Track and analyze the health of Canada’s tourism sector at a glance, with timely insights into key performance indicators such as visitor arrivals, traveller spending, and occupancy rates.

Designed for tourism industry stakeholders and Canadians who want to understand the future trajectory of growth for Canada’s tourism industry, it’s an online visualization of the projected growth of tourism spending and visitation.

Created in collaboration with Tourism Economics, Destination Canada’s Tourism Outlook model forecasts future tourism visitation and spending driven by domestic and international travel. 

In 2025, Canadian tourism was a pillar of economic resilience, injecting $140.5 billion into the economy from visitor spending (up 2.8%). It outpaced overall GDP growth, contributed 14.5% to service exports, and supported 687,800 direct jobs (+1.3%), representing 1 in 10 jobs across 280,010 businesses in 70+ industries.

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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.

The UK is a key market for Destination Canada. UK traveler spending surpassed 2019 levels in 2023, with full recovery expected by 2026 and spending reaching 121% of 2019 levels by 2025. The strong British Pound aids this. By 2026, Canada anticipates 875,400 UK visitors spending $1.9B. "Refined Globetrotters" and "Outdoor Explorers" are key segments, presenting significant economic opportunities for the tourism industry.

Australia is a critical market for Canada. Spending recovered to 2019 levels in 2023 ($820M), but full visitor volume recovery is projected by 2029. Economic factors and potential 2025 disruption are noted. Two priority segments, "Refined Globetrotters" and "Outdoor Explorers," are crucial, seeking luxury/unique experiences and adventure/nature, respectively, driving significant spend and visitation.

South Korea is vital for Canada's tourism recovery. Spending is projected to reach 2019 levels by 2026 ($478M from 205K visitors), with visitation recovering by 2030. Key segments include "Refined Globetrotters" (seeking luxury, high spend) and "Outdoor Explorers" (adventure-focused). Popular regions are BC, ON, QC. Travel agents are frequently used for booking and research.

The US is Canada's largest tourism market, with spending exceeding 2019 levels in 2023 and visitor volumes expected to fully recover by 2025. Projections show spending reaching 139% of 2019 levels by 2025, and 16 million US visitors by 2026, generating $16.7 billion. Canada targets three key US segments: Refined Globetrotters, Outdoor Explorers, and Culture Seekers, aligning with its diverse product offerings.