In August, US residents took 3.2 million trips to Canada, and residents of overseas countries took 811,200 trips. The number of non-resident arrivals (US-resident and overseas-resident arrivals combined) in Canada represented 86.9% of the number observed in August 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
In August 2024, Canadian residents returned from 5.3 million trips abroad, which represented 90.2% of the level recorded in August 2019.
Using seasonally adjusted data, on a month-to-month basis, there was a decline of 0.2% of non-resident arrivals in Canada in August 2024. Similarly, returning Canadian-resident arrivals declined by 0.3% in August compared with the previous month.
To further explore current and historical data in an interactive format, please visit the Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard.
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