Australia	21	17	19	19	-1.5
Japan	17	13	15	18	15.5
China	13	14	13	12	-7.1
South Korea	14	12	11	12	5.4
Hong Kong	11	10	9	10	14.7
Mexico	22	16	9	9	2.9
Netherlands	9	8	9	9	-0.9
India	9	9	9	8	-10.4
Switzerland	8	9	8	8	-4.1

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.