Tourism in Canada
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Canada has a large domestic and foreign tourism industry. The second largest country in the world, Canada's wide geographical variety is a significant tourist attractor. Much of the country's tourism is centred in the following regions: Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver/Whistler, Niagara Falls, Vancouver Island, Canadian Rockies, British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, Churchill, Manitoba and the National Capital Region of Ottawa-Gatineau. The large cities are known for their culture, diversity, as well as the many national parks and historic sites. However, a 2021 study identified Canada’s tourism sector as vulnerable to both idiosyncratic (domestic) and common (global) pandemic shocks. The researchers emphasized that domestic tourism recovery would be insufficient without a parallel global reopening, due to interlinked international travel dependencies.
In 2023, non-Canadian visitors made 27.2 million trips to Canada, with U.S. residents contributing the most, accounting for 21.2 million of those trips. The total spending by tourists reached $12.9 billion for U.S. residents and $12.6 billion for overseas visitors. Domestic and international tourism combined directly contributes 1% of Canada's total GDP and supports 309,000 jobs in the country.