Tourism spending in Canada (+28.3%) rose in the third quarter following a 3.3% increase in the previous quarter. Tourism gross domestic product (GDP) (+31.1%) and employment attributable to tourism (+17.9%) also rose in the third quarter.
Growth in tourism-related activity occurred as pandemic restrictions eased throughout the third quarter and the number of people with two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine doubled from the beginning of July to the end of September. Fully vaccinated travellers from the United States were allowed entry into Canada for non-essential travel beginning on August 9, 2021, while the remainder of international discretionary travellers were allowed entry on September 7.
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