CATALOGUE No. 6600 MONTHLY Or o I A " Ttc FEB 7 S6S CANADA Pi^CPL^RTy OF THE TRAVEL BETWEEN CANADA THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES NOVEMBER 968 Published by Authority The Minister of Trade and Commerce of DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS Balance of Payments and Financial Flows Division Travel Statistics Section February 969 070 Price: 40 cents $4.00 a year Vol. 4 No. The contents of this document may be used freely but DBS should be credited when republishing all or any part of it.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Publications Available on International Travel Part Nonresident Vehicles Entering Table. Summary by Province of NonResident Vehicles Entering Nonimmigrants Entering by Plane, Through Bus, Rail and Boat.. Table. Summary by Province of Nonimmigrants Entering Part Canadian Vehicles Returning to Table. Summary by Province of Canadian Vehicles Returning to 0 Residents of Returning by Plane, Through Bus, Rail and Boat Table 4. Summary by Province of Residents Reentering Part Table. Highway Traffic at Canadian Border Ports Part 4 Table 6. Nonimmigrant Visitors Entering from Overseas Countries 8 Table 7. Residents of Returning Direct from Overseas Countries 9 Publication is made possible through the cooperation of Customs and Immigration Officials across
Part Nonresident Vehicles Entering Classification 966 967 968 Per cent change in 98 Staying one or more nights in Entering and leaving (l)... 84,600 40,900 47,900 6,700 4,00 0,900 4,800 79,00 0,700.7 + 6.0 0.4 6,400 74,00 77,000 6.8 January Staying one or more nights in Entering and leaving (l)... 4,07,00 6,7,700 0,00 4,086,000 7,60,700 46,400,40,900 8,008,00 80,400 6. +. t 6. 0,88,00,4,00,009,600.9 () Automobiles, taxis, motorcycles, bicycles, and all other vehicles except trucks used commercially. Note: Port administrative procedures used prior to March, 967 appear to have resulted in an overstatement of vehicles staying one or more nights in and a corresponding understatement of traffic. Nonresident Vehicles Entering Incoming traffic from the United States shows irregular decreases during 968 when comparisons are made with 967 which was an outstanding year for travel to. For this reason, figures for 966 are now included in the main tables to permit a visual comparison of total entries within a three year period. Nonresident vehicles entering from the United States numbered 77,000 in 968, an increase of 6.8 per cent over the same month in 967. The category staying one or more nights shows a gain of.7 per cent and the group entering and leaving the an advance of 6,0 per cent. The summary by province of entry shows increases in numbers for all provinces in both categories. The provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia realized the largest increases in vehicles staying one or more nights,,00, 4,00, and,00, respectively compared with 967. During the eleven month period of 968, a total of,009,600 vehicles entered from the United St:ates, some,9 per cent lower'thaii January 967 but 0.4 per cent higher than the same interval in 966. Vehicles staying one or more nights numbered.4 million, down 6. per cent, while those entering and leaving the amounted to 8,0 million, up. per cent compared with the eleven months of 967, Trucks used commercially totalled 80,400 during the period January to 968.
Part Continued TABLE. Summary by Provinces of Nonresident Vehicles Entering Province of entry Vehicle s other than Staying one or more nights in commercial trucks Entering and leaving Trucks used commercially 967 968 97 968 967 968 04 9,40,66 68,04 4,9,80,46 7,9 9 4,744 8,40 7,96,7,978, 0,77 9 9,0,099 0,677 8,407,4,6,846 0,074,96 8,78 9,76,966,787,7 0 49,46 9,048 7,97,4 7 86,47 4 4,76 8,499 8,09,44 897,049, 4,9 4,80 4,0 79,47 0,90 0,688 +,7 f 6,0 0,4 Included above: Taxis,,0,4, 6, January 0, 8,070,0,9,66,69 0,7,84 64,48 8,80 6,,68 0,9 77,887,97,0 9,779, 7,79 48, 7,67,7,774 87,80 4,97,4 8,468 47,0,86 46,78,06,, 77,79,87,87,4,4 4,07 440, 4,49 7,698 9,4 9,466,8 0,9,6,74,904 648,98 9,0 9,887, 0,0,088 70,9, 4,08,04,40,9 7,60,64 8,008, 4,94 80,96 6, t. 6, Included above:,7 98,0 48, 8,704
Part Continued Nonimmigrant Travellers Entering from the United States by Plane, Through Bus, Rail and Boat Type of transportation 966 967 968 Per cent change in 968. 44,00 4,600 0,00,000 60,00 6,900 9,00,400 64,900 6,00 9,00,000 7.6,. 6.7 9,600 09,00,00,8 January Rail 66,800 670,00 9,700,00,0,00,4,00 4,00 06,00 9,900 8,000 7,00 69,800 7.6 4.7 7..,080,800,9,00,48,900 6.8 Nonimmigrants Entering by Plane, Through Bus, Rail, and Boat In 98, visitors entering from the United States by plane, bus, rail, and boat totalled,00, an increase of.8 per cent over the same month of 97, The gain recorded can be traced to plane travel which shows an increase of 4,00 persons or 7. per cent. The other means of travel registered decreases in the number of entries. The bus category in totalled 6,00 persons, a figure lower than 967 by. per cent. Nonimmigrants entering by rail in show decreases for the three year period. Boat travel was down in comparison with 967 but remained unchanged at,000 entries compared with 966. A total of,48,900 United States visitors entered by the above means of transportation during January 968, a number 6,8 per cent below the eleven month period of 967 but 9. per cent above the number in 96, The totals for the individual classifications show substantial decreases compared with 967 but except for train these categories are higher than 966. Compared with January 966, increases were recorded for the numbers entering by plane (9.0 per cent), bus (,6 per cent), and boat (.4 per cent) while visitors by rail declined by 0. per cent.
