In May, the number of non-resident visitors to Canada accounted for 95.7% of the number observed in May 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. US residents took 2.1 million trips to Canada in May 2024, and residents of overseas countries took 615,600 trips.
The number of returning Canadian residents reached 93.1% of the level recorded in May 2019 as Canadian residents returned from 4.4 million trips abroad in May 2024.
Using seasonally adjusted data, compared with April, the number of non-resident arrivals in Canada decreased 4.0% in May and returning Canadian-resident arrivals decreased 0.6%.
To further explore current and historical data in an interactive format, please visit the Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard.
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