Visitor Travel Survey

Getting Started

Why do we conduct this survey?

Statistics Canada is conducting a travel survey between Canada and foreign countries and we would be interested in knowing about the trip you have just taken. Information from this voluntary survey will be used by members of the Canadian tourism industry and government tourism organizations to better understand and serve you, the travelling public.

We would appreciate it if you could spare 10 to 15 minutes of your time to complete the questionnaire

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical research purposes.

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

Other important information

Authorization and confidentiality

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Important features

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Please note that information that you have entered may be retained at the end of collection, even if it has not been saved or submitted.

Definitions and explanations?

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Basic Travel Information

1. Are you a Canadian resident?

* Canadian resident

  • Yes
  • No

2. In which country do you live?

Select the field and enter the name of a country.
Note: If the country is not listed, select 'Other'.

  • Afghanistan
  • Aland Islands
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma (Myanmar)
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chili
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Island
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Republic of the
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Ivory Coast
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Holy See (Vatican City State)
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland, Republic of
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Korea, North
  • Korea, South
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Macedonia, Republic of
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Réunion
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthélemy
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin (French part)
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sark
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa, Republic of
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Viet Nam
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Virgin Islands, United States
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Other

3. In which state do you live and what is your ZIP code?

  • State
    • Alabama
    • Alaska
    • Arizona
    • Arkansas
    • California
    • Colorado
    • Connecticut
    • Delaware
    • District of Columbia
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Hawaii
    • Idaho
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Iowa
    • Kansas
    • Kentucky
    • Louisiana
    • Maine
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    • Michigan
    • Minnesota
    • Mississippi
    • Missouri
    • Montana
    • Nebraska
    • Nevada
    • New Hampshire
    • New Jersey
    • New Mexico
    • New York
    • North Carolina
    • North Dakota
    • Ohio
    • Oklahoma
    • Oregon
    • Pennsylvania
    • Rhode Island
    • South Carolina
    • South Dakota
    • Tennessee
    • Texas
    • Utah
    • Vermont
    • Virginia
    • Washington, State
    • West Virginia
    • Wisconsin
    • Wyoming
  • ZIP code, Example: 12345-1234

4. Where and when did you enter Canada?

  • Name of Canadian border crossing or Canadian airport:
  • Date of entry, Example: YYYY-MM-DD

5. Where and when did you leave Canada?

  • Name of Canadian border crossing or Canadian airport:
  • Date of departure, Example: YYYY-MM-DD

6. Including yourself, how many people (who travelled together) can you report spending for on this trip?

  • Number of persons
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12 or more

This survey asks questions about spending for this trip, including transport, food, beverages, entertainment and other purchases.

For this survey, these people are considered to be your travelling party. Please report for these people throughout the questionnaire.

7. For each member of your travelling party, starting with yourself, indicate sex and age. If the person is less than one year old, report their age as zero.

  • Person 1 (yourself)
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 2
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 3
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 4
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 5
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 6
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 7
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 8
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 9
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 10
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 11
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age
  • Person 12
    • Sex
      • Male
      • Female
    • Age

8. What was your travelling party's main reason for coming to Canada?

*Main trip reason

  • In transit to/from another countries
  • For personal reasons
  • For business or work related reasons

9. What was your travelling party's main reason for coming to Canada?

  • Holidays, leisure or recreation
  • To visit friends or relatives
  • To shop
  • Attend a non-business conference, convention or trade show (for a club, association or hobby)
  • To go to school or to study
  • For medical or health reasons
  • For religious reasons
  • Other – Specify main reason

10. What was your travelling party's main reason for coming to Canada?

  • Commuting to work
  • For a meeting
  • Attend a conference, convention or trade show
  • On diplomatic or military order
  • As a seasonal worker
  • Other – Specify main reason

Same-day trip by United States residents to Canada by automobile

11. Are you a United States Resident who took a same-day trip to Canada by automobile (no overnight stay)?

  • Yes
  • No

12. How much did your travelling party spend in Canada?

Include: food, beverages, gasoline, entertainment, and all purchases made in Canada (whether or not items were brought back to the United States).

  • Currency
    • U.S.$
    • CAN$
  • Total Spending

Rounded to the nearest dollar

13. What main Canadian city/town did you visit?

  • City/Town
  • Province
    • Alberta
    • British Columbia
    • Manitoba
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • New Brunswick
    • Nova Scotia
    • Northwest Territories
    • Nunavut
    • Ontario
    • Prince Edward Island
    • Quebec
    • Saskatchewan
    • Yukon Territory

Transport to enter Canada

14. For this trip, what means of transport did your travelling party use to enter Canada?

  • Commercial plane
  • Private plane
  • Rented automobile
  • Private automobile
  • Bus
  • Train
  • Cruise ship
  • Private boat
  • Ferry
  • Other

15. Report the name of the transport company and the flight number.

  • Name of transport company
  • Flight number

16. Where did your travelling party come from immediately before entering Canada?

Exclude: stopovers at airports

Select the field and enter the name of a country.
Note: If the country in not listed, select 'Other'

  • Afghanistan
  • Aland Islands
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma (Myanmar)
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chili
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Island
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Republic of the
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Ivory Coast
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Holy See (Vatican City State)
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland, Republic of
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Korea, North
  • Korea, South
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Macedonia, Republic of
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Réunion
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthélemy
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin (French part)
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sark
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa, Republic of
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Viet Nam
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Virgin Islands, United States
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Other

17. Which state did your travelling party come from immediately before entering Canada?

Exclude: stopovers at airports

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington, State
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

18. When entering Canada, where did you travel from?

  • From the United States only
  • Directly from a country other than the United States
  • From another country via the United States

Transport to leave Canada

19. For this trip, what means of transport did your travelling party use to leave Canada?

  • Commercial plane
  • Private plane
  • Rented automobile
  • Private automobile
  • Bus
  • Train
  • Cruise ship
  • Private boat
  • Ferry
  • Other

20. Report the name of the transport company and the flight number.

  • Name of transport company
  • Flight number

21. Where will/did your travelling party go to immediately after leaving Canada?

Exclude: stopovers at airports

Select the field and enter the name of a country.
Note: If the country in not listed, select 'Other'

  • Afghanistan
  • Aland Islands
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma (Myanmar)
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chili
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Island
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Republic of the
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Ivory Coast
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Curaçao
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Holy See (Vatican City State)
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland, Republic of
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Korea, North
  • Korea, South
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Macedonia, Republic of
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Réunion
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthélemy
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin (French part)
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sark
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa, Republic of
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Viet Nam
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Virgin Islands, United States
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Other

22. Which state will/did your travelling party go to immediately after leaving Canada?

Exclude: stopovers at airports

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington, State
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

23. When leaving Canada, where did you travel?

  • To the United States only
  • Directly to a country other than the United States
  • To another country via the United States

Package or inclusive trips

24. Did any part of your trip include a package where the price you paid included any combination of transportation, accommodation and food?

  • Yes
  • No

25. Indicate type of package or inclusive trip that you took.

Select all that apply.

  • Cruise
    • Specify name of cruise line:
  • Escorted tour
  • All-inclusive holiday package
  • Adventure holiday
  • Resort package

26. Which of the following items were included in the single price you paid?

Select all that apply.

  • Commercial transport to and from Canada (by plane, bus, train, boat)
  • Transportation while in Canada
  • Accommodation
  • Recreation and entertainment
  • Food and/or beverages
  • Other – Specify other items

27. How many nights were covered by the package portion of your trip?

  • Number of nights

28. For your travelling party, how much did the package cost (to the nearest dollar)?

  • Currency type used to report package spending:
    • Canadian dollar (CAN$)
    • Other currency
    • US$
    • Euro
    • Chinese Yuan
    • Mexican Peso
    • Japanese Yen
    • Australian dollar
    • British Pound
    • Other – Specify currency
  • Total

29. How much did your travelling party spend on the cruise ship that was not included in the package cost (to the nearest dollar)?