8 Part Concluded TABLE. Nonimmigrant Travellers Entering from the United States by Plane, _ Bus,(l) Rail(l) and.boat, by Province of Entry Province of entry Plane() 97 968 Bus() 967 968 Rail(4) 97 968 Boat 97 968 Prince Edward Island 9 0 8,0,44 88 4 66 74 4 0 66,,4 4,64,,686,4 70 6 4,80 4,6 7,6 4,9 4,8,604,098 97,99,476 494 8 7 497 0 94,48,79 4 04 British Columbia... 6,848 8,06,96,7,9,0 988 70 Yukon Territory... 70 86 6 8 6 60, 64,9,877 6,07 9,464 9,,406,97 January,946,88 0 Prince Edward Island 0 8,9 4,79 74,099 874 6,4 8,9 4,484,077 8 876 887,66 0,9 4,448 8,870 4,7 77,69 4,8 6, 9,48 8,99 44, 66,69 49,77 99,08 68,07 99,97 7,7,76 4,96,66,84' 9,0,7,74 4,06 7 0' British Columbia... Yukon Territory...,70,840,94,0,6 6,4 7,48 6,499 9,99 6, 76,76,04,4,4 6,89 77,98 6,6 8,000 6,07 9,79 4,4,8 8,99 7,7 8,60 47 606,4 () Travellers by bus and rail destined to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island enter through ports in other provinces where they are recorded. () Yukon passengers are practically all in transit to and from Alaska. () Exclusive of local bus traffic between border communities, but including in transit travel, (4) After deducting in transit passengers travelling across Southern Ontario. 7,69 69,794
9 Part Canadian Vehicles Returning to Class ification 966 967 98 Per cent change in 98 Staying one or more nights in the United States Leaving and returning (l)... 0,00 6,00 60,700,00 94,000 6,600 8,00 678,700 7,00 H. t 4..9 786,00 77,00 878,00. January Staying one or more nights in the United States Leaving and returning (l)...,86,000 8,4,900 67,00,008,00 8,008,00 69,800,46,00 8,9,800 79,800 6.8 + 6. 4.6 0,64,00 0,708,00,668,700 H 9.0 () Automobiles, taxis, motorcycles, bicycles, and all other vehicles except trucks used commercially. Canadian Vehicles Returning to Canadian vehicles returning from the United States numbered 878,00 in 98, an increase of,6 per cent over the previous year. All three categories show increases in the number reentering;. per cent for vehicles staying one or more nights, 4. per cent for those entering and leaving the, and,9 per cent for trucks used commercially. Reentries of vehicles staying one or more nights were higher in Ontario in 968 than in the previous year by about,800 and in Quebec by 4,400, The shortterm traffic increased in Ontario, British Columbia, and New Brunswick by,,.9, and, per cent, respectively. Cumulative data for the eleven months of 968 show an increase of 9.0 per cent in the number of vehicles returning to. Of the,7 million reentries, 8, million were classified as leaving and returning on the and. million as staying one or more nights in the United States. This represents increases of 6, per cent for the former category and 6.8 per cent for the latter group. During the period January 968, a total of 79,800 commercial trucks reentered, an increase of 4.6 per cent or 0,000 vehicles compared with the same period of 967,
