Canada
Visitor characteristics
- Canadian visitors tend to be older than the average visitor to the UK: 29% of Canadian visitors were aged 55+ in 2016, compared to the all market average of 19%
- 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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Visits to friends and/or relatives lead in terms of volume of visits from the Canadian market
Popular activities
Sightseeing of Famous Buildings/ Monuments
Visited a Pub
Went Shopping
Global context
| Measure | 2017 |
|---|---|
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 31.8 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 7 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 36.6 |
| Most visited destination | USA |
| Most visited destination in Western Europe | France |
Key demographic and economic data
| Measure | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Population (m) | 37.1 |
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 43,452 |
| Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.8 |
| Annual average GDP growth in 2018 (%) | 2.1 |
Resources
Canada Market and Trade Profile (PDF, 1.2MB, published November 2017)
Download our infographic for a brief overview of the visitor profile from Canadian visitors to the UK (PDF, 0.8MB, published July 2017)
Download our infographic for a brief overview of the airline capacity from Canada to the UK. (PDF, 2.3MB, published August 2018)
More resources
Find out where visitors from Canada to the UK reside in their own country (XLS, 0.2MB, published August 2018)
Canada aviation profile (PDF, 2.3MB)
Canada market snapshot
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 1.7153 CAD
As of 6 December 2018
Retrieved from the Bank of England
