Highlights
In October, the number of non-resident visitors to Canada accounted for 88.3% of the number observed in October 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the number of returning Canadian residents reached 90.8% of the level recorded in October 2019.
Residents of overseas countries took 509,800 trips to Canada in October 2023, and US residents took 1.6 million trips. At the same time, Canadian residents returned from 3.9 million trips abroad.
Although the cruise ship season in Canada has come to an end, cruise vacations recorded another monthly high with 162,100 total arrivals in Canada by cruise ships in October.
To further explore current and historical data in an interactive format, please visit the Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard.
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