0 Part Continued TABLE. Summary by Provinces of Canadian Vehicles Returning to Vehicles other than commercial trucks Province of reentry Staying one or more nights in U.S. Leaving and returning commercially 967 968 967 968 97 968 8 8,84 7,0 46,99 6,,0,0,66 4 8 9,470,488,766 6,804,,46,679 46,8 7,8 7,08,8 6,40,707 7,97 4 9,4 77,00 6,0,60 7,07 4,79 80,47 8 6 0,6,79,70,0 64 64,08 8 0 0,6,7 8,,09,8 60,90 4.,484 8, 9,98 678,74 6,649 7,4 f. t 4,,9 Included above: Other vehicles...,8,00, 0,67 January,87 4,806 99,8 769,,077 8,7 9,99 00,8,7,770,77 77,07 884,67 07,8 7,97 4,96 4,98,0,840,779,7,4,,8 78,08 8,96,047,06,780 94,9,68,80,79,684,84 8,9 88, 9,64,9,908,, 0 0,8 8,94 48,78 0,84 7,,080 8,789 46 0 6,97 :7, 48,406,898 0,00 6,69 40,. 06,008,88,46,0 8,008,99 8,9,807 69,8 79,787 + 6.8 f 6, 4,6 Included above: Other vehicles... 9,876 44,0 9,08,649
Part Continued Residents of Returning from the United States by Plane, Through Bus, Rail and Boat type of transportation 966 967 98 Per cent change in 98 Rail,700,800,600,00 9,400,00 9,700.,00 6,400 6,000 8,00,00 H. I...4 4. 98,600. 0,600 08,00. January Rail 647,700,00 66,00,800 70,00 44,600,00 4,00 88,00 7,600,700,00 f 7. t,7 7,9 H 6,,47,00,,600,9,00 0, Residents of Returning by Plane, Through Bus, Rail, and Boat Canadians returning from visits to the United States by plane, bus, rail, and boat totalled 08,00 in 98, a figure. per cent higher than 97. The number of residents returning by plane and bus increased by. and. per cent while traffic by rail and boat decreased by.4 and 4. per cent, respectively. The decreases in reentries by rail and boat represents in numbers,00 and,000 persons, respectively. In 968 provincial summaries show a decrease in all modes of travel for Quebec, an aggregate decline of 4,00 persons. Plane reentries were higher in Ontario than in the previous (4,00 persons) while the number returning by bus, rail, and boat decreased by 00, 700, and 800, respectively. During the period January 968, a total of,69,00 Canadians returned from the United States by the above means of transportation, an increase of 0. per cent over the same period of 967. Residents reentering by plane numbered 88,00, by bus 7,600, and by boat,00 persons, increases in each case. Reentries by rail have declined over the three years presented, with a decrease of 7.9 per cent compared with 97. A total of,700 residents returned by rail during the period January to 98.
Part Concluded TABLE 4. Residents of Returning from the United States by Plane, Bus,(l) Rail(l) and Boat, by Province of Reentry Province of reentry Plane 967 98 Bus() 967 968 Rail 967 98 Boat 967 968 Newfoundland 7 9 Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia 96,49 New Brunswick 60 476 484 7 86 86 86 Quebec,909 0, 6,06,704,4,40 4 99 Ontario 4,04 8,9 8,686 8,7 4,667,99,7 46 Manitoba,888,44 707 99 946 78" Saskatchewan 6 90 Alberta,7,79 0 76 British Columbia... 6,7 8,09 9,064 0,07,46,00 8 7 Yukon Territory... 6 7 9,47 6,44,,988 9,74 8,48,94,70 January Newfoundland 9 69 Prince Edward Island 8 9 Nova Scotia,48,77 8 94 4 New Brunswick 8,78 7,68,9 9,4 40 64 4,9 4,4 Quebec,40 6,84,6 4, 8,8,769 7,8 8,8 Ontario 44,69,80 74,66 87,79 6,7 60,84 86,87 9,6 Manitoba 4,4 8,4,08,78,0 0,99 Saskatchewan,64,00 77 7 Alberta 8,97,08,90 4,4 British Columbia... 8,484 06,847 0,766 8,790 9,499 6,40,67 7,9 Yukon Territory... 97 887 60 60,9,04 49 0 70,84 88,68 44, 7,66 6,497,76 4,6,46 () Travellers by bus and rail destined to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Is land enter through ports in other pr ovinces where they are recorded () Exclusive of loca bus traffic between border communities, bu t including in transit travel.
