Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, February 2022

March 11, 2022, 8:33 a.m. (EST)

In February, the number of international visitors to Canada rose from the same month in 2021, but remained well below pre-pandemic levels in February 2020.

Compared with February 2021, there were more than 12 times as many non-resident visitors arriving from abroad at Canadian airports equipped with electronic kiosks.

At the same time, the number of Canadian residents returning from visiting abroad via the same airports was almost 10 times higher than in February 2021.

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