Canada

The International Passenger Survey (IPS) was suspended on 16 March 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic until the start of 2021. The ONS have made every effort to produce high-quality estimates for the periods when IPS data is not being collected but have not been able to produce a full set of results. See the 2020 inbound page for more information. Data for 2021 and 2022 was also impacted by COVID-19, more information can be found on the About IPS page.
Due to the above, the latest full year IPS data below is from 2019. You can access data detailed data from 2020 onwards on the latest annual page.
Visitor characteristics
- Canadian visitors tend to be older than the average visitor to the UK: 33% of Canadian visitors were aged 55+ in 2022, compared to the all market average of 22%
- Almost half of the Canadian visitors come from Ontario
- 6 out of 10 Canadian holiday visitors are making a repeat visit
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The Canada visitor market compromises of 42% holiday visits and 40% visits to friends and/or relatives
Popular activities
Global context
Measure | 2022 |
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International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 24.4 |
Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 8 |
Number of outbound visits (m) | 24.2 |
Most visited destination | USA |
Most visited destination in Western Europe | France |
Key demographic and economic data
Measure | 2023 |
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Population (m) | 39 |
GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 60,734 |
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.6 |
Annual GDP growth (%) | 0.6 |