International travellers entering or returning to Canada, by type of transport

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GEO REF DATE Traveller characteristics VALUE
Canada 2021-12 Total international travellers 2966051
Canada 2021-12 Total non-resident travellers 761360
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada 550264
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, automobile 374179
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, automobile, same day 132978
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, automobile, one night 28862
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, automobile, two or more nights 212339
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, plane 170313
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, plane, commercial 166157
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, plane, commercial, same day 773
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, plane, commercial, one or more nights 165384
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, plane, private 4156
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, plane, private, same day 2808
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, plane, private, one or more nights 1348
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, train 0
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, train, same day 0
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, train, one or more nights 0
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, bus 3651
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, bus, same day 996
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, bus, one or more nights 2655
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, boat 99
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, boat, commercial 0
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, boat, commercial, same day 0
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, boat, commercial, one or more nights 0
Canada 2021-12 United States residents entering Canada, boat, private 99
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Notes

  1. "Covers the period 1972 to date monthly data. Prior to 1972 do not coincide with current definitions and methods of collection. Refer to publication 66-201 annual 1972 for further explanation. In 1976, Canadians returning from Hawaii were included in the United States whereas in previous years they were counted as returning from other countries."
  2. "For United States residents entering Canada by commercial plane, train, commercial boat, pedestrians or others vehicles having a trip duration of same day, one night or two nights or more nights, data are estimated from a quarterly sample."
  3. "For Canadian residents returning from the United States by commercial or private plane, train, commercial or private boat, pedestrians or other vehicles having a trip duration of same day, one night or two or more nights, data are estimated from a quarterly sample."
  4. "For 1972, includes truck crew only. Immigrants, former residents and other crews were not available in 1972."
  5. "Data for the Northwest Territories are reported with Winnipeg, Manitoba and are not available separately."
  6. "Cornwall, Ontario was closed from June 1st to July 12th, 2009. Data from July 13th to July 30th, 2009 are not available."
  7. "Travel data for NEXUS Highway, which is a program designed to expedite the border clearance process for low-risk, pre-approved travellers into Canada and the United States, are now included. Monthly data has been revised back to January 2010 to reflect this change."
  8. "For the months of December 2012 and January 2013, data for Fort McMurray is included in Edmonton, Alberta."
  9. "As of January 2013, counts for Huntingdon, British Columbia include NEXUS data."
  10. "As of January 2014, improvements in data collection procedures at Rainbow Bridge have permitted a more accurate allocation of pedestrians entering Canada between Canadian residents and residents of Overseas countries, at this port."
  11. "In 2013, Statistics Canada updated the method used to estimate the number of same-day and overnight commercial plane trips made by United States residents entering Canada via one of the following three airports: Pearson (Toronto), Trudeau (Montréal) and Vancouver. This change created a break in the time series on the number of same-day and overnight commercial air trips made by American residents entering Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Please note that the methodological update does not affect the total number of United States residents travelling to Canada by commercial air. The 2013 and 2014 data on the number of same-day and overnight commercial air trips made by United States residents, however, have been revised."
  12. "As of April 2016, counts for Aldergrove, British Columbia and Rock Island Route 55, Quebec include NEXUS data."
  13. "Effective April 20, 2017, this table now includes separate numbers for Nunavut that are presented for data back to January 2000. Also, the port of entry Iqaluit, Nunavut is no longer included in the Yukon totals for data back to January 2000."
  14. "Data for Statistics Canada's Frontier Counts program are produced using administrative data received from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on all international travellers who have been cleared for entry or re-entry into Canada. This includes residents of Canada, the United States and overseas entering Canada from abroad. In 2017, the CBSA began introducing the electronic Primary Inspection Kiosk (PIK) system at airports in Canada. The PIK system replaces the E-311 Declaration Cards that are completed by international travellers to Canada. While awaiting receipt of PIK data, Statistics Canada prepared preliminary estimates for airports at which PIK has been deployed.  As of February 21, 2019, Frontier Counts data since May 2017 incorporate PIK data from the airports where the system has been implemented. PIK data for the months of 2018 had been incorporated since August 2018."
  15. "Effective July 20, 2017, counts for Quebec include the port of entry St. Zacharie, Quebec."
  16. "When reporting in PIK instead of E311 declaration cards, note that Canadian residents returning by plane from overseas countries via the United States are observed to have an increased tendency to report that they are returning from the United States and not from overseas via the United States. This results in overreporting of 'Canadian residents returning from the United States, plane, commercial' and underreporting of 'Canadian residents returning from countries other than the United States, air, air via United States' since . Use caution when analysing these series and the totals to which they contribute where PIK airports are involved (since January 2018)."
  17. "With the switch from E311 declaration cards to PIK there have been unexpected increases in numbers of immigrants reported at PIK airports. Users are advised to not rely on Frontier Counts figures of immigrants arriving at PIK airports and the totals to which they contribute where PIK airports are involved since January 2018. Also, note that Statistics Canada no longer receives comprehensive data on returning former residents."
  18. "With the switch from E311 declaration cards to PIK there have been unexpected increases in numbers of crew members reported at PIK airports. Use caution when analysing these series and the totals to which they contribute where PIK airports are involved (since January 2018)."
  19. "In 2018, Statistics Canada has been updating its sources of data for counts of overseas residents entering Canada at land ports. Starting with August 2018 data, Statistics Canada implemented a new method for estimating the number of overseas travellers entering Canada at certain land ports. This change affects the total counts of overseas travellers to Canada at these ports. Users are therefore advised to use caution when comparing total counts for overseas travellers to Canada with previous months at land ports."
  20. "Starting with January 2019 data, Statistics Canada updated the method of determining trip durations for US residents travelling to Canada and Canadian residents returning from the United States by all modes of transportation except by automobile and by bus. This change affects the relative proportions of same-day/overnight travellers. Caution is therefore advised when comparing 2019 data with earlier time periods for these modes of transportation."
  21. "This table has been archived. It is replaced by table 24-10-0053 (opens new window) which includes historical data (from 1972 to 2021) and the most recent monthly data."
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