. Part TABLE. Highway Traffic at Canadian Border Ports 968 Nonresident vehicles entering Canadian vehicles returning to Port of entry Vehicles o ther than commercia trucks Staying one or more nights in Entering and leaving Trucks used commercially Vehicles o ther than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in U.S. Leaving and returning Trucks used commercially Newfoundland() Prince Edward Island(l) Nova Scotia() _ 4. 4 8i. 0 4. 4 8 0 New Brunswick Grand Falls... L 8 9 0 0 78 8 76 4 89,80 0 77,984,46 0, 9,09 68 6,08,6 4 0 499,9 7 4 7 7 4 60,4 49 6,77 6 89 6,64,46 0,66 9,00 44 806 90,76, 88 7 7 74 6,0 4 7 08 4,06 8 0 74 0 6 8,76 64,40 St. Stephen,,0,748,4 0,0 9,4 9 486 6 98 779,9 4,0,8,7 4 67,8,98,74 64,4,077,,744,074,7 9,470 9,4 0, () Vehicles transported by vessel direct from the United States. Many vehicles proceeding to these provinces enter through ports in other provinces where they are recorded;
4 TABLE. Highway Traffic at Canadian Border Ports Continued 968 Nonresident vehicles entering Canadian vehicles returning to Port of entry Vehicles other than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in Entering and leaving Trucks used coraraercially Vehicles other than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in U.S. Leaving and returning Trucks used commercially Quebec Abercorn Armstrong Beebe Chartierville. Clarenceville. Comins Mills.. Covey Hill... Daaquam... Dundee East Pinnacle. Estcourt Franklin Centre Frelighsburg.. Glen Sutton... Hemmingford.,., Herdman Hereford Road., Highwater... Jamieson's Line Lac Front iere., Lacolle()... Leadville, Mansonville... Montreal Morses Line... Noyan Philipsburg... Quebec Rock Is land..., Ste. Aurfilie... St. Pamphile... Stanhope Trout River... Wobum 86,7 66 99 7 9 4 4 44 4 0 68 8 74 60 46 44,9 60 4,4,78 9 8,4 47 7,77 706,,9 9 8,9 647 88 9 4,0,4 47,9 6 86,884 8 969,764,0 09 479,047,99 76 7 49 9 70 7 6 7 04 0 69 94 84 88 4 97 77 4 7,09 9,8 80 8 9 9 7 7,496 09 0 40 4 9 0 4 0 44 8 04 80 6 4,969 6 4,74,70 760 79,08 906,98 76,077 6 60,844 4,08 46 79 809,008,76,9 7,0 96 9, 4 49 87,8 0,00 9 80 4,,909,80 44 787 09 8 8 9 709 0., 6 8 94 0 74 66 77 48 8 4,4 48,8 774 6 88 748 9 846 8,40,96 8,499,488 77,00,7 () Includes entries through Routes 9, 9A and 9B.
TABLE. Highway Traffic at Canadian Border Ports Continued 968 Nonresident vehicles entering Canadian vehicles returning to Port of entry Vehicles other than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in Entering and leaving Trucks used commercially Vehicles other than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in U.S. Leaving and returning Trucks used commercially Ontario 68,84 9 68 0,7 44 Fort Erie,700 47,9 4,6 8,8 6,4 9,4,08 7,788 7 8,77 8,846,90,,94,994,604 0,96 0,8,99 6,874 77,4,0 800 94 77 99 988 4 6 89 0 69 4 6, 48,89, 40 9 76 6 0,8 4 6,89 9,686 6,08 4,7 8,684,6 Sault Ste. Marie,6 4,9 69,98,7 76 87 80 78 7 6 8 68 8,44 9,0 0,947,097 9,00 7,4 7,96 8,78 8,09,766 6,0 8,
6 TABLE. Highway Traffic at Canadian Border Ports Continued 968 Nonresident vehicles entering Canadian vehicles returning to Port of entry Vehicles o ther than commercia trucks Staying one or more nights in Entering and leaving Trucks used commercially Vehicles other than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in U.S. Leaving and returning Trucks used commercially Manitoba Cartwright Coulter Haskett Tolstoi 4 8 78,889 8 9 47 4 6 0 6 0 99 406 6 9 80 4,8 00,94 7 7 44 9 66 68 4 68 60 6 0 9 968 4 0 49 4 6 0,096 8 9 70 68 0 0 7 48 6 8 40 4,46 60,400 96 499 40 9 74,977 09 709 6 4, 96 0 9 6 6 9 8 9,7 9,76,44 6,804,60,09 Saskatchewan North Portal 0 4 9 74 96 94 9 8 7 66 6 9 0 64 9 696,6 8 7 9 70 6 9 9 9 8 44 7 4 9 0 64 90,0 70 9 8 8 80 8 88 0 4 98 90, 99 67 94 08 8 7,968 490 8 4,978,966 897, 7,07,68 Alberta Chief Mountain Wild Horse i ' 0 80,4 6 ^ 6.,96 6 9 9,00 4 6 8,99 74 79 8 8,98 88 9,,787,049,4 4,79 0
