Highlights
In December 2023, the number of international arrivals to Canada, including non-resident trips and Canadian-resident return trips, increased from December 2022.
The number of non-resident arrivals at Canadian airports totalled 732,300 in December 2023, up 19.9% from December 2022. Meanwhile, the number of Canadian-resident return trips from abroad reached 1.6 million, a 16.7% increase from December 2022.
In December 2023, US residents took 997,700 trips to Canada through land ports, up 27.0% from the same month in 2022. The number of Canadian-resident return trips from the United States via the same land ports also rose, up 31.5% year over year to 1.7 million trips in December 2023.
To further explore current and historical data in an interactive format, please visit the Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard.
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