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• Table 1: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: by Length of Stay, 2006
• Table 2: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: by Main Purpose of Trip, 2006
• Table 3: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: by Calendar Quarter, 2006
• Table 4: Average Household Party Size and Composition of Canadian Visitors to Ontario, 2006
• Table 5: Person Nights spent by Canadian Travellers in Ontario and Avg. Length of Stay, 2006
• Table 6: Canadian Visitors Accommodation in Ontario, 2006
• Table 7: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: Travel Region Visited, 2006
• Table 8: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: Activities, 2006
• Table 9: Canadian Visitors Spending in Ontario, 2006
• Table 10: Canadian Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Locations Visited
• Table 11: Canadian Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Expense Category, 2006
  
  

This set of tables is intended to replace the information previously published in the format of The Tourism Monographs, under the heading of Ontario’s Overseas Travel Markets.

Table 1. Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: by Length of Stay, 2006
	Total Visits	Overnight Visits	Same-day Visits
Origin	(000s)	(000s)	(000s)
All Canada	83,668	33,663	50,005
Ontario	78,997	30,299	48,698
Quebec	3,234	2,008	1,226
Manitoba	471	416	55
Western Cananda	625	609	16
Atlantic Canada	341	331	10

 

Table 2: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: by Main Purpose of Trip, 2006
	Total Visits (000s)				Overnight Visits (000s)
Origin	Pleasure	VFR	Business	Personal	Pleasure	VFR	Business	Personal
All Canada	36,017	38,125	4,906	4,621	15,215	15,219	2,039	1,190
Ontario	34,322	35,975	4,301	4,399	14,035	13,663	1,559	1,043
Quebec	1,121	1,572	377	164	649	1,005	259	95
Manitoba	283	124	41	22	254	109	34	18
Western Cananda	183	313	108	21	175	307	108	20
Atlantic Canada	106	140	80	15	102	136	79	14

 

Table 3: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: by Calendar Quarter, 2006
	Total Visits (000s)				Overnight Visits (000s)
Origin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
All Canada	17,075	20,508	25,960	20,125	5,771	8,109	12,539	7,244
Ontario	16,285	19,400	24,334	18,978	5,280	7,346	11,227	6,446
Quebec	622	774	1,068	770	335	442	786	445
Manitoba	51	113	213	94	39	104	196	77
Western Cananda	52	152	217	204	52	149	211	197
Atlantic Canada	65	69	127	79	65	68	121	78

 

Table 4: Average Household Party Size and Composition of Canadian Visitors to Ontario, 2006
	Total Visits			Overnight Visits
Origin	Average Party Size	Party Composition		Average Party Size	Party Composition
		Adults Only	w/ Kids		Adults Only	w/ Kids
All Canada	1.9	79%	21%	1.9	79%	21%
Ontario	1.9	78%	22%	2.0	78%	22%
Quebec	1.8	83%	17%	1.7	83%	17%
Manitoba	2.1	77%	23%	2.1	77%	23%
Western Cananda	1.8	88%	12%	1.8	88%	12%
Atlantic Canada	1.7	87%	13%	1.7	87%	13%

 

Table 5: Person Nights spent by Canadian Travellers in Ontario and Avg. Length of Stay, 2006
Origin	Person Nights (000s)	Average length of stay (nights) - Total Overnight Visitors
All Canada	88,228	2.6
Ontario	74,479	2.5
Quebec	5,609	2.8
Manitoba	1,710	4.1
Western Cananda	4,273	7.0
Atlantic Canada	2,157	6.5

 

Table 6: Canadian Visitors Accommodation in Ontario (000s), 2006
Type of Accommodation	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada
Total Person Nights	88,228	74,479	13,749
Roofed Commercial Accommodation	24,371	20,684	3,687
Hotel	11,248	8,818	2,430
Motel	2,134	1,742	392
Other Commercial	10,990	10,124	866
Camping/Trailer Park	6,875	6,283	591
Home of Friend/Relative	42,847	34,057	8,790
Private Cottage	11,162	10,778	384
Other Accommodation	2,973	2,677	297

 

Table 7: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: Travel Region Visited, 2006
	Total Visits			Overnight Visits
Tourism Region	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada
Total Person Visits (000s)	83,668	78,997	4,671	33,663	30,299	3,364
Essex	1,330	1,305	25	529	504	25
Southwestern Ontario	9,708	9,608	100	3,464	3,376	89
Niagara Region	4,965	4,860	104	2,121	2,019	102
South-Central Ontario	10,339	10,230	109	2,705	2,601	104
Toronto and Region	18,699	17,437	1,261	5,798	4,639	1,159
Central Ontario	18,408	18,267	140	9,030	8,895	136
St. Lawrence River Corridor	4,244	3,796	448	2,020	1,740	280
Ottawa Region	4,995	3,535	1,461	2,379	1,494	885
Eastern Ontario	3,793	3,391	402	1,400	1,308	92
North-Central	2,239	2,155	84	1,513	1,481	32
North-East	2,679	2,628	51	1,400	1,358	42
North-West	1,321	993	328	763	484	279
Region not Specified	949	793	157	540	402	138
Note: The sum of each column can exceed the total since multiple locations may be visited in a given trip.