Include: excursions, beverages, tips, pictures, gifts

  • Currency type used to report package spending on the cruise ship:
    • Canadian dollar (CAN$)
    • Other currency:
    • US$
    • Euro
    • Chinese Yuan
    • Mexican Peso
    • Japanese Yen
    • Australian dollar
    • British Pound
    • Other – Specify currency
  • Amount spent on the cruise ship that was not included in the package cost:

Transport fares to enter and leave Canada

30. Did you buy a round trip or one-way tickets to enter and leave Canada?

  • Round Trip
  • One-way tickets

31. What is the currency type used to report fares?

  • Canadian dollar (CAN$)
  • Other currency
  • US$
  • Euro
  • Chinese Yuan
  • Mexican Peso
  • Japanese Yen
  • Australian dollar
  • British Pound
  • Other – Specify currency

32. Report total fares for your travelling party

Exclude fares that were covered by the cost of the package trip.

  • a. Round trip fare
    • Total fares for travelling party
  • b. Fare to enter Canada
    • Total fares for travelling party
  • c. Fare to leave Canada
    • Total fares for travelling party
  • Total

33. What type of fare was used?

Select all that apply.

  • First class
  • Business class
  • Economy class
  • Charter
  • Travel Reward Program

Travel while in Canada

34. For this trip, what means of transportation did your travelling party use while in Canada?

Select all that apply.

  • Commercial plane
  • Private plane
  • Rented automobile
  • Private automobile
  • Bus
  • Train
  • Cruise ship
  • Private boat
  • Ferry
  • Other

35. While in Canada, how many places did your travelling party visit, even if you did not stay overnight?

  • Number of places
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10 or more

36. Name all places visited while in Canada in which you stayed overnight as well as the main places that you visited for a same-day trip. Specify the number of nights and the type of accommodation.

  • First place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the first place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the first place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Second place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the second place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the second place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Third place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the third place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the third place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply.
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Fourth place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the fourth place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the fourth place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply.
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Fifth place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the fifth place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the fifth place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Sixth place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the sixth place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the sixth place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Seventh place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the seventh place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the seventh place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Eighth place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the eighth place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the eighth place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Ninth place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the ninth place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the ninth place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation
  • Tenth place visited
    • Name of city / town
    • Name of province or territory
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Nova Scotia
      • Northwest Territories
      • Nunavut
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec
      • Saskatchewan
      • Yukon Territory
    • Number of nights in the tenth place visited
      Enter "0" for number of nights for a same-day visit.
    • In the tenth place visited, where did your travelling party stay?
      Select all that apply. 
      • Hotel
      • Motel
      • Home of friends or relatives
      • Camp or trailer park
      • Cottage or cabin
      • Other
      • No accommodation

37. Does anyone in your travelling party own any of the accommodations used on this trip (include time shares)?

  • Yes
  • No

Spending while in Canada

Information: for this next series of questions, we would like you to recall the total spending while in Canada for all persons in your travelling party as reported in Question 6)

38. What is the currency type used to report spending in Canada?

  • Canadian dollar (CAN$)
  • Other currency
  • US$
  • Euro
  • Chinese Yuan
  • Mexican Peso
  • Japanese Yen
  • Australian dollar
  • British Pound
  • Other – Specify currency

39. Please report total spending while in Canada in each of the following categories. Use estimates if necessary.

Exclude: package costs reported in question 28.

  • a. Accommodation
    • Amount
  • b. Transportation while in Canada. Include gasoline, rented car, intercity plane, bus, train, boat, local bus and taxi
    • Amount
  • c. Food and beverages. Include restaurants.
    • Amount
  • d. Recreation and entertainment 
    • Amount
  • e. Clothes and gifts
    • Amount
  • f. All other items
    • Amount
    • Specify all other items
  • Total spending while in Canada
    • Total spending

40. Was any part of your trip paid for by

Select all that apply.

  • Frequent Flyer points or other travel rewards programs
  • An Incentive travel program (from your employer)
  • Not applicable

41. What percentage of total spending was paid

Include commercial fares

  • personally (Include family and friends)
  • by business
  • by government

Visits outside Canada during this trip

42. After your first arrival in Canada, did your travelling party, at any time during this trip, leave Canada then return?

  • No
  • Yes
    • How many times?

