Highlights
In March, the number of international arrivals to Canada rose from the same month in 2021, but remained well below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in March 2019.
The 262,400 non-resident visitors arriving from abroad at Canadian airports equipped with electronic kiosks were almost 20 times as many compared with March 2021.
US residents took 266,600 trips to Canada through land ports with electronic sensors in March 2022, over 202,000 more than in March 2021.
At the same time, the number of Canadian residents returning from visiting abroad via the same kiosk-equipped airports was over 30 times greater than in March 2021.
Similarly, compared with March 2021, there were over 475,000 more Canadian residents—for a total of 687,400—who returned from trips to the United States through the same land ports.
This release provides a first glimpse of international arrivals to Canada in March 2022. Complete counts will be available in March's "Travel between Canada and other countries," which will be released on May 24, 2022.
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