A new survey conducted by Nanos Research showed that three out of five Canadians are not interested in traveling internationally this summer.

According to the survey conducted by CTV News, 61 percent are not making any international travel plans at all, while six percent of Canadians said they had international travel plans this summer and canceled them.

Another three percent said they booked international trips but are still able to cancel their trips.

Twelve percent of travelers do not change their travel plans and have no intention of canceling them.

This survey comes at a time when travelers are experiencing long wait times at both airports and passport offices, along with the highest inflation rate in 40 years at 7.7 percent.

On the other hand, the Canadian Press reported this week that Air Canada and Toronto Pearson Airport rank first in the world regarding flight delays.

Massive wait times and flight cancellations led Air Canada to temporarily ban the transport of pets from baggage claims.

Meanwhile, at the passport offices, the Canadian Services Agency is struggling to keep up with a wave of requests after a quiet period during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Canadians aged 55 and older are more likely to say they are not interested in traveling internationally this summer (69 percent) compared to younger Canadians (18-34: 53 percent)."

"Those aged 18 to 34 are twice as likely to say they want to travel internationally but have no plans (22 percent) compared to those over 55 years old (9 percent)."

Nanos Research also sought to measure the level of Canadians’ concern about another wave of COVID-19.

The numbers show that a majority of respondents have some concern that another wave of COVID-19 this fall may cause governments to reinstate some restrictions.

"Most Canadians feel worried (16 percent) or somewhat worried (39 percent) that this fall there will be another epidemic wave serious enough to reinstate restrictions such as mandatory mask-wearing, social distancing, and limiting gatherings, while about two in five are not worried (23 percent) or somewhat not worried (19 percent).

Although provinces have dropped most restrictions, there has been a recent rise in cases in many parts of the country.

Nanos conducted a random phone and dual-frame RDD (landline and cellular) survey of 1,002 Canadians, aged 18 years or older, between June 30 and July 4, 2022, as part of a comprehensive survey.

Participants were randomly selected via phone using live agents and completed an online survey.

The sample included both landline and cellular numbers across Canada.

The results were also statistically examined and weighted by age and gender using the latest census data and the sample was geographically divided to be representative of Canada.

Individuals are randomly called using random digit dialing up to a maximum of five callbacks.