International Travel Survey of Visitors to Canada

Welcome to Canada!

Confidential when completed.

Statistics Canada is conducting a travel survey between Canada and foreign countries and we would be interested in knowing about your trip to Canada. Information from this voluntary survey will be used by the Canadian tourism industry and various government tourism organizations to better understand and serve you, the travelling public. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

At the end of your trip, we would appreciate it if you could spare 10 to 15 minutes of your time to complete this questionnaire. Upon completion, please return the questionnaire to us by using the postage paid envelope.

Your answers are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. S-19) and will be kept strictly confidential. To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

U.S. residents entering Canada by automobile for a same-day automobile trip are only required to complete questions 1 through 7.

Basic travel information

1. In which country do you live?

  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
    • If U.S. please report state and zip code
  • Other - specify

2. Where and when did you enter Canada?

  • Name of Canadian border crossing or Canadian airport
  • Date (DDMMYYYY)

3. Where and when did you leave Canada?

  • Name of Canadian border crossing or Canadian airport
  • Date (DDMMYYYY)

This survey asks questions about spending for this trip, including transport, food, beverages, entertainment and other purchases.

4. Including yourself, how many people (who travelled together) can you report spending for on this trip?

For this survey, these people are considered to be your travelling party. Please report for these people throughout the questionnaire.

5. For each member of your travelling party, starting with yourself, indicate age and sex.
(If the person is less than one year old, report their age as zero).

Age and sex of each member of your travelling party
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6. What was your travelling party's main reason for coming to Canada? Check only one.

  • In Transit to/from other countries
  • For personal reasons
    • Holidays, leisure or recreation
    • To visit friends or relatives
    • To shop
    • Attend a non-business conference, convention or trade show (for a club, association or hobby)
    • To go to school or to study
    • For medical or health reasons
    • For religious reasons
    • Other personal reason - specify
  • For business or work related reasons
    • Commuting to work
    • For a meeting, sales or service call
    • Attend a conference, convention or trade show
    • On diplomatic or military orders
    • As a seasonal worker
    • Other business reason - specify

Same-day trip by U.S. residents to Canada by automobile

7. Please fill in this section if you are a U.S. resident and your travelling party took a same-day trip to Canada by automobile (no overnight stay).

  1. Total spending for same-day trip to Canada by automobile.
    Include: food, beverages, gasoline, entertainment and all purchases made in Canada (whether or not the items were brought back to the United States)
    • Currency
      • U.S. Dollar
      • CAN Dollar
  2. Main Canadian City / Town visited

This is the end of the questionnaire for U.S. residents who took a same-day trip to Canada by automobile. Please use the postage paid envelope to mail back your questionnaire. Thank you for your co-operation.

Transport to enter Canada

8. For this trip, what means of transport did your travelling party use to enter Canada? Check only one.

  • Commercial plane
  • Private plane
  • Rented automobile
  • Private automobile
  • Bus
  • Train
  • Cruise ship
  • Private boat
  • Ferry
  • Other

9. If you took commercial transport (plane, bus, train,boat) to enter Canada, please report:

  1. the name of the transport company
  2. the flight number (for plane travel only)

10. Where did your travelling party come from immediately before entering Canada? (exclude stopovers at airports)

  • Country
    • If United States, from which state

11. When entering Canada, did you travel...

  • from the United States only
  • directly from a country other than the United States
  • from another country via the United States

Transport to leave Canada

12. For this trip, what means of transport did your travelling party use to leave Canada? Check only one

  • Commercial plane
  • Private plane
  • Rented automobile
  • Private automobile
  • Bus
  • Train
  • Cruise ship
  • Private boat
  • Ferry
  • Other

13. If you took commercial transport (plane, bus, train, boat) to leave Canada, please report:

  1. the name of the transport company
  2. the flight number (for plane travel only)

14. Where did your travelling party go to immediately after leaving Canada? (exclude stopovers at airports)

  • Country
    • If United States, from which state

15. When leaving Canada, did you travel...

  • to the United States only
  • directly to a country other than the United States
  • to another country via the United States

Package or inclusive trips

16. Please answer the following questions if any part of your trip included a package where the price you paid included any combination of transportation, accommodation and food.

  1. Please indicate type of package or inclusive trip that you took. Select all that apply.
    • Cruise
      • Name of cruise line
    • Escorted tour
    • All inclusive holiday package
    • Adventure holiday
    • Resort package
  2. Which of the following items were included in the single price you paid? Select all that apply
    • Commercial transport to and from Canada (by plane, bus, train, boat)
    • Transportation while in Canada
    • Accommodation
    • Recreation and entertainment
    • Food and / or beverages
    • Other - specify
  3. How many nights were covered by the package portion of your trip?
  4. How much did the package cost? (Total for your travelling party)
    • Currency type (if other than CAN$) used to report package spending:
      • U.S. Dollar
      • Euro
      • Chinese Yuan
      • Mexican Peso
      • Japanese Yen
      • Australian Dollar
      • British Pound
      • Other currency type – specify
  5. If your travelling party took a cruise, how much did you spend on the ship that was not included in the package cost? (include excursions, beverages, tips, pictures, gifts)
    • Currency type (if other than CAN$) used to report package spending:
      • U.S. Dollar
      • Euro
      • Chinese Yuan
      • Mexican Peso
      • Japanese Yen
      • Australian Dollar
      • British Pound
      • Other currency type – specify

Transport fares to enter and leave Canada

17. If commercial transport (plane, bus, train, boat) was used to enter and/or leave Canada, please report total fares for your travelling party.

