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Travel and tourism contributed 5.6% of Canada's national GDP in 2024 — $123.1 billion of economic value and 1.7 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Canada 40th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 6.0% in 2025 and 6.3% by 2035.
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5.6% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 40th of 42
5.6%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
6.0%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$123.1 billion
YoY growth (2024)
7.0%
10-year forecast (2035)
6.3%
Tourism jobs (2024)
8.2% of total employment
1.7 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 5.6% figure for Canada as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Canada's tourism share of GDP to 6.3%, implying a CAGR of roughly 1.2% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 5.6% of Canada's national GDP in 2024 and 6.0% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $123.1 billion to Canada's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 7.0% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 6.3% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 1.7 million jobs in Canada — 8.2% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Canada ranks 40th out of 42 WTTC-tracked economies on tourism share of GDP in 2024.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — Canada, p. 1). Last accessed 2026-05-11. No figures are estimated, modelled, or AI-generated — DataGreat's narrator is locked to WTTC values verbatim.
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