As part of the redesign of Frontier Counts, the following changes have been introduced:
- Ports of entry align more closely with the Directory of Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Offices and Services. Historical data was revised.
- Countries align with the Variant of the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest 2019 for Travel Statistics. Historical data was revised.
- Vehicle type for residents of countries other than Canada or the United States of America entering by land is available for all data sources. Prior to 2017, it was not available and from 2017-2021, it was available for only one data source.
- All ferry travellers are included in the water mode, in order to align with UN Tourism recommendations. Prior to 2022, most of these travellers were included in the land mode as either pedestrian or automobile travellers (the only exception was Fortune, in Newfoundland and Labrador).
- The maximum number of passengers allowed in an automobile before it is reclassified as a bus is 8, in order to align with UN Tourism recommendations. Prior to 2022, the maximum was 10.
- There are separate series for motorcycles and "other land vehicles". Prior to 2022, the series for motorcycles also contained "other land vehicles".
- An "other land vehicle" is no longer reclassified as an automobile or a bus based on the number of passengers. Prior to 2022, it was reclassified as an automobile if there were more than 4 passengers and as a bus if there were more than 10 passengers.
- If residents of countries other than Canada or the United States of America entering by air or water are recorded by CBSA as same-day, they will be published as excursionists (same-day visitors). Prior to 2022, they were reclassified as tourists (overnight visitors).
- If Canadian residents returning from countries other than the United States of America are recorded as same-day, they will be published as excursionists (same-day visitors). Prior to 2022, they were reclassified as tourists (overnight visitors).
- Travellers from Primary Inspection Kiosks (PIK) who declare their purpose of trip as "work" are classified as "other travellers" (not as visitors), in order to align with UN Tourism recommendations. Prior to 2022, they were considered as visitors.
- Non-resident travellers with a trip duration of 365 days or more are considered as "other travellers" (not as visitors). Prior to 2022, they were reclassified as Canadian-resident visitors.
- Crew residing in countries other than Canada or the United States of America entering by land are considered as crew ("other travellers"). Prior to 2022, they were considered tourists (overnight visitors).
- One passenger from each bus record is considered to be the driver (a crew member) and therefore, an "other traveller". Prior to 2022, there were no crew recorded from bus travellers.
- Prior to 2022, land immigration data from Citizenship and Immigration Canada were added as "other travellers". Since January 2022, as data from CBSA already include persons immigrating to Canada by land, only data from CBSA is retained to avoid overestimating the number of arrivals in Canada. However, these travellers are counted as visitors as the CBSA does not specifically identify them as immigrants in the data that is shared with Statistics Canada.
- Length of stay for vehicles is no longer published, as the data were mostly imputed and it is not a widely-used or well-established tourism concept. Historical data was revised.
- Trip duration for cruise ships is now collected, which provides data on same-day and overnight visitors. Prior to 2022, trip duration was imputed.