Canadian visits to the United States have fallen sharply in recent months, reducing cross-border tourism and straining businesses that rely on Canadian customers. Canadian residents made 1.7 million return motor-vehicle trips from the U.S. in July, a nearly 37% year-over-year drop, while visits to the U.S. from January through May totaled just over 7 million, about 17% fewer than the same period in 2024. Contributing factors include strained political relations after presidential comments and tariffs, and a strong U.S. dollar. Local operators report far fewer Canadian cars, smaller tour groups, and reduced passengers on tour boats, affecting revenue in border regions.
New data confirms that far fewer Canadians are making trips south. Canadian residents made just 1.7 million return trips by motor vehicle back into their country from the U.S. in July, a nearly 37% drop from the same month in 2024, according to a report published this month by Statistics Canada. The dip comes as relations are strained between the U.S. and Canada after President Trump vowed to make Canada a U.S. state earlier this year and imposed steep tariffs on his northern neighbor.
Canadians made just over 7 million visits to the U.S. between January and May, according to statistics published by the International Trade Administration. That's a nearly 17% decrease compared with the same period in 2024, data shows. The U.S. Travel Association said in an emailed statement to NPR that its "latest view continues to show a decline in travel from Canadian residents to the United States, consistent with the recent Canadian data released."
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