 

Table 8: Person Visits from Canada to Ontario: Activities, 2006
	Total Visits (000s)			Overnight Visits (000s)
Activity	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada
Visit friends or relatives	32,121	29,766	2,356	13,603	11,861	1,742
Attend a festival or fair	789	712	76	447	375	72
Attend a cultural performance	3,276	3,051	225	1,496	1,298	198
Visit a museum or art gallery	1,621	1,278	343	1,084	782	302
Visit a historic site	630	419	210	482	282	201
Visit a zoo/aquarium/botanical garden	612	505	108	343	251	92
Attend a sports event	1,864	1,757	107	593	492	102
Go shopping	9,488	8,537	951	3,481	2,731	750
Go sightseeing	6,582	5,848	735	3,558	2,962	596
Go to a bar or night club	2,841	2,588	253	2,074	1,832	243
Go to a casino	2,064	1,987	77	1,042	977	66
Visit a theme/amusement park	896	753	143	454	315	139
Visit a national/provincial nature park	2,151	1,890	261	1,414	1,161	253
Participate in sports/outdoor activities	21,775	20,230	1,546	12,914	11,647	1,267
Boating	1,812	1,708	103	1,585	1,488	97
Golfing	1,862	1,763	99	859	775	83
Down hill skiing or snowboarding	609	602	7	330	325	5
Hunting	361	357	4	244	242	2
Fishing	3,324	3,181	143	2,409	2,284	126

 

Table 9: Canadian Visitors Spending in Ontario (millions), 2006
Origin	Total	Overnight Visits	Same-day Visits
All Canada	$10,799	$7,211	$3,588
Ontario	$9,375	$5,887	$3,488
Quebec	$619	$530	$90
Manitoba	$127	$123	$4
Western Cananda	$465	$460	$5
Atlantic Canada	$213	$212	$1

 

Table 10: Canadian Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Locations Visited (millions), 2006
	Total Visitors			Overnight Visitors
Locations Visited	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada
Total Spending	$10,799	$9,375	$1,425	$7,211	$5,887	1,324
Essex	$173	$162	$10	$104	94	$10
Southwestern Ontario	$978	$921	$57	$591	535	$56
Niagara Region	$831	$776	$55	$570	516	$55
South-Central Ontario	$858	$821	$37	$381	345	$37
Toronto and Region	$2,817	$2,166	$651	$1,827	1,200	$627
Central Ontario	$2,133	$2,078	$55	$1,522	1,468	$54
St. Lawrence River Corridor	$495	$431	$64	$344	287	$58
Ottawa Region	$907	$600	$306	$669	409	$260
Eastern Ontario	$306	$278	$28	$178	160	$18
North-Central	$363	$349	$14	$297	288	$8
North-East	$497	$462	$35	$370	336	$34
North-West	$246	$190	$56	$193	139	$53
Region not Specified	$196	$140	$56	$164	110	$54
$0 - Less than 1 million

 

Table 11: Canadian Visitors Spending in Ontario: by Expense Category (millions), 2006
	Total Visits			Overnight Visits
Spending Category	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada	Total Canada	Ontario	Other Canada
Total Spending	$10,799	$9,375	$1,425	$7,211	$5,887	$1,324
Accommodation	$1,548	$1,279	$269	$1,548	$1,279	$269
Food and Beverage	$3,277	$2,904	$373	$2,187	$1,843	$344
Recreation and Entertainment	$937	$858	$79	$547	$474	$73
Retail	$1,721	$1,531	$190	$793	$639	$154
Canadian Carrier Fares	$661	$358	$303	$587	$292	$294
Private Transportation	$2,571	$2,380	$191	$1,484	$1,312	$172
Public/local transportation	$85	$65	$20	$65	$47	$18
$0 - Less than 1 million

 

Source: Travel Survey of the Residents of Canada (TSRC), Statistics Canada, 2006

 

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