43. Please report places and dates of exit and the places of re-entry.

  • Exit and re-entry #1
    • Place of exit from Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
    • Date of exit Example: YYYY-MM-DD
    • Place of re-entry to Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
    • Number of nights spent outside Canada
    • Select the field and enter the name of a country visited
      Note: if the country is not listed, select 'Other'
      • Afghanistan
      • Aland Islands
      • Albania
      • Algeria
      • American Samoa
      • Andorra
      • Angola
      • Anguilla
      • Antarctica
      • Antigua and Barbuda
      • Argentina
      • Armenia
      • Aruba
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Azerbaijan
      • Bahamas
      • Bahrain
      • Bangladesh
      • Barbados
      • Belarus
      • Belgium
      • Belize
      • Benin
      • Bermuda
      • Bhutan
      • Bolivia
      • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
      • Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Botswana
      • Bouvet Island
      • Brazil
      • British Indian Ocean Territory
      • Brunei Darussalam
      • Bulgaria
      • Burkina Faso
      • Burma (Myanmar)
      • Burundi
      • Cambodia
      • Cameroon
      • Canada
      • Cape Verde
      • Cayman Islands
      • Central African Republic
      • Chad
      • Chili
      • China
      • Christmas Island
      • Cocos (Keeling) Island
      • Colombia
      • Comoros
      • Congo, Republic of the
      • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
      • Cook Islands
      • Costa Rica
      • Ivory Coast
      • Croatia
      • Cuba
      • Curaçao
      • Cyprus
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • Djibouti
      • Dominica
      • Dominican Republic
      • Ecuador
      • Egypt
      • El Salvador
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Eritrea
      • Estonia
      • Ethiopia
      • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
      • Faroe Islands
      • Fiji
      • Finland
      • France
      • French Guiana
      • French Polynesia
      • French Southern Territories
      • Gabon
      • Gambia
      • Georgia
      • Germany
      • Ghana
      • Gibraltar
      • Greece
      • Greenland
      • Grenada
      • Guadeloupe
      • Guam
      • Guatemala
      • Guernsey
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Guyana
      • Haiti
      • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
      • Holy See (Vatican City State)
      • Honduras
      • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland, Republic of
      • Isle of Man
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Jamaica
      • Japan
      • Jersey
      • Jordan
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kenya
      • Kiribati
      • Korea, North
      • Korea, South
      • Kosovo
      • Kuwait
      • Kyrgyzstan
      • Laos
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Lesotho
      • Liberia
      • Libya
      • Liechtenstein
      • Lithuania
      • Luxembourg
      • Macao Special Administrative Region
      • Macedonia, Republic of
      • Madagascar
      • Malawi
      • Malaysia
      • Maldives
      • Mali
      • Malta
      • Marshall Islands
      • Martinique
      • Mauritania
      • Mauritius
      • Mayotte
      • Mexico
      • Micronesia, Federated States of
      • Moldova
      • Monaco
      • Mongolia
      • Montenegro
      • Montserrat
      • Morocco
      • Mozambique
      • Namibia
      • Nauru
      • Nepal
      • Netherlands
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • New Caledonia
      • New Zealand
      • Nicaragua
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Niue
      • Norfolk Island
      • Northern Mariana Islands
      • Norway
      • Oman
      • Pakistan
      • Palau
      • Panama
      • Papua New Guinea
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Pitcairn
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Puerto Rico
      • Qatar
      • Réunion
      • Romania
      • Russian Federation
      • Rwanda
      • Saint Barthélemy
      • Saint Helena
      • Saint Kitts and Nevis
      • Saint Lucia
      • Saint Martin (French part)
      • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
      • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
      • Samoa
      • San Marino
      • Sao Tome and Principe
      • Sark
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Senegal
      • Serbia
      • Seychelles
      • Sierra Leone
      • Singapore
      • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
      • Slovakia
      • Slovenia
      • Solomon Islands
      • Somalia
      • South Africa, Republic of
      • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
      • South Sudan
      • Spain
      • Sri Lanka
      • Sudan
      • Suriname
      • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
      • Swaziland
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Tajikistan
      • Tanzania
      • Thailand
      • Timor-Leste
      • Togo
      • Tokelau
      • Tonga
      • Trinidad and Tobago
      • Tunisia
      • Turkey
      • Turkmenistan
      • Turks and Caicos Islands
      • Tuvalu
      • Uganda
      • Ukraine
      • United Arab Emirates
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • United States Minor Outlying Islands
      • Uruguay
      • Uzbekistan
      • Vanuatu
      • Venezuela
      • Viet Nam
      • Virgin Islands, British
      • Virgin Islands, United States
      • Wallis and Futuna
      • West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)
      • Western Sahara
      • Yemen
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
      • Other
  • Exit and re-entry #2
    • Place of exit from Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
    • Date of exit Example: YYYY-MM-DD
    • Place of re-entry to Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
    • Number of nights spent outside Canada
    • Select the field and enter the name of a country visited
      Note: if the country is not listed, select 'Other'
      • Afghanistan
      • Aland Islands
      • Albania
      • Algeria
      • American Samoa
      • Andorra
      • Angola
      • Anguilla
      • Antarctica
      • Antigua and Barbuda
      • Argentina
      • Armenia
      • Aruba
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Azerbaijan
      • Bahamas
      • Bahrain
      • Bangladesh
      • Barbados
      • Belarus
      • Belgium
      • Belize
      • Benin
      • Bermuda
      • Bhutan
      • Bolivia
      • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
      • Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Botswana
      • Bouvet Island
      • Brazil
      • British Indian Ocean Territory
      • Brunei Darussalam
      • Bulgaria
      • Burkina Faso
      • Burma (Myanmar)
      • Burundi
      • Cambodia
      • Cameroon
      • Canada
      • Cape Verde
      • Cayman Islands
      • Central African Republic
      • Chad
      • Chili
      • China
      • Christmas Island
      • Cocos (Keeling) Island
      • Colombia
      • Comoros
      • Congo, Republic of the
      • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
      • Cook Islands
      • Costa Rica
      • Ivory Coast
      • Croatia
      • Cuba
      • Curaçao
      • Cyprus
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • Djibouti
      • Dominica
      • Dominican Republic
      • Ecuador
      • Egypt
      • El Salvador
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Eritrea
      • Estonia
      • Ethiopia
      • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
      • Faroe Islands
      • Fiji
      • Finland
      • France
      • French Guiana
      • French Polynesia
      • French Southern Territories
      • Gabon
      • Gambia
      • Georgia
      • Germany
      • Ghana
      • Gibraltar
      • Greece
      • Greenland
      • Grenada
      • Guadeloupe
      • Guam
      • Guatemala
      • Guernsey
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Guyana
      • Haiti
      • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
      • Holy See (Vatican City State)
      • Honduras
      • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland, Republic of
      • Isle of Man
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Jamaica
      • Japan
      • Jersey
      • Jordan
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kenya
      • Kiribati
      • Korea, North
      • Korea, South
      • Kosovo
      • Kuwait
      • Kyrgyzstan
      • Laos
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Lesotho
      • Liberia
      • Libya
      • Liechtenstein
      • Lithuania
      • Luxembourg
      • Macao Special Administrative Region
      • Macedonia, Republic of
      • Madagascar
      • Malawi
      • Malaysia
      • Maldives
      • Mali
      • Malta
      • Marshall Islands
      • Martinique
      • Mauritania
      • Mauritius
      • Mayotte
      • Mexico
      • Micronesia, Federated States of
      • Moldova
      • Monaco
      • Mongolia
      • Montenegro
      • Montserrat
      • Morocco
      • Mozambique
      • Namibia
      • Nauru
      • Nepal
      • Netherlands
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • New Caledonia
      • New Zealand
      • Nicaragua
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Niue
      • Norfolk Island
      • Northern Mariana Islands
      • Norway
      • Oman
      • Pakistan
      • Palau
      • Panama
      • Papua New Guinea
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Pitcairn
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Puerto Rico
      • Qatar
      • Réunion
      • Romania
      • Russian Federation
      • Rwanda
      • Saint Barthélemy
      • Saint Helena
      • Saint Kitts and Nevis
      • Saint Lucia
      • Saint Martin (French part)
      • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
      • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
      • Samoa
      • San Marino
      • Sao Tome and Principe
      • Sark
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Senegal
      • Serbia
      • Seychelles
      • Sierra Leone
      • Singapore
      • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
      • Slovakia
      • Slovenia
      • Solomon Islands
      • Somalia
      • South Africa, Republic of
      • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
      • South Sudan
      • Spain
      • Sri Lanka
      • Sudan
      • Suriname
      • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
      • Swaziland
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Tajikistan
      • Tanzania
      • Thailand
      • Timor-Leste
      • Togo
      • Tokelau
      • Tonga
      • Trinidad and Tobago
      • Tunisia
      • Turkey
      • Turkmenistan
      • Turks and Caicos Islands
      • Tuvalu
      • Uganda
      • Ukraine
      • United Arab Emirates
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • United States Minor Outlying Islands
      • Uruguay
      • Uzbekistan
      • Vanuatu
      • Venezuela
      • Viet Nam
      • Virgin Islands, British
      • Virgin Islands, United States
      • Wallis and Futuna
      • West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)
      • Western Sahara
      • Yemen
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
      • Other

44. Was this your first visit to Canada?

  • Yes
  • No

45. In the last 5 years, how many times (including this trip) did you visit Canada for one or more nights?

  • Numbers of visits

Activities while in Canada

46. While on this trip in Canada, what activities did you or anyone in your travelling party do?

Select all that apply.

  • Visit friends or family (include wedding, anniversary, graduation, family reunion)
  • Shop
  • Sightsee
  • Visit a museum or art gallery
  • Visit an historic site
  • Visit a zoo or aquarium
  • Attend a sports event as a spectator
  • Attend a festival or fair
  • Attend a performance such as a play or concert
  • Go to a casino
  • Visit a theme or amusement park
  • Attend an aboriginal event (pow wow, performance, other)
  • Go to the movies
  • Go to restaurant, bar or club
  • Go wildlife viewing or bird watching
  • Visit a national or provincial nature park
  • Go for medical or other health treatment
  • Attend a business meeting, conference or seminar
  • Play individual or team sports
  • Use all-terrain vehicle (ATV, quad, 4 x 4)
  • Boating
  • Canoeing or kayaking
  • Camping
  • Hiking or backpacking
  • Fishing
  • Go to a beach
  • Hunting
  • Golfing
  • Cycling
  • Snowmobiling
  • Downhill skiing or snowboarding
  • Cross-country skiing or snowshoeing
  • Other – Specify other activities

47. How long did it take to complete this questionnaire?

Include the time spent gathering the necessary information

  • Hours
  • Minutes

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Air Exit Survey of Visitors to Canada – Script version

My name is ____. and I work for Statistics Canada. We are conducting a travel survey between Canada and other countries and we would be interested in knowing about your trip to Canada.

Information from this voluntary survey will be used by the Canadian tourism industry to better understand and serve the travelling public. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

We would appreciate it if you could spare 10 minutes of your time to answer this questionnaire.

Your answers are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act and will be kept strictly confidential. To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

1. In which country do you live?

If Canada, end of survey, thank respondent for their time.

Country:

  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
    • In which state?
    • What is your Zip code?
  • Other – specify

2. Are you travelling as a member of a crew or a military or diplomatic corps?

  • No
  • Yes – End of survey, thank respondent for his/her time.

3. Are you In Transit to/from other countries without passing through Canada Customs?

  • No
  • Yes – End of survey, thank respondent for his/her time.

4. Where and when did you enter Canada?

Name of Canadian border crossing or Canadian airport

Date

Interviewer only

5. Mark departure airport

  • Halifax International Airport
  • Trudeau International Airport
  • Pearson International Airport (Terminal 1), Toronto
  • Pearson International Airport (Terminal 3), Toronto
  • Ottawa International Airport
  • Winnipeg International Airport
  • Edmonton International Airport
  • Calgary International Airport
  • Vancouver International Airport
  • Other – specify

6. Today's date

This survey asks questions about spending for this trip, including transport, food, beverages, entertainment and other purchases.

Are you travelling alone? If yes, enter 1 at question 7, then go to question 8.

7. Including yourself, how many people (who travelled together) can you report spending for on this trip?

For this survey, these people are considered to be your travelling party. Please answer for these people for the remainder of the questions.

