Trips to Canada by U.S. residents fell 7.5 per cent in December

Visitors from Europe increased 8.7 per cent and Asia up 15.9 per cent. Travellers from the Americas (excluding the United States) climbed 19.7 per cent. Theses groups were the primary contributors to the year-over-year jump in overseas-resident arrivals. The top three countries of residence for overseas visitors were the United Kingdom (59,600), France (52,700) and Mexico (47,200). They accounted for 31.3 per cent of all overseas arrivals.