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  • Table 39  Transportation
  • Table 40  International travellers entering Canada, by type of transport
  • Table 41  Top 10 countries of origin for overnight visitors to Canada, 2005
  • Table 42  Top 10 foreign countries visited by Canadians, 2005
Table 39  Transportation
  2000 2002 2004
  millions
Air carriers1
Operating revenues ($) 14,099 12,734 12,829
Operating expenses ($) 14,001 13,030 12,794
Passengers (number) 46.8 40.5 45.6
Passenger-kilometres 104,882 95,094 101,965
Cargo      
Kilograms 851 787 694
Tonne-kilometres 2,327 2,151 2,013
Marine transport
Cargo handled at Canadian ports      
International (tonnes) 294 283 315
Domestic (tonnes) 109 125 138
Motor carriers
Intercity trucking      
Freight (tonnes) 278 294 ..
Tonne-kilometres 164,982 177,216 ..
Railways
Operating revenues ($) 8,101 8,193 8,856
Freight ($) 7,197 7,237 7,869
Passenger ($) 247 287 265
Freight tonne-kilometres 321,894 318,315 336,482
Passenger-kilometres 1,533 1,597 1,414
.. not available for a specific reference period
1. Preliminary data for 2004.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 403-0001, 404-0004 and 404-0005, and Catalogue nos. 51-004-XIB, 52-216-XIE and 54-205-XIE.

 

Table 40  International travellers entering Canada, by type of transport
  1985 1995 2005
  thousands
Total non-resident travellers 35,925.4 41,656.9 36,160.1
United States residents 34,117.4 37,330.1 31,655.0
Automobile 28,612.8 31,448.0 24,486.3
Plane 2,047.2 3,028.7 4,279.4
Train 73.6 78.1 109.3
Bus 1,675.1 1,607.5 1,264.5
Boat 1,021.0 521.8 996.0
Other methods 687.8 646.0 519.5
Residents of countries other than the United States 1,808.0 4,326.8 4,505.1
Land 554.0 1,322.2 547.9
Air 1,241.1 2,962.7 3,831.2
Sea 12.9 41.9 126.0
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 427-0001.

 

Table 41  Top 10 countries of origin for overnight visitors to Canada, 2005
  Overnight trips
Country of origin1 Trips Nights spent Spending in Canada
  thousands $ millions
United States 14,390 57,331 7,463
United Kingdom 888 11,882 1,246
Japan 398 4,750 557
France 351 5,836 463
Germany 311 4,900 410
Mexico 179 3,149 240
Australia 179 2,447 287
South Korea 173 4,466 247
Netherlands 118 1,580 131
China 113 3,723 219
1. May include more than one country.
Source: Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.

 

Table 42  Top 10 foreign countries visited by Canadians, 2005
  Overnight visits
  Visits Nights spent Spending in country
  thousands CAN$ millions
United States 14,862 117,164 9,537
United Kingdom 898 11,376 1,091
Mexico 794 8,780 910
France 616 7,770 829
Cuba 518 4,574 470
Dominican Republic 506 4,488 457
Italy 383 4,860 616
Germany 317 3,205 276
Netherlands 197 1,601 132
Spain 170 2,300 223
Source: Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.
Date Modified: 2007-03-02

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