Exclude fares that were covered by the cost of the package trip as reported in question 16

  1. Round trip fare
  2. One way tickets:
    • Fare to enter Canada
    • Fare to leave Canada
  3. What type of fare was used? Check all that apply
    • First class
    • Business class
    • Economy class
    • Charter
    • Travel reward program

Currency type (if other than CAN$) used to report fare:

  • U.S. Dollar
  • Euro
  • Chinese Yuan
  • Mexican Peso
  • Japanese Yen
  • Australian Dollar
  • British Pound
  • Other currency type – specify

Travel while in Canada

18. For this trip, what means of transportation did your travelling party use while in Canada? Check all that apply

  • Commercial plane
  • Private plane
  • Rented automobile
  • Private automobile
  • Bus
  • Train
  • Cruise ship
  • Private boat
  • Ferry
  • Other

19. While in Canada, what place(s) did your travelling party visit?

Please name all places visited in which you stayed overnight as well as the main places that you visited for a same-day trip.

  • Name of city / town visited and province or territory (Please print)
  • Number of nights (put "0" for same-day visit)
  • Where did your travelling party stay? Check all that apply.
    • Hotel
    • Motel
    • Home of friends or relatives
    • Camp or trailer park
    • Cottage or cabin
    • Other

20. Does anyone in your travelling party own any of the accommodations used on this trip? (include time shares)

  • Yes
  • No

Spending while in Canada

For this next series of questions, we would like you to recall the total spending while in Canada for all persons in your travelling party as reported in question 4.

Exclude:

  1. Package costs reported in question 16d and/or 16e
  2. Commercial transport costs to enter and leave Canada reported in question 17

21. Please report total spending while in Canada in each of the following categories.

Use estimates if necessary.

  • Accommodation
  • Transportation while in Canada (include gasoline, rented car, intercity plane, bus, train, boat, local bus and taxi)
  • Food and beverages (include restaurants)
  • Recreation and entertainment
  • Clothes and gifts
  • Other – specify
  • Total spending while in Canada

Currency type (if other than CAN$) used to report spending in Canada:

  • U.S. Dollar
  • Euro
  • Chinese Yuan
  • Mexican Peso
  • Japanese Yen
  • Australian Dollar
  • British Pound
  • Other currency type – specify

22. Was any part of your trip paid for by…

  • Frequent Flyer points or other travel rewards programs
  • An incentive travel program (from your employer)
  • Not applicable

23. What percentage of total spending (including commercial fares) was paid...

  • personally (including family and friends)?
  • by business?
  • by government?

Re-visiting Canada

24. After your first arrival in Canada, did your travelling party, at any time during this trip, leave Canada, then return?

  • Yes
    • How many times?
    • If Yes, please report place(s) and date(s) of exit and the place(s) of re-entry, the number of nights spent outside Canada and the country(ies) visited:
      • Place of exit from Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
      • Date of exit (DDMMYYY)
      • Place of re-entry to Canada (Canadian border crossing or airport)
      • Number of nights
      • Country visited
  • No, Please go to question 25

25. Was this your first visit to Canada?

  • Yes
  • No
    • If No, how many times, including this trip, have you visited Canada for one or more nights, in the last 5 years

Activities while in Canada

26. While on this trip in Canada, what activities did you or anyone in your travelling party do? Check all that apply.

  • Visit friends or family (include wedding, anniversary, graduation, family reunion)
  • Shop
  • Sightsee
  • Visit a museum or art gallery
  • Visit an historic site
  • Visit a zoo or aquarium
  • Attend a sports event as a spectator
  • Attend a festival or fair
  • Attend a performance such as a play or concert
  • Go to a casino
  • Visit a theme or amusement park
  • Attend an aboriginal event (pow wow, performance, other)
  • Go to the movies
  • Go to restaurant, bar or club
  • Go wildlife viewing or bird watching
  • Visit a national or provincial nature park
  • Go for medical or other health treatment
  • Attend a business meeting, conference or seminar
  • Participate in sports or outdoor activities
    • Play individual or team sports
    • Use all terrain vehicle (ATV, quad, 4 x 4)
    • Boating
    • Canoeing or kayaking
    • Camping
    • Hiking or backpacking
    • Fishing
    • Go to a beach
    • Hunting
    • Golfing
    • Cycling
    • Snowmobiling
    • Downhill skiing or snowboarding
    • Cross-country skiing or snowshoeing
    • Other - specify

Comments

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