Canada & Arizona Business

In 2008, approximately 517,000 Canadians Visited Arizona

Point of Origin% of VisitorsNumber of Visitors
Alberta30.6158,300
Ontario26134,500
British Columbia24.9128,000
Quebec6.131,300
Manitoba5.327,500
Saskatchewan4.824,600
Atlantic Canada2.412,300

This was an all time high for Canadian visitation to the State of Arizona. We believe there is a lot of room for growth in these numbers as airlines are adding 80 plus flights a week in 2010, specifically from Western Canada. If Eastern Canada becomes more engaged by adding more scheduled flights from Toronto, and starts a nonstop flight from Montréal (to offer a alternative to Florida) this would help. Also, if Canadian Charter Airlines like Sunwing and Transat add Phoenix to their charters, we believe over time it would not be hard to reach a million Canadians a year visiting Arizona during the next 5 years.

As a point of reference, below are the Canadian visitation numbers for the last 5 years

YearNumber of Visitors
2008 517,000
2007 455,600
2006 490,300
2005 422,800
2004 356,000

In 2007, 66,626 Arizonans Visited Ontario

YearNumber of Visitors
2007 66,626
2006 75,102
2005 62,255
2004 76,976
2003 73,392
2002 66,361

Approximately 200,000 people move in either direction between Ontario and Arizona

Arizona Office of Tourism, international visitation statistics.