7 TABLE. Highway Traffic at Canadian Border Ports Concluded 968. Nonresident vehicles entering Canadian vehicles returning to Port of entry Vehicles other than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in Entering and leaving Trucks used commerdaily Vehicles other than commercial trucks Staying one or more nights in U.S. Leaving and returning Trucks used commercially British Columbia Aldergrove... Boundary Bay Carson... Cascade City Chopaka, Flathead Huntingdon Kingsgate Midway, Ne Iway Osoyoos Pacific Highway() Peterson Powell River Prince Rupert... Roosville Rykerts... Sidney Vancouver ' Victoria Waneta,94 06 89 9,98 689. 67 79,807 8 78 6 46 6 4 6 ;,690,0 8 47 4,06 40 7 8,7 7,8 78 _ 09 68 4 46 89 9 6 68 86 48 8,004 6 9 8 4,6,78 0 i,8 779 6 40 774,70 909 6 9 7 69 9 9 4,48 6,9 49 8 80,087 69 48 97 4,70 4,770,87 _ 7,898.0 67 6 9 97 7 60 48,00 0 0 0 4 4 0,77,7,,679 80,47,90 Yukon Territory Beaver Creek Carcross/Whitehorse Dawson Pleasant Camp 8 7 64 9 7 6 4 0 79..8 8 9 0 4 46 8 46 '. 4,80 () Includes entries through Douglas. 79,47 0,.688 8;, 678,74 7,.4
8 Part 4 TABLE. Nonimmigrant Visitors Entering (l) from Overseas Countries Classified by Country of Residence Country of residence 967 968 Change in 98 967 98 Change in 968 Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas, Barbados Belgium Bermuda China Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece.,..'. Hong Kong India Ireland (Republic)... Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Mexico Netherlands, The New Zea land Data not yet available from the Department of Manpower and Immigration Norway Pakistan Poland Portugal South Africa (Republic) Spain Sweden Swi tzer land Trinidad and Tobago... United Kingdom U.S.S.R Yugoslavla, Others not included above () Entries Direct and Via the United States.
9 Part 4 Concluded TABLE 7, Residents of Returning Direct from Overseas Countries Principal Ports of Reentry. Port of reentry 967 968 Change in 98 January 97 968 Change in 968 Airports Gander, Nfld.... Halifax, N.S.... Sydney, N.S Montreal, Que.., Ottawa, Ont Toronto, Ont.... Trenton, Ont.... Winnipeg, Man... Calgary, Alta.., Edmonton, Alta.. Vancouver, B.C., 9 440 7 7,807 9,674,4 49 84 44,46 8 6 8,9 899,67, 0 4 0,0 8 t 9 +,44 I 708 t 6,69 f 7 69 I 96 4,9 6,867 9 9,060 4,77 47,798,9 6,48 4,79 8,4 4,94 6,08 8,068,968 7,49,88 9,086 4,8 8,84 6,86 4, 49,6,99,0,0,9,0 9,88,08,404,07,790 4,0 9,97 4,86 I 4,899 94,8 49,77 + 98,474 Seaports Halifax, N.S.... Saint John, N.B. Quebec(), Que., Vancouver, B.C.. 7 4,896 78 7 9 09 4,0 +,48 4,66,97 9 '8,,69 H 9 4,9 68,0 67, 6,9,68,747 All other ports...,60 48, 9,46 9,0 6 Grand totals,688,8 t, 40,744, f 9, () Many returning residents cleared at Quebec disembark at Montreal. Note: Data above include some military personnel and dependents. Travel Between and Overseas Countries Data on the number of overseas visitors to by country of residence normally obtained from the Department of Manpower and Immigration are not available at this time. When this information is received it will be published in subsequent reports. In 98, Canadians returning direct from overseas countries numbered,8, an increase of 9.0 per cent over 967. Reentries at major airports accounted for 4,8 travellers, leaving 67 persons returning at specified seaports and 48 reentries at all other ports. While this represents an increase of 4,899 air travellers there were offsetting decreases of, and, in the numbers returning at seaports and all other ports. During the period January 968, residents returning direct from overseas countries totalled,, an increase of.0 per cent over the corresponding period of 967. Most of the advance can be traced to Toronto airport where 9,88 more persons reentered than in 967. The number of Canadians returning direct at main seaports amounted to,68, down 4.0 per cent compared with January 967.
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