In March, the number of non-resident visitors to Canada accounted for 93.3% of the number observed in March 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. US residents took 1.3 million trips to Canada in March 2024 and residents of overseas countries embarked on 346,900 trips.
The number of returning Canadian residents reached 92.0% of the level recorded in March 2019 as Canadian residents returned from 5.0 million trips abroad in March 2024.
Using seasonally adjusted data, both the number of non-resident arrivals to Canada and returning Canadian-resident arrivals decreased 1.3% in March from February.
To further explore current and historical data in an interactive format, please visit the Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard.
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