And that is why Canada is delighted to have been granted Approved Destination status by China.

China decided to grant approved outbound destination status to the DPRK in September 2008.

Canada was granted an Approved Destination Status (ADT) by China on Dec. 3, 2009.

now ‘Approved Destination’ for travellers from China.

We are now in the process of finally securing approved destination status for travellers from China.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty issued the following statement about Canada gaining Approved Destination Status with China:

A Conference Board of Canada survey forecasts that approved destination status is expected to increase the yearly rate of travel to Canada from China by 50 percent by the year 2015.

This new service, combined with Canada's approved destination status, will give more options to Chinese tourists to visit British Columbia and the rest of Canada.

Since China granted Canada approved destination status in 2010, the number of Chinese tourists to Canada grew on average by nearly 20% each year.

In 1999, New Zealand was granted Approved Destination Status by China, and since that time the number of Chinese visitors has soared.

Canada became a possible destination for Chinese tourists eight years ago, when China granted Canada the Approved Destination Status (meaning that Chinese citizens achieved the right to visit).

In addition, Minister of State Moore led a highly successful tourism mission to China in October 2010 to maximize the opportunities presented by Canada's Approved Destination Status.

We have just started to invest in markets such as India and Brazil, and, of course, China, where we have just achieved approved destination status in the past year.

Air Canada today welcomed the signing of an agreement between China and Canada by which the Government of China has granted Canada Approved Destination Status, making it easier for Chinese nationals to visit Canada.

Canada became a possible destination for Chinese tourists eight years ago, when China granted Canada the Approved Destination Status (meaning that Chinese citizens achieved the right to visit).