Air Canada announced plans for new passenger and shared cargo services:
- New Toronto-Beijing non-stop service will increase to daily flights by 2006.
- Daily Toronto-Shanghai non-stop service will begin in summer 2006.
- Daily Vancouver-Guangzhou non-stop service will begin in summer 2007.
On January 21, 2005, the People's Republic of China agreed to recognize Canada as an officially approved travel destination. Approved Destination Status (ADS) will allow Chinese residents to travel to Canada using a tourist exit visa. The World Tourism Organization estimates that, by 2020, there will be 100 million Chinese tourists annually.
