March 2009

Full Report in pdf format

 

 

Person Visits in Ontario by Overseas Residents, 1980-2007 ('000) by origin
	Overseas Total	UK	Japan	France	Germany	Other Countries
1980	1,441	370	84	67	170	750
1981	1,427	383	79	67	163	735
1982	1,260	321	67	65	133	674
1983	1,079	261	66	43	108	600
1984	1,124	248	74	56	116	630
1985	1,080	215	91	54	102	619
1986	1,323	277	125	70	136	715
1987	1,697	343	187	101	218	847
1988	1,957	401	233	125	198	1,001
1989	2,010	409	251	127	183	1,040
1990	2,091	412	278	141	195	1,064
1991	1,783	350	234	142	163	892
1992	1,873	390	233	142	180	929
1993	1,956	415	215	195	202	929
1994	2,168	387	297	217	214	1,052
1995	2,304	399	331	210	215	1,150
1996	2,557	424	332	214	245	1,343
1997	2,590	514	315	208	217	1,336
1998	2,158	428	245	194	175	1,116
1999	2,144	419	247	188	155	1,135
2000	2,384	488	258	206	190	1,242
2001	2,146	456	195	171	164	1,160
2002	2,014	406	197	135	145	1,131
2003	1,558	343	86	107	112	910
2004	2,049	429	207	118	141	1,154
2005	2,172	454	195	123	143	1,257
2006	2,198	422	182	130	131	1,333
2007	2,195	419	150	124	132	1,370

 

Source:
Statistics Canada, International Travel Survey, Ontario Ministry of Tourism

 

Notes:

Person-visit: Same-day or overnight visit made by a foreign traveller taking a trip. 

 

All the travel data released by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism adopt a different definition of "trip" than that used by Statistics Canada for international trips to Ontario.

 

An international trip is defined by Statistics Canada as travel for less than 12 months for any reason by anybody except: immigrants, former residents, military personnel, diplomats and dependants and crews, arriving in Canada who are cleared through a Customs and Immigration point of entry. 

 

In addition to the restrictions imposed in the above definition, the Ontario Ministry of Tourism also excludes commuters to work and to schools.

 

The methodology of the International Travel Survey was changed in 2000. Therefore, data prior to 2000 are not comparable to those after 2000.

 

Discrepancies are due to rounding.