National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Person-Trips by Duration of Trip, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Trip Destination - Q1 2026

National Travel Survey: C.V.s for Person-Trips by Duration of Trip, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Trip Destination - Q4 2025
Table summary
This table displays the results of C.V.s for Person-Trips by Duration of Trip, Main Trip Purpose and Country or Region of Trip Destination. The information is grouped by Duration of trip (appearing as row headers), Main Trip Purpose, Country or Region of Trip Destination (Total, Canada, United States, Overseas) calculated using Person-Trips in Thousands (× 1,000) and C.V. as a units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Duration of TripMain Trip PurposeCountry or Region of Trip Destination
TotalCanadaUnited StatesOverseas
Person-Trips (x 1,000)C.V.Person-Trips (x 1,000)C.V.Person-Trips (x 1,000)C.V.Person-Trips (x 1,000)C.V.
Total DurationTotal Main Trip Purpose69,012A59,948A4,886B4,178A
Holiday, leisure or recreation23,601A18,409B2,080B3,113A
Visit friends or relatives27,663A25,637B1,180B846B
Personal conference, convention or trade show1,860D1,801D58E2E
Shopping, non-routine4,330C3,751C575E5E
Other personal reasons5,452B4,950B429C74E
Business conference, convention or trade show2,080C1,838C207C35E
Other business4,024B3,562B358C104D
Same-DayTotal Main Trip Purpose44,127A42,277A1,850C.. 
Holiday, leisure or recreation12,735B12,129B606D.. 
Visit friends or relatives17,813B17,533B280D.. 
Personal conference, convention or trade show1,602E1,586EF .. 
Shopping, non-routine4,146C3,573C573E.. 
Other personal reasons4,355B4,032B323D.. 
Business conference, convention or trade show844D837DF .. 
Other business2,631C2,587C44E.. 
OvernightTotal Main Trip Purpose24,885A17,671A3,036A4,178A
Holiday, leisure or recreation10,866A6,280B1,473B3,113A
Visit friends or relatives9,850A8,104B900B846B
Personal conference, convention or trade show258C215C41E2E
Shopping, non-routine184C178CF 5E
Other personal reasons1,097B918B105D74E
Business conference, convention or trade show1,236B1,000C200C35E
Other business1,393B975C314C104D

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Estimates contained in this table have been assigned a letter to indicate their coefficient of variation (c.v.) (expressed as a percentage). The letter grades represent the following coefficients of variation:

A

c.v. between or equal to 0.00% and 5.00% and means Excellent.

B

c.v. between or equal to 5.01% and 15.00% and means Very good.

C

c.v. between or equal to 15.01% and 25.00% and means Good.

D

c.v. between or equal to 25.01% and 35.00% and means Acceptable.

E

c.v. greater than 35.00% and means Use with caution.

F

too unreliable to be published