Chart 1
International tourists entering Canada, 1946 to 2015

millions 0 5 10 15 20 25 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 United StatesUnited States OverseasOverseas TotalTotal
Note(s):
Data for overseas tourists entering Canada in 1961, 1962 and 1963 are not available.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 427-0004 and Travel Between Canada and Other Countries.

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International tourists entering Canada, 1946 to 2015, millions
  United States Overseas Total
1946 3.97 0.03 4.00
1947 4.30 0.04 4.34
1948 4.53 0.04 4.57
1949 4.77 0.04 4.80
1950 4.67 0.03 4.70
1951 5.04 0.03 5.07
1952 5.22 0.04 5.26
1953 5.59 0.04 5.63
1954 5.47 0.04 5.51
1955 5.65 0.05 5.70
1956 5.62 0.05 5.68
1957 5.68 0.06 5.75
1958 5.70 0.07 5.77
1959 6.30 0.07 6.36
1960 8.37 0.07 8.45
1961 8.97 .. ..
1962 9.65 .. ..
1963 9.93 .. ..
1964 10.71 0.35 11.06
1965 11.38 0.40 11.78
1966 12.27 0.41 12.68
1967 14.81 0.59 15.40
1968 11.21 0.36 11.57
1969 11.77 0.46 12.23
1970 12.99 0.54 13.53
1971 13.65 0.54 14.19
1972 13.07 0.74 13.81
1973 13.52 0.93 14.45
1974 12.74 1.07 13.80
1975 12.50 1.16 13.66
1976 11.66 1.36 13.02
1977 11.45 1.24 12.69
1978 11.28 1.44 12.71
1979 10.91 1.71 12.61
1980 10.96 1.85 12.82
1981 10.97 1.87 12.84
1982 10.46 1.75 12.22
1983 10.91 1.61 12.52
1984 11.30 1.71 13.01
1985 11.56 1.64 13.20
1986 13.61 2.05 15.66
1987 12.72 2.30 15.02
1988 12.76 2.76 15.53
1989 12.18 2.97 15.16
1990 12.25 2.99 15.24
1991 12.00 2.94 14.94
1992 11.82 2.95 14.77
1993 12.02 3.11 15.14
1994 12.54 3.46 16.00
1995 13.01 3.96 16.97
1996 12.91 4.42 17.33
1997 13.40 4.27 17.67
1998 14.89 3.98 18.87
1999 15.18 4.23 19.41
2000 15.19 4.44 19.63
2001 15.57 4.11 19.68
2002 16.17 3.89 20.06
2003 14.23 3.30 17.53
2004 15.09 4.06 19.14
2005 14.39 4.38 18.77
2006 13.86 4.41 18.27
2007 13.38 4.56 17.93
2008 12.50 4.64 17.14
2009 11.67 4.07 15.74
2010 11.87 4.35 16.22
2011 11.60 4.42 16.02
2012 11.89 4.46 16.34
2013 11.48 4.58 16.06
2014 11.52 5.01 16.54
2015 12.67 5.31 17.98
Note(s):
Data for overseas tourists entering Canada in 1961, 1962 and 1963 are not available.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 427-0004 and Travel Between Canada and Other Countries.
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