New data from Statistics Canada shows the second monthly increase in Canadian travel to the U.S. since January 2025.
This past June, Canadian-resident return trips from the U.S. equalled 1.7 million, up 3.2 per cent from the same month in 2025. In addition, return trips via automobile also increased by 5.2 per cent.
The agency also notes a 3.8 per cent decrease in return trips from the U.S. by air.
Canadians are slowly starting to travel to the U.S. following the American administration’s trade war against Canada and U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to make the country into the “51st state,” resulting in a Canadian boycott of travel to the U.S. for more than 15 months.
Trump was sworn into office in January 2025.
“When comparing the number of trips in June 2026 with June 2024, a decline of 28.7 per cent was observed, driven by fewer trips by automobile (-29.6 per cent) and by air (-25.0 per cent),” according to Statistics Canada.
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The first uptick was recorded in April, when the number of return trips from the U.S. for Canadian residents increased 1.8 per cent year over year.
Travel to Canada by overseas residents increase
Overseas resident trips to Canada were up 5.1 per cent this past June from the same month a year prior.
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More overseas residents arrived in Canada by air, a 5.8 per cent year-over-year increase, than by automobile.
The peak of this travel came on June 26.
Toronto and Vancouver hosted 13 FIFA World Cup matches from June 11 to July 2, encouraging a spark in travel to Canada.
Across a span of 15 overseas countries that played in Canada, total air arrivals from these nations were up 32.5 per cent in June compared to the same time last year.
In particular, air arrivals by Australian residents peaked on June 12 ahead of their World Cup match in Vancouver, while air arrivals by Panamanian residents peaked on June 16, the day before their match in Toronto. Panama also played Croatia in Toronto on June 23.
Air arrivals by German residents also reached its highest on June 19, the day before the country’s World Cup match against Ivory Coast in Toronto.
Canada is a joke. Nobody visits them
Oct 1 – March 31. To cold. I will go to Florida instead. Thanks.
Peaceful protest? When horns were honking 24/7 and babies and children couldn’t sleep and were breathing smog? When terrorists blocked an international border? Not a peaceful protest. The army should have been brought into Ottawa for the insurrectionists.
Ben. Tell us when bank accounts have been frozen in the USA for peaceful protest. Happened in Canada in 2022.
Simon. I guess Carney and Trudeau are turncoats as per you. Trudeau basically lives in the USA and Carneys children live and go to school in the USA. Elbows Up!
Not putting Canadian dollars into the American economy is a way