TABLE A2–14: DOMESTIC TRAVEL IN CANADA, 2000 – 2004

(Thousands of person–trips)
						Percentage change		Percentage of totals 2004
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2003/2002	2004/2003
Total travel	178,628	182,091	187,890	172,244	175,084	(8.3)	1.6	100.0
Interprovincial	20,775	21,693	23,344	21,019	21,623	(10.0)	2.9	12.4
Intraprovincial	157,853	160,398	164,546	151,225	153,461	(8.1)	1.5	87.6
Same day	93,503	95,028	92,676	85,936	86,426	(7.3)	0.6	100.0
Interprovincial	4,074	3,945	4,606	4,297	4,323	(6.7)	0.6	5.0
Intraprovincial	89,429	91,083	88,070	81,639	82,103	(7.3)	0.6	95.0
Overnight	85,125	87,063	95,214	86,308	88,658	(9.4)	2.7	100.0
Interprovincial	16,701	17,748	18,738	16,722	17,300	(10.8)	3.5	19.5
Intraprovincial	68,424	69,315	76,476	69,586	71,358	(9.0)	2.5	80.5
Metropolitan Areas	78,328	80,384	81,503	75,549	78,096	(7.3)	3.4	44.6
Non–metropolitan Areas	100,300	101,707	106,387	96,695	96,988	(9.1)	0.3	55.4
Province of Destination
Canada	178,628	182,092	187,890	172,244	175,084	(8.3)	1.6	100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,955	3,902	3,784	3,236	3,107	(14.5)	(4.0)	1.8
Prince Edward Island	977	966	1,125	897	911	(20.3)	1.6	0.5
Nova Scotia	7,034	7,019	8,287	7,164	7,066	(13.6)	(1.4)	4.0
New Brunswick	4,794	5,344	6,075	5,613	5,038	(7.6)	(10.2)	2.9
Quebec	40,842	40,608	45,928	47,216	48,484	2.8	2.7	27.7
Ontario	65,220	67,160	70,257	62,168	65,290	(11.5)	5.0	37.3
Manitoba	6,542	6,621	6,265	5,938	6,009	(5.2)	1.2	3.4
Saskatchewan	8,222	8,139	8,029	7,413	7,451	(7.7)	0.5	4.3
Alberta	20,022	21,256	19,186	15,775	15,890	(17.8)	0.7	9.1
British Columbia	20,893	20,984	18,842	16,742	15,738	(11.1)	(6.0)	9.0
Territories	N/A	92	113	83	99	(26.5)	19.3	0.1
Mode
Total	177,733	181,182	187,038	171,038	174,211	(8.6)	1.9	100.0
Automobile	165,045	167,264	173,400	158,278	160,801	(8.7)	1.6	92.3
Airplane	6,872	7,761	6,807	6,643	7,021	(2.4)	5.7	4.0
Bus	4,251	4,476	4,763	4,424	4,557	(7.1)	3.0	2.6
Rail	986	1,078	1,479	1,108	1,300	(25.1)	17.3	0.7
Boat	579	603	589	585	532	(0.7)	(9.1)	0.3
Same Day	92,984	94,476	92,271	85,265	85,906	(7.6)	0.8	100.0
Automobile	90,212	91,420	89,664	82,694	82,973	(7.8)	0.3	96.6
Airplane	696	798	515	639	719	24.1	12.5	0.8
Bus	1,787	1,900	1,717	1,636	1,809	(4.7)	10.6	2.1
Rail	159	217	240	173	351	(27.9)	102.9	0.4
Boat	130	141	135	123	54	(8.9)	(56.1)	0.1
Overnight	84,749	86,706	94,767	85,773	88,305	(9.5)	3.0	100.0
Automobile	74,833	75,844	83,736	75,584	77,828	(9.7)	3.0	88.1
Airplane	6,176	6,963	6,292	6,004	6,302	(4.6)	5.0	7.1
Bus	2,464	2,576	3,046	2,788	2,748	(8.5)	(1.4)	3.1
Rail	827	861	1,239	935	949	(24.5)	1.5	1.1
Boat	449	462	454	462	478	1.8	3.5	0.5
Purpose
Total	178,561	181,930	187,756	172,070	174,988	(8.4)	1.7	100.0
Visiting friends and relatives	57,704	61,174	65,333	61,415	62,852	(6.0)	2.3	35.9
Pleasure	70,553	72,196	74,522	67,439	67,559	(9.5)	0.2	38.6
Personal	23,757	24,358	24,266	23,606	24,482	(2.7)	3.7	14.0
Business	23,168	20,898	20,747	17,010	17,491	(18.0)	2.8	10.0
Convention	3,379	3,304	2,888	2,600	2,604	(10.0)	0.2	1.5
Same Day	93,470	94,930	92,602	85,864	86,398	(7.3)	0.6	100.0
Visiting friends and relatives	25,725	27,315	28,637	27,857	28,164	(2.7)	1.1	32.6
Pleasure	34,921	36,110	34,214	30,842	30,310	(9.9)	(1.7)	35.1
Personal	16,712	17,326	16,183	16,135	16,862	(0.3)	4.5	19.5
Business	15,074	13,168	12,800	10,359	10,321	(19.1)	(0.4)	11.9
Convention	1,038	1,011	768	671	741	(12.6)	10.4	0.9
Overnight	85,091	87,000	95,154	86,206	88,590	(9.4)	2.8	100.0
Visiting friends and relatives	31,979	33,859	36,696	33,558	34,688	(8.6)	3.4	39.2
Pleasure	35,632	36,086	40,308	36,597	37,249	(9.2)	1.8	42.0
Personal	7,045	7,032	8,083	7,471	7,620	(7.6)	2.0	8.6
Business	8,094	7,730	7,947	6,651	7,170	(16.3)	7.8	8.1
Convention	2,341	2,293	2,120	1,929	1,863	(9.0)	(3.4)	2.1

Source: Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 426–0003