TORONTO —
Since Canada opened up its borders to completely vaccinated people earlier this fall, there was a spike within the variety of worldwide travellers arriving to the nation — although nonetheless under pre-pandemic numbers.
Statistics Canada launched new information Friday revealing that in October 2021, there have been 14 instances extra worldwide guests than in the identical month the 12 months earlier than.
Over 263,000 non-residents arrived from different nations at Canadian airports throughout October, an enormous enhance in comparison with the 18,300 that flew into Canada in October 2020 when worldwide journey restrictions stays in place.
In October 2019, earlier than the pandemic hit, 608,000 folks arrived to Canada from different nations.
Nearly all of worldwide guests this previous October have been from the U.S., with 114,200 People flying into Canada.
The numbers might not be 100 per cent correct, because it solely counts flights to airports with digital kiosks, StatCan acknowledged, noting that the Toronto Pearson terminal solely put in these particular kiosks in June 2021.
Journey by land additionally elevated. There have been 292,200 journeys into Canada by U.S. residents travelling by land in October, in comparison with round 65,000 in the identical month final 12 months. Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless far under the 994,100 U.S. arrivals by land border that occurred in October 2019.
Canadian residents returning to the nation by automobile from the U.S. elevated in October as nicely in comparison with the identical month in 2020, with round 48,000 extra residents crossing the border again into Canada.
This can be a preliminary launch of information, StatCan mentioned, and the total set of information will likely be arriving in mid-December.
