Canada
Visitor characteristics
- Canadian visitors tend to be older than the average visitor to the UK: a third of Canadian visitors were aged 55+ in 2016
- Almost half of the Canadian visitors come from Ontario
- The majority of visitors from Canada are making a repeat trip to Britain
- 76% of visiting Canadians say they are ‘extremely likely’ to recommend Britain for a holiday or short-break
Popular activities
Sightseeing of Famous Buildings/ Monuments
Visited a Pub
Went Shopping
Global context
| Measure | 2016 |
|---|---|
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 29.1 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 6 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 34.1 |
| Most visited destination | USA |
| Most visited destination in Western Europe | France |
Key demographic and economic data
| Measure | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Population (m) | 36.2 |
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 42,191 |
| Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.5 |
| Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%) | 1.5 |
Resources
Canada Market Profile
Canada market snapshot
Find out where visitors from Canada to the UK reside in their own country. Published 2015
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 1.6454 CAD
As of 19 October 2017
Retrieved from the Bank of England
