LASR (Lodging Aligned Spend Reporting) combines lodging data, StatCan's Tourism Satellite Accounts, and transaction data to create timely and consistent data on tourism spending in Canada. Explore spending trends across various levels, from city to national, based on industry's best estimates, and gain detailed insights into market origins and spending categories.

In 2023, Canadian tourism generated $124.4 billion in revenue (up 18.5% from 2019), with $95.5 billion from domestic sources. It contributed $48.6 billion to Canada's GDP (1.8%) and supported 692,100 jobs across 241,973 businesses. Government revenue from tourism reached $29.6 billion. Despite strong growth, the sector faced a 5.9% job vacancy rate, highlighting its significant economic impact and ongoing labor needs.

Destination Canada's "Tourism's Wealth & Wellbeing Index" introduces a new comprehensive framework to measure tourism's impact in Canadian communities. It moves beyond traditional economic metrics to include social, cultural, and environmental factors, using six sub-indices: Economy, Employment, Enablement, Environment, Engagement, and Experience. The index aims to foster sustainable growth, inclusivity, and community enrichment, providing insights for a regenerative tourism future across Canada.

This user guide introduces TourismScapes, an interactive dashboard providing self-service market intelligence for Canadian tourism destinations at a community level. It supports destination development and investment, detailing dashboard features, use cases for investors and destination stewards, and explaining the Tourism Prevalence Index methodology.

Use TourismScapes, an interactive mapping tool, to search and profile a community’s tourism sector. These insights can support strategic planning, highlight the value of tourism in local economies, and enable investors to quickly compare markets.

Search and explore tourism destinations across Canada.

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) Canadian Travel Insights Dashboard, built in collaboration with Destination Canada and powered by Skift, is a new initiative providing regular and timely insights on Canadian travel consumer perceptions, attitudes, behaviours, and motivators.