Where Canadian residents travelled abroad in 2025, from official statistics. Top destinations: July to September (summer): United States of America, Italy and France; January to March (winter): United States of America, Mexico and Dominican Republic. Figures are visits as the statistics office counts them, so they are not comparable with other countries' pages.
Where Canadian residents went in July to September 2025 (summer)
The ten countries Canadian residents visited most in July to September 2025, with each country's share of its whole year that fell in those months.1
| Rank | Destination | Visits | Share of that destination's year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 5,921,000 | 25.6% |
| 2 | Italy | 366,000 | 45.5% |
| 3 | France | 332,000 | 34.0% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 311,000 | 35.4% |
| 5 | Mexico | 246,000 | 9.2% |
| 6 | Japan* | 201,000 | 28.9% |
| 7 | Greece | 197,000 | – |
| 8 | Cuba | 173,000 | 24.5% |
| 9 | Portugal | 161,000 | 28.2% |
| 10 | Spain | 136,000 | 23.4% |
A dash in the share column means part of that destination's year is missing or suppressed in the source, so no share is given.
Left out because a month or quarter is missing or suppressed in the source: Barbados, Indonesia, Panama, United Arab Emirates.
Countries whose busiest quarter for Canadian residents falls in July to September: Italy, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Czechia, Türkiye, Belgium, Denmark.1
Where Canadian residents went in January to March 2025 (winter)
The ten countries Canadian residents visited most in January to March 2025, with each country's share of its whole year that fell in those months.1
| Rank | Destination | Visits | Share of that destination's year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 6,113,000 | 26.5% |
| 2 | Mexico | 1,272,000 | 47.8% |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 480,000 | 48.8% |
| 4 | Cuba | 225,000 | 31.9% |
| 5 | China | 222,000 | 36.0% |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 176,000 | 57.7% |
| 7 | Jamaica | 113,000 | 55.7% |
| 8 | India* | 111,000 | 44.8% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 111,000 | 12.6% |
| 10 | Japan | 109,000 | 15.7% |
Left out because a month or quarter is missing or suppressed in the source: Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Sweden.
Countries whose busiest quarter for Canadian residents falls in January to March: United States of America, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, China, Costa Rica, Jamaica, India, Hong Kong, Bahamas.1
What these figures are
Person-visits by Canadian residents, by country visited, published in thousands (a trip to three countries counts as three visits). Figures marked * are graded E by Statistics Canada: use with caution. Busy months for a destination reflect when Canadian residents travel, not the weather there or prices. Quarters are the nearest the source offers to summer and winter: July to September stands in for summer and January to March for winter. Each statistics office counts trips differently, so do not compare these numbers with another country's page.
For other countries' travellers, see summer and winter getaways; for the weather at the destinations, weather and climate.
Key takeaways
- July to September (summer): United States of America first, with 5,921,000 visits.
- January to March (winter): United States of America first, with 6,113,000 visits.
- What we would skip: comparing these numbers with another country's; each office counts differently.
Sources
Figures from the official statistics named below; rankings and shares are ours. See how we research.
- Data: Statistics Canada, Table 24-10-0080-01 Visits, nights and expenditures for Canadian residents travelling abroad by country of visit and main trip purpose (National Travel Survey), quarterly; released 2026-08-25. Read it. Accessed 6 October 2026. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 24-10-0080-01, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. We ranked the destinations and worked out the shares.
Modified data: we ranked the destinations by season and worked out each destination's seasonal share, rounding once to one decimal place.