8. If respondent is travelling alone ask, Can you please tell me what your age is? Please go to question 9

For this next question, we would like to know the age and sex of each member of your travelling party.

Can you now tell me the age and sex of each member of your travelling party?
(If the person is less than one year old, report their age as zero).

Age and sex of each member of your travelling party
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
  Age Male Female
Person 1      
Person 2      
Person 3      
Person 4      
Person 5      
Person 6      
Person 7      
Person 8      
Person 9      
Person 10      
Person 11      
Person 12      

9. What was your (your travelling party's) main reason for coming to Canada? Was it for personal reasons, for business and work related reasons or are you in transit to or from another country?

If in transit, mark check box and continue with next question. If reason is personal or business, read respondent the choices under the respective category.

  • In Transit to/from other countries and passing through Canada Customs
  • For personal reasons
    • Holidays, leisure or recreation
    • To visit friends or relatives
    • To shop
    • Attend a non-business conference, convention or trade show (for a club, association or hobby)
    • To go to school or to study
    • For medical or health reasons
    • For religious reasons
    • Other personal reason – specify
  • For business or work related reasons
    • Commuting to work
    • For a meeting, sales or service call
    • Attend a conference, convention or trade show
    • On diplomatic or military orders
    • As a seasonal worker
    • Other business reason – specify

The next series of questions concern the transportation you used to enter Canada

10. For this trip, what means of transport did you use to enter Canada? Check only one.

  • Commercial plane
  • Private

If respondent did not answer commercial plane, bus, train or boat, Please go to question 12

11.a) What was the name of the transport company?

11.b) What was the flight number (for plane travel only)?

12. Excluding stopovers at airports, where did you come from immediately before entering Canada?

  • Country
    • If United States, from which state

13. When entering Canada, did you travel...

  • from the United States only
  • directly from a country other than the United States
  • from another country via the United States

The following questions concern the transportation you are using to leave Canada

14. For your departure flight from Canada, what is:

  1. the name of the carrier
  2. the flight number

15. Excluding stopovers at airports, where will you go to immediately after leaving Canada?

  • Country
    • If United States, from which state

16. When leaving Canada, will you travel...

  • to the United States only
  • directly to a country other than the United States
  • to another country via the United States

We now have some questions on package or inclusive trips

17. Did any part of your trip include a package? A package is any combination of transportation, accommodation and food for which you paid a single price. If no, skip to Question 18.

  1. How would you best describe the package or inclusive trip that you took?
    • Was it a cruise
      • Yes. What was the name of the cruise line?
      • No
    • How would you best describe the package trip
      • Escorted tour
      • All inclusive holiday package
      • Adventure holiday
      • Resort package
  2. Which of the following items were included in the single price you paid? Check all that apply.
    • Commercial transport to and from Canada (by plane, bus, train, boat)
    • Transportation while in Canada
    • Accomodation
    • Recreation and entertainment
    • Food and/or beverages
    • Other – specify
  3. How many nights were covered by the package portion of your trip?
  4. How much did the total package for your travelling party cost
    • Is this amount in Canadian dollars? If no, what was the currency type?
      • U.S. Dollar
      • Euro
      • Chinese Yuan
      • Mexican Peso
      • Japanese Yen
      • Australian Dollar
      • British Pound
      • Other currency type – specify
  5. Only ask this question if the respondent took a cruise
    How much did you (your travelling party) spend on the ship that was not included in the package cost, including excursions, beverages, tips, pictures, gifts?
    • Is this amount in Canadian dollars? If no, what was the currency type?
      • U.S. Dollar
      • Euro
      • Chinese Yuan
      • Mexican Peso
      • Japanese Yen
      • Australian Dollar
      • British Pound
      • Other currency type – specify

The next few questions are about your fares to enter and leave Canada

18. What were your (your travelling party's) total fares, excluding fares that were part of package costs (reported in Question 17)?

  1. Round trip fare
  2. One way tickets:
    • Fare to enter Canada
    • Fare to leave Canada
  3. What type of fare was used? Check all that apply.
    • First class
    • Business class
    • Economy class
    • Charter
    • Travel reward program

Were these fares in Canadian dollars? If no, what was the currency type?

  • U.S. Dollar
  • Euro
  • Chinese Yuan
  • Mexican Peso
  • Japanese Yen
  • Australian Dollar
  • British Pound
  • Other currency type – specify

The following questions relate to your travels while in Canada

19. For this trip, what means of transportation did you (your travelling party) use while in Canada? Check all that apply.

  • Commercial planes
  • Private

20. While in Canada, what place(s) did you (your travelling party) visit?

Include all places visited in which you stayed overnight as well as the main places that you visited for a same-day trip.

  • Name of city/town visited and province or territory (please print)
  • Number of nights (put "0" for same-day visit)
  • Where did you (your travelling party) stay? Check all that apply.
    • Hotel
    • Motel
    • Home of friends or relatives
    • Camp or trailer park
    • Cottage or cabin
    • Other

21. Does anyone in your travelling party own any of the accommodations used on this trip (include time shares)?

  • Yes
  • No

The next few questions are about your spending while in Canada

For this series of questions, we would like you to recall the total spending while in Canada (for all persons in your travelling party).

22. What was your total spending while in Canada in each of the following categories? Please exclude package costs already reported and commercial transport costs to enter and leave Canada.

  • Accommodation
  • Transportation while in Canada (include gasoline, rented car, intercity plane, bus, train, boat, local bus and taxi)
  • Food and beverages (include restaurants)
  • Recreation and entertainment
  • Clothes and gifts
  • Other – specify

Were these costs in Canadian dollars? If no, what was the currency type?

  • U.S. Dollar
  • Euro
  • Chinese Yuan
  • Mexican Peso
  • Japanese Yen
  • Australian Dollar
  • British Pound
  • Other currency type – specify

23. Was any part of your trip paid for by...

  • Frequent Flyer points or other travel rewards programs
  • An incentive travel program from your employer
  • Not applicable

24. What percentage of total spending, including commercial fares, was paid...

  • personally (including family and friends)?
  • by business?
  • by government?

The following questions are for travellers who left Canada and then returned

25. After your first arrival in Canada, did you (your travelling party), at any time during this trip, leave Canada, then return?

  • Yes, How many times?
    • If Yes, ask respondent to report place(s) and date(s) of exit and the place(s) of re-entry, the number of nights spent outside Canada and the country(ies) visited:
      • Place of exit from Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
      • Date of exit
      • Place of re-entry to Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
      • Number of nights
      • Country visited
  • No, Please go to question 26

26. Was this your first visit to Canada?

  • Yes
  • No
    • If no, how many times, including this trip, have you visited Canada for one or more nights, in the last 5 years?

The final questions ask about your activities while in Canada

27. I am now going to read a list of activities. Please let me know if you (your travelling party) participated in these activities while in Canada. Check all that apply.

  • Visit friends or family (include wedding, anniversary, graduation, family reunion)
  • Go to a casino
  • Visit a theme or amusement park
  • Shop
  • Attend an aboriginal event (pow wow, performance, other)
  • Sightsee
  • Go to the movies
  • Visit a museum or art gallery
  • Go to restaurant, bar or club
  • Visit an historic site
  • Go wildlife viewing or bird watching
  • Visit a zoo or aquarium
  • Visit a national or provincial nature park
  • Attend a sports event as a spectator
  • Go for medical or other health treatment
  • Attend a festival or fair
  • Attend a business meeting, conference or seminar
  • Attend a performance such as a play or concert
  • Participate in sports or outdoor activities
    • Play individual or team sports
    • Use all terrain vehicle (ATV, quad, 4 x 4)
    • Boating
    • Canoeing or kayaking
    • Camping
    • Hiking or backpacking
    • Fishing
    • Go to a beach
    • Hunting
    • Golfing
    • Cycling
    • Snowmobiling
    • Downhill skiing or snowboarding
    • Cross-country skiing or snowshoeing
    • Other – specify

Comments

Unemployment rate in Quebec, January 1976 to December 2017

Graph: Unemployment rate in Quebec, January 1976 to December 2017
Data table for the graph
Unemployment rate in Quebec, January 1976 to December 2017
  Unemployment rate
(%)
January 1976 8.1
February 1976 8.7
March 1976 7.8
April 1976 8.4
May 1976 8.2
June 1976 8.4
July 1976 8.9
August 1976 8.8
September 1976 9.0
October 1976 9.4
November 1976 9.5
December 1976 9.3
January 1977 9.3
February 1977 9.9
March 1977 9.7
April 1977 9.8
May 1977 9.9
June 1977 10.0
July 1977 10.8
August 1977 10.5
September 1977 10.9
October 1977 11.3
November 1977 11.3
December 1977 11.1
January 1978 11.1
February 1978 11.0
March 1978 11.3
April 1978 11.3
May 1978 11.5
June 1978 11.4
July 1978 10.8
August 1978 11.2
September 1978 10.8
October 1978 10.4
November 1978 10.5
December 1978 10.3
January 1979 10.9
February 1979 10.5
March 1979 10.5
April 1979 10.2
May 1979 9.7
June 1979 9.5
July 1979 9.3
August 1979 8.7
September 1979 9.0
October 1979 9.5
November 1979 9.3
December 1979 9.7
January 1980 9.5
February 1980 10.2
March 1980 9.8
April 1980 10.0
May 1980 9.9
June 1980 10.3
July 1980 10.2
August 1980 10.2
September 1980 10.0
October 1980 10.0
November 1980 10.2
December 1980 10.0
January 1981 10.4
February 1981 10.2
March 1981 10.3
April 1981 9.7
May 1981 10.3
June 1981 10.1
July 1981 10.0
August 1981 9.8
September 1981 11.2
October 1981 11.6
November 1981 11.4
December 1981 12.0
January 1982 11.4
February 1982 11.9
March 1982 12.5
April 1982 13.0
May 1982 13.9
June 1982 14.4
July 1982 15.2
August 1982 15.6
September 1982 15.4
October 1982 15.8
November 1982 15.0
December 1982 15.3
January 1983 14.8
February 1983 14.9
March 1983 14.6
April 1983 14.5
May 1983 14.3
June 1983 14.6
July 1983 14.1
August 1983 14.0
September 1983 13.5
October 1983 13.4
November 1983 13.3
December 1983 13.4
January 1984 13.4
February 1984 13.4
March 1984 12.9
April 1984 13.5
May 1984 13.5
June 1984 13.3
July 1984 12.8
August 1984 12.7
September 1984 13.4
October 1984 13.1
November 1984 13.1
December 1984 12.5
January 1985 11.9
February 1985 11.9
March 1985 12.5
April 1985 12.2
May 1985 12.3
June 1985 12.5
July 1985 12.0
August 1985 11.7
September 1985 12.2
October 1985 12.5
November 1985 12.4
December 1985 12.2
January 1986 11.9
February 1986 12.0
March 1986 11.8
April 1986 11.4
May 1986 10.6
June 1986 10.8
July 1986 10.8
August 1986 11.0
September 1986 10.7
October 1986 10.4
November 1986 10.5
December 1986 10.5
January 1987 10.7
February 1987 11.0
March 1987 10.6
April 1987 10.3
May 1987 10.1
June 1987 10.2
July 1987 10.4
August 1987 10.0
September 1987 9.8
October 1987 9.5
November 1987 9.5
December 1987 9.9
January 1988 9.1
February 1988 9.0
March 1988 9.3
April 1988 9.4
May 1988 9.6
June 1988 9.2
July 1988 9.9
August 1988 10.1
September 1988 9.6
October 1988 9.8
November 1988 9.6
December 1988 9.2
January 1989 9.5
February 1989 9.2
March 1989 9.4
April 1989 9.7
May 1989 10.0
June 1989 10.0
July 1989 9.7
August 1989 9.3
September 1989 9.4
October 1989 9.3
November 1989 9.4
December 1989 9.7
January 1990 10.4
February 1990 10.3
March 1990 9.5
April 1990 10.0
May 1990 10.1
June 1990 9.5
July 1990 9.8
August 1990 10.5
September 1990 11.0
October 1990 11.3
November 1990 11.4
December 1990 11.8
January 1991 12.1
February 1991 12.0
March 1991 12.2
April 1991 12.1
May 1991 11.9
June 1991 12.1
July 1991 12.6
August 1991 12.4
September 1991 12.6
October 1991 11.8
November 1991 12.1
December 1991 11.9
January 1992 11.9
February 1992 12.0
March 1992 12.4
April 1992 12.0
May 1992 12.5
June 1992 12.8
July 1992 13.1
August 1992 13.3
September 1992 12.9
October 1992 12.5
November 1992 14.3
December 1992 13.5
January 1993 13.3
February 1993 13.0
March 1993 13.2
April 1993 13.6
May 1993 13.8
June 1993 13.8
July 1993 13.4
August 1993 12.8
September 1993 13.0
October 1993 13.3
November 1993 13.1
December 1993 12.6
January 1994 13.2
February 1994 12.8
March 1994 11.9
April 1994 12.7
May 1994 12.5
June 1994 12.2
July 1994 11.7
August 1994 12.4
September 1994 12.3
October 1994 11.8
November 1994 11.7
December 1994 12.1
January 1995 11.9
February 1995 11.7
March 1995 12.4
April 1995 11.6
May 1995 11.2
June 1995 11.3
July 1995 11.0
August 1995 11.0
September 1995 11.0
October 1995 11.1
November 1995 11.1
December 1995 11.2
January 1996 11.1
February 1996 11.6
March 1996 11.6
April 1996 11.3
May 1996 10.7
June 1996 11.5
July 1996 12.4
August 1996 11.8
September 1996 12.5
October 1996 12.6
November 1996 12.5
December 1996 12.4
January 1997 11.9
February 1997 11.8
March 1997 11.4
April 1997 11.4
May 1997 11.9
June 1997 11.4
July 1997 11.3
August 1997 11.4
September 1997 11.4
October 1997 11.4
November 1997 11.1
December 1997 10.7
January 1998 11.3
February 1998 10.7
March 1998 10.2
April 1998 10.2
May 1998 10.4
June 1998 10.4
July 1998 10.5
August 1998 10.1
September 1998 10.2
October 1998 9.8
November 1998 10.0
December 1998 10.3
January 1999 9.9
February 1999 9.8
March 1999 9.7
April 1999 9.9
May 1999 9.6
June 1999 9.4
July 1999 9.3
August 1999 9.6
September 1999 9.2
October 1999 9.2
November 1999 8.4
December 1999 8.1
January 2000 8.2
February 2000 8.5
March 2000 8.5
April 2000 8.6
May 2000 8.3
June 2000 8.5
July 2000 8.8
August 2000 8.5
September 2000 8.5
October 2000 8.8
November 2000 8.4
December 2000 7.8
January 2001 8.5
February 2001 8.4
March 2001 8.7
April 2001 8.7
May 2001 9.0
June 2001 9.0
July 2001 8.3
August 2001 8.4
September 2001 8.5
October 2001 8.5
November 2001 8.6
December 2001 9.5
January 2002 9.2
February 2002 9.2
March 2002 9.0
April 2002 8.8
May 2002 8.5
June 2002 8.4
July 2002 8.9
August 2002 8.5
September 2002 8.5
October 2002 8.4
November 2002 8.8
December 2002 8.5
January 2003 8.4
February 2003 8.6
March 2003 8.9
April 2003 9.3
May 2003 9.5
June 2003 9.2
July 2003 9.1
August 2003 9.8
September 2003 9.4
October 2003 9.4
November 2003 9.1
December 2003 9.3
January 2004 9.0
February 2004 9.0
March 2004 8.5
April 2004 8.4
May 2004 8.1
June 2004 8.5
July 2004 8.3
August 2004 7.9
September 2004 8.3
October 2004 8.6
November 2004 8.9
December 2004 8.6
January 2005 8.3
February 2005 8.1
March 2005 8.1
April 2005 7.9
May 2005 8.5
June 2005 8.2
July 2005 8.1
August 2005 8.2
September 2005 8.2
October 2005 8.4
November 2005 7.9
December 2005 8.3
January 2006 8.3
February 2006 8.2
March 2006 8.3
April 2006 8.2
May 2006 7.8
June 2006 8.0
July 2006 8.0
August 2006 7.8
September 2006 8.0
October 2006 7.6
November 2006 7.9
December 2006 7.5
January 2007 7.7
February 2007 7.9
March 2007 7.5
April 2007 7.2
May 2007 7.1
June 2007 6.9
July 2007 7.0
August 2007 7.0
September 2007 6.8
October 2007 7.0
November 2007 7.0
December 2007 6.9
January 2008 6.9
February 2008 7.1
March 2008 7.1
April 2008 7.5
May 2008 7.3
June 2008 7.2
July 2008 7.2
August 2008 7.4
September 2008 7.3
October 2008 7.2
November 2008 7.6
December 2008 7.8
January 2009 8.1
February 2009 8.5
March 2009 8.7
April 2009 8.8
May 2009 8.8
June 2009 8.9
July 2009 8.9
August 2009 8.8
September 2009 8.9
October 2009 8.5
November 2009 8.3
December 2009 8.5
January 2010 8.1
February 2010 8.2
March 2010 8.2
April 2010 8.0
May 2010 8.1
June 2010 7.9
July 2010 8.2
August 2010 8.1
September 2010 8.0
October 2010 7.9
November 2010 7.8
December 2010 7.5
January 2011 7.8
February 2011 7.7
March 2011 7.8
April 2011 7.9
May 2011 7.5
June 2011 8.0
July 2011 7.2
August 2011 7.6
September 2011 7.6
October 2011 8.0
November 2011 8.1
December 2011 8.8
January 2012 8.6
February 2012 8.3
March 2012 7.8
April 2012 7.8
May 2012 7.6
June 2012 7.3
July 2012 7.4
August 2012 7.5
September 2012 7.5
October 2012 7.4
November 2012 7.4
December 2012 7.4
January 2013 7.3
February 2013 7.3
March 2013 7.7
April 2013 7.7
May 2013 7.5
June 2013 7.7
July 2013 7.8
August 2013 7.7
September 2013 7.8
October 2013 7.7
November 2013 7.4
December 2013 7.7
January 2014 7.6
February 2014 7.9
March 2014 7.7
April 2014 7.8
May 2014 7.9
June 2014 8.0
July 2014 8.1
August 2014 7.6
September 2014 7.8
October 2014 7.7
November 2014 7.7
December 2014 7.4
January 2015 7.4
February 2015 7.3
March 2015 7.6
April 2015 7.4
May 2015 7.7
June 2015 8.0
July 2015 7.7
August 2015 8.0
September 2015 7.7
October 2015 7.7
November 2015 7.5
December 2015 7.8
January 2016 7.6
February 2016 7.5
March 2016 7.4
April 2016 7.4
May 2016 7.0
June 2016 6.9
July 2016 7.0
August 2016 7.0
September 2016 6.9
October 2016 6.7
November 2016 6.2
December 2016 6.5
January 2017 6.2
February 2017 6.4
March 2017 6.4
April 2017 6.6
May 2017 6.0
June 2017 6.0
July 2017 5.8
August 2017 6.1
September 2017 6.0
October 2017 6.1
November 2017 5.4
December 2017 4.9
Source: CANSIM table 282-0087.

Statistics Canada's Website Evaluation 2018

Consultation objectives

In January and February 2018, Statistics Canada conducted its annual website evaluation by collecting feedback from visitors on a number of topics, including:

  • satisfaction
  • success in task completion

Methodology

A pop-up intercept was used from January 8 to February 2, 2018, to invite website users to complete a short questionnaire. In total, 10,027 visitors participated in the consultation.

Respondent profile

In order to better understand our respondents' profile, a few demographic questions (e.g., occupational profile, statistical proficiency, frequency of visits, etc.) were included in the short questionnaire.

When asked their occupational profile, 53% of respondents indicated that they were employed; 24% said they were students; and the remainder was a mix of self-employed (8%), retired (8%), unemployed (4%) and not in the workforce (2%).

Of those employed, almost half (47%) were from the business/private sector, approximately one third (34%) worked in government and the remainder were from non-governmental organizations (11%) and other sectors (8%).

Respondents were also asked how they would define their statistical proficiency: 25% said they had a high proficiency (can manipulate datasets and do univariate or multivariate analysis); 59% said medium (can analyze and interpret data tables and turn them into useable information); 13% said low (can calculate a percentage and can display in a graph); and 3% indicated that they have no statistical proficiency at all.

Additionally, respondents were asked about the frequency of their visits to the website: 33% were frequent visitors (visited the website six or more times in the last six months) and 67% were infrequent visitors (visited the website fewer than six times in the last six months).

Results

Overall satisfaction

In 2018, 73% of respondents expressed overall satisfaction with the Statistics Canada website, unchanged from 2017.

Information sought

The consultation revealed that 66% of visitors were looking for data and data tables on a specific topic; 10% searched for studies, articles or publications on a specific topic; and 24% were looking for a variety of things, such as surveys to complete, reference information, and standard classifications.

Task completion success

Like the 2017 results, those from 2018 show that more than three quarters (76%) of respondents completed their task successfully.

Among successful respondents, 79% took less than 6 minutes to find the information they were seeking and 79% reported that finding information was easy.

Frequent visitors indicated a higher success rate in completing their tasks (83%) than infrequent visitors (73%).

Respondents in the provincial (78%) and federal (79%) government sectors had the most success in finding information.

Among all visitors, the success level was highest for respondents looking for information in The Daily, at 93%.

How to get involved

This consultation is now closed, but individuals who wish to obtain more information or to take part in a future consultation project should contact Statistics Canada by sending an email to statcan.consultations-consultations.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.

Please note that Statistics Canada selects participants for each consultation to ensure feedback is sought from a representative sample of the target population. Not all applicants will be asked to participate in a given consultation.

Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of consultation participants. All personal information created, held or collected by the agency is kept strictly confidential; it is protected by the Privacy Act and the Statistics Act.

For more information on Statistics Canada's privacy policies, please consult the Privacy notice.

Statistics Canada thanks participants for their contribution to this consultation. Their insights guide the agency's web development and ensure that the final products meet users' needs.

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Online lectures

These online lectures present a compendium of courses and training, and represent the high level of expertise required to make a statistical agency function.

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Canada's National Economic Accounts Key Concepts – The Framework
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QGIS Demo 2a - Categories, Sub-types and Properties of Spatial Data
This tutorial covers the main categories and sub-types of spatial data used in GIS, as well as three properties that make datasets spatial: map projections, datums and coordinate reference systems.
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QGIS Demo 2b - Downloading Spatial Datasets from Open Maps
This tutorial covers navigating and downloading spatial data from Canada's Open Maps platform, the integrated geospatial data archive for the federal government.
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QGIS Demo 3 - Loading and Ordering Spatial Data in QGIS
In this introductory tutorial, you'll learn to navigate QGIS's user-friendly interface, procedures to load spatial datasets in to the program from the Browser Panel and how to order vector layers of different geometry types for visualization in the Map Canvas.
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QGIS Demo 4 - Interacting with data in the Map Canvas
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QGIS Demo 5 - Exploring the Attribute Table and Layer Properties Box of Vector Data
Following up from interacting with spatial data in the map canvas, this introductory QGIS tutorial covers additional data and available functions in the attribute table and Layer Properties box of loaded vector layers.
Geographic information systems 2020-02-17
QGIS Demo 6 - Creating Vector Data
In this QGIS tutorial you'll learn to create a new vector layer and delineate feature geometries.
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QGIS Demo 7 - Selecting Features by Attributes in QGIS
This QGIS tutorial covers attribute-based selection tools, which are used to query, select and subset features in a vector layer by specific criteria, conditions or values of interest within fields of the attribute table.
Geographic information systems 2020-02-18
QGIS Demo 8 - Adding Fields and Editing Feature Attributes with the Field Calculator
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QGIS Demo 9 - Visualizing Vector Data (Part 1): Symbology Styles
In this QGIS tutorial we'll cover the available symbology styles and explore their application to text and numeric field types in visualizing vector layers.
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QGIS Demo 10 - Visualizing Vector Data (Part 2): Rule-Based Visualizations and Labelling
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QGIS Demo 11 - Best Practices, Tips and Altering Defaults in QGIS
This tutorial introduces best practices for using QGIS and tips for managing datasets, spatial properties and troubleshooting common errors with processing tools.
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QGIS Demo 12 - Join by Attributes (Part 1): One-to-One Joins
This QGIS tutorial covers joining datasets by attributes, using common entries to join fields between two or more layers.
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QGIS Demo 13 - Join by Attributes (Part 2): One to Many Joins
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QGIS Demo 14 - Making Maps in QGIS with the Print Layout (Part 1)
In this two-part QGIS demo we'll cover procedures for creating maps in the Print Layout - a separate window from the main interface.
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QGIS Demo 15 - Making Maps in QGIS with the Print Layout (Part 2)
In this follow-up tutorial, we'll add some additional map items and then export the map begun in Part I.
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QGIS Demo 16 - Semi-Automated Mapping in QGIS with the Atlas Panel
This QGIS tutorial covers semi-automated mapping over multiple areas of interest using a coverage layer, which defines the map areas, and the Atlas Panel in the Print Layout window.
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QGIS Demo 17 - Geoprocessing Tools (Part 1)
This QGIS tutorial introduces geoprocessing tools – which are used to overlay and combine layers based on their spatial distributions.
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QGIS Demo 18 - Geoprocessing Tools (Part 2)
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Geographic information systems 2020-12-11
QGIS Demo 19 - Introduction to Raster Data (Part 1): Processing and Visualizing Single-Band Rasters
This QGIS tutorial provides an introduction to raster datasets, covering procedures for processing, exporting and visualizing these datasets – demonstrated with the single-band Digital Elevation Model (DEM) rasters downloaded from Open Maps.
Geographic information systems 2020-12-11
QGIS Demo 20 - Introduction to Raster Data (Part 2): Digital Elevation Models (DEM) Tools and the Raster Calculator
In this follow-up QGIS tutorial on raster data we'll explore common tools and derivatives of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and show how to use the Raster Calculator to select and combine rasters.
Geographic information systems 2020-12-11
Statistics Canada Training Institute – Consumer Price Index
This online lecture provides an introduction to Statistics Canada's definition and production of the Consumer Price Index, which measures the rate at which prices of goods and services purchased by Canadian consumers change, on average, over a specified period of time.
Prices and price indexes 2018-12-18
Statistics Canada Training Institute – Producer price indexes
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Canadian Health Measures Survey - Cycle 4 (2014-2015) Response rates

Table 1
Combined response rate (%) – Full sample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Full sample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 3 to 5
Both sexes 54.7
ages 6 to 11
Males 54.6
Females 54.2
ages 12 to 19
Males 56.2
Females 53.8
ages 20 to 39
Males 51.4
Females 53.5
ages 40 to 59
Males 53.6
Females 56.3
ages 60 to 79
Males 54.1
Females 52.1
Table 2
Combined response rate (%) – Blood draw – Full sample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Blood draw - Full sample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 3 to 5
Both sexes 48.3
ages 6 to 11
Males 51.1
Females 48.7
ages 12 to 19
Males 53.4
Females 51.8
ages 20 to 39
Males 50.5
Females 52.8
ages 40 to 59
Males 52.7
Females 55.7
ages 60 to 79
Males 53.4
Females 51.2
Table 3
Combined response rate (%) – Fasted subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Fasted subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 6 to 11
Males 36.2
Females 39.1
ages 12 to 19
Males 43.4
Females 40.1
ages 20 to 39
Males 40.4
Females 45.1
ages 40 to 59
Males 44.0
Females 48.2
ages 60 to 79
Males 49.2
Females 47.0
Table 4
Combined response rate (%) – Fatty Acids subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Fatty Acids subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 20 to 39
Males 49.5
Females 51.7
ages 40 to 59
Males 52.4
Females 54.8
ages 60 to 79
Males 51.1
Females 49.3
Table 5
Combined response rate (%) – Fluoride -person level subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Fluoride -person level subsample Combined response rate (%) – Fluoride -person level subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 3 to 5
Both sexes 46.7
ages 6 to 11
Males 49.4
Females 48.3
ages 12 to 19
Males 52.3
Females 48.4
ages 20 to 39
Males 47.3
Females 48.8
ages 40 to 59
Males 51.6
Females 49.7
ages 60 to 79
Males 50.3
Females 51.2
Table 6
Combined response rate (%) – Volatile Organic Compounds -person level subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Volatile Organic Compounds -person level subsample Combined response rate (%) – Volatile Organic Compounds -person level subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 12 to 19
Males 49.0
Females 46.8
ages 20 to 39
Males 47.5
Females 47.1
ages 40 to 59
Males 49.4
Females 50.2
ages 60 to 79
Males 51.1
Females 47.3
Table 7
Combined response rate (%) – Activity monitor subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Activity monitor subsample Combined response rate (%) – Activity monitor subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 3 to 5
Both sexes 40.7
ages 6 to 11
Males 43.9
Females 41.1
ages 12 to 17
Males 35.7
Females 35.9
ages 18 to 39
Males 32.4
Females 34.3
ages 40 to 59
Males 41.2
Females 44.6
ages 60 to 79
Males 39.8
Females 37.7
Table 8
Combined response rate (%) – Blood acrylamide subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Blood acrylamide subsample Combined response rate (%) – Blood acrylamide subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 3 to 5
Both sexes 47.7
ages 6 to 11
Males 49.3
Females 48.3
ages 12 to 19
Males 53.6
Females 50.7
ages 20 to 39
Males 50.6
Females 53.2
ages 40 to 59
Males 52.2
Females 55.5
ages 60 to 79
Males 53.6
Females 50.1
Table 9
Combined response rate (%) – Methyl mercury subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Methyl mercury subsample Combined response rate (%) – Methyl mercury subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 20 to 39
Males 47.9
Females 51.8
ages 40 to 59
Males 52.5
Females 54.9
ages 60 to 79
Males 53.5
Females 51.2
Table 10
Combined response rate (%) – Urine environmental contaminants subsample
Table summary
This table displays the results of Combined response rate (%) – Urine environmental contaminants subsample Combined response rate (%) – Urine environmental contaminants subsample (appearing as column headers).
  Combined response rate (%)
ages 3 to 5
Both sexes 50.8
ages 6 to 11
Males 54.1
Females 53.0
ages 12 to 19
Males 54.6
Females 52.0
ages 20 to 39
Males 50.4
Females 51.6
ages 40 to 59
Males 52.0
Females 55.2
ages 60 to 79
Males 53.8
Females 51.0

Number and proportion of payroll employees in finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing sectors, Canada, 1961 to 2016

Graph: Number and proportion of payroll employees in finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing sectors, Canada, 1961 to 2016
Data table for the graph
Number and proportion of payroll employees in finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing sectors, Canada, 1961 to 2016
  Number of payroll employees
(thousands)
Proportion of payroll employees
(%)
1961 196.2 4.2
1962 207.5 4.2
1963 220.0 4.3
1964 231.8 4.3
1965 240.6 4.3
1966 248.7 4.2
1967 265.7 4.4
1968 282.7 4.5
1969 299.6 4.6
1970 305.8 4.6
1971 316.4 4.7
1972 342.8 4.9
1973 373.3 5.0
1974 405.5 5.2
1975 423.2 5.4
1976 434.4 5.4
1977 472.1 5.7
1978 488.2 5.8
1979 502.4 5.8
1980 517.2 5.8
1981 533.1 5.8
1982 534.7 6.0
1983 582.7 6.3
1984 602.2 6.3
1985 617.9 6.3
1986 647.8 6.4
1987 675.4 6.4
1988 719.0 6.6
1989 733.1 6.5
1990 737.4 6.5
1991 722.3 6.7
1992 700.1 6.7
1993 688.0 6.6
1994 670.5 6.3
1995 670.0 6.2
1996 679.9 6.2
1997 704.2 6.3
1998 718.5 6.3
1999 723.1 6.2
2000 734.5 6.1
2001 760.3 5.9
2002 786.0 6.0
2003 792.3 5.9
2004 808.6 5.9
2005 833.0 6.0
2006 863.0 6.0
2007 893.2 6.1
2008 923.2 6.2
2009 922.6 6.3
2010 934.3 6.3
2011 939.3 6.3
2012 948.9 6.2
2013 967.8 6.3
2014 985.1 6.3
2015 999.7 6.3
2016 1013.9 6.4

Notes: Data covering the period 1961 to 1982 use annual averages of monthly estimates unadjusted for seasonality. Data from 1983 to 2000 use the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1980, while data from 2001 to 2016 use the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data from 1961 to 2000 refer to the finance, insurance and real estate industries sector, while data from 2001 to 2016 represent the combination of the finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing sectors. Unclassified businesses are excluded from the total when calculating the proportion of employees from 1961 to 2000, while they are included in the calculation from 2001 to 2016. The estimate for 2001 was imputed as an average of 2000 and 2002.

Sources: CANSIM tables 281-0015 (data from 1961 to 1982), 281-0005 (data from 1983 to 2000), and 281-0024 (data from 2001 to 2016).

Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places: CVs for Total Sales by Geography - October 2016 to October 2017

CVs for Total Sales by Geography
Table summary
This table displays the results of CVs for Total Sales by Geography. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), Month, 201610, 201611, 201612, 201701, 201702, 201703, 201704, 201705, 201706, 201707, 201708, 201709 and 2017010 calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography Month
201610 201611 201612 201701 201702 201703 201704 201705 201706 201707 201708 201709 201710
percentage
Canada 0.57 0.57 0.6 0.68 0.65 0.63 0.67 0.69 0.68 0.75 0.69 0.66 0.67
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.28 1.14 1.25 1.66 1.39 1.66 1.31 1.66 1.46 2.13 1.59 1.2 1.23
Prince Edward Island 3.11 2.79 3.53 3.73 3.89 3.58 2.88 2.56 2.69 7.93 4.65 5.42 3.37
Nova Scotia 2.96 2.94 2.86 3.09 2.93 3.18 2.45 2.7 3.17 5.3 4.72 3.35 3.19
New Brunswick 2.05 1.76 1.25 1.99 3.83 1.51 1.2 1 1.61 1.99 1.08 1.59 1.43
Québec 1.21 1.28 1.33 1.54 1.36 1.09 1.4 1.54 1.49 1.9 1.78 1.72 1.71
Ontario 1.06 1.05 1.07 1.18 1.17 1.15 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.31 1.17 1.09 1.19
Manitoba 1.68 1.46 1.98 2.29 1.75 1.81 1.88 1.94 2.06 1.82 1.46 2.04 1.92
Saskatchewan 1.59 1.4 1.58 1.75 1.98 1.94 2.02 1.63 1.8 1.22 1.38 1.29 1.44
Alberta 1.07 0.88 0.96 1.25 1.14 1.16 1.15 1.16 1.03 1.13 1.22 1.35 1.21
British Columbia 1.59 1.64 1.92 2.14 1.93 2.03 1.96 2.04 1.98 2.03 2 1.92 1.86
Yukon Territory 3.16 2.41 3.22 3.68 4.1 3.46 1.87 3.47 3.4 3.19 4.01 3.87 3.91
Northwest Territories 0.26 0.29 0.34 0.64 0.36 0.33 0.48 0.51 0.52 0.59 0.71 0.75 0.76
Nunavut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Canada's National Economic Accounts
Key Concepts - The Framework

Catalogue Number: 13H0002

Release date: February 1, 2018
Canada's National Economic Accounts: Key Concepts - The Framework - Transcript

Slide 1

Canada's National Economic Accounts Key Concepts – The Framework

Slide 2

Welcome to the Statistics Canada Training Institute. Today, we will explore Canada's National Economic Accounts. This lecture will focus on the overall framework that constitutes Canada's National Economic Accounts. We will discuss why a framework is needed and which framework Statistics Canada uses to report on the structure and evolution of Canada's economy.

Slide 3

You got up this morning, took a shower, ate breakfast, made the children's lunch, shovelled the driveway, caught the bus to work, made a few calls, stopped for a coffee and arrived just in time for your 9 a.m. meeting.

Slide 4

Most activities are "the economy," and it is complex with approximately:

  • 35,000,000 Canadians in 11,000,000 families.
  • 4,000,000 enterprises, from smallest to largest.
  • 5,000 public administrations.
  • Thousands of non-profit organizations.
  • A complex network exchanging billions of dollars' worth of goods and services, and assets in the trillions of dollars.

Most of the things we do each day need to be included in our measure of the economy.

Slide 5

Measuring the economy is a complex task. How can we transform the millions and millions of daily transactions in a meaningful way? It is simply not good enough that Statistics Canada reports that the economy is doing better this quarter than last quarter. Governments, businesses and Canadians expect a precise measure. They want to know if the economy grew by 0.2% or 0.5% because believe it or not, in economic terms that is a big difference.

Where do we start and how do we meet Canadians expectations for precise measure?

Slide 6

Thankfully, the economists at Statistics Canada have economic accounting frameworks, which allow them to transform all of the millions and millions of transactions that occur each day into meaningful information. Much the same way an accountant transforms all of the transactions of a business into an income statement and balance sheet, the economists at Statistics Canada transform economic transactions into statements about national income, expenditure and wealth.

Slide 7

Canada is not alone in its desire to provide governments, businesses and its citizens with timely information about the performance of the national economy. Most countries throughout the world provide aggregate measures of economic performance. Because of this, all countries have united to develop an international national economic accounting manual called: the System of National Accounts 2008, or, the National Accounting Framework.

Slide 8

The 2008 SNA answers the questions: What is "the economy" and how is it "doing" by defining the…

  • Concepts and Definitions
  • Accounting Rules
  • Accounts and their sequence; and,
  • Classification Systems

…required to make sense of the millions and millions of transactions that take place each day.

Slide 9

The next few slides attempt to provide you with answers to everything you ever wanted to know about macroeconomic accounting frameworks.

So, let's start with the most basic question: Why is it called National Accounts?

  • A more appropriate name is probably National Economic Accounts. Simply put, the National Economic Accounts are a series of accounts that record and present aggregate (national or country-level) economic activity. Each account provides a unique perspective on the national economy, whether it relates to production, income, investment, financing or wealth.

Slide 10

Are there provincial and territorial national accounts?

  • Yes, Canada is one of the only countries in the world that produces a set of regional economic accounts. We refer to them as the Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts. They are constructed using the same framework as the National Economic Accounts.

Slide 11

Why is it referred to as a system?

  • It is referred to as a system because it represents a set of interrelated accounts. Each account tells its own story, and each story is connected together to provide Canadians with a complete picture of the economy.

Slide 12

Who wrote the System of National Accounts?

  • The 2008 System of National Accounts is an international macroeconomic accounting standard. The accounting standard is approved by the United Nations as the official worldwide standard. All countries are expected to follow the standard, ensuring that key macroeconomic measures are compatible across countries.
  • The 2008 SNA is currently governed by the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Development, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and Eurostat.

Slide 13

What role did Canada play in the development of the System of National Accounts?

  • Canada is a member of the 2008 SNA expert advisory group. The role of the advisory expert group is to provide expert advice on the interpretation and updates to the 2008 SNA.
  • The first iteration of the system of national accounts was written in 1953 under the responsibility of the American economist Richard Stone. Canadians George Luxton and Agatha Chapman, who worked at the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, were key contributors.

Slide 14

How often is the System of National Accounts updated?

  • The SNA was first published in 1953. There have been three major updates since that time. One in 1968, one in 1993, and the most recent in 2008.

Slide 15

Why is the System of National Accounts updated?

  • The economy is continuously evolving. The accounting standard used to describe the structure and evolution of the economy must also evolve.

Slide 16

So, what are the key takeaways from this lesson?

  • Canada's National Economic Accounts are produced according to the International Macroeconomic Accounting Manual—the 2008 System of National Accounts.
  • The 2008 SNA outlines the concepts, classifications, and methods required to transform the millions of economic transactions that occur each day into useful information for Canadians.
  • The framework is periodically updated, as are Canada's National Economic Accounts, to ensure they remain relevant for Canadians.

Slide 17

For comments and questions, please contact infostats@statcan.gc.ca.

For more information, consult the following publications and manuals:

  • Latest Development in the Canadian Economic Accounts
  • User Guide: Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts
  • Methodological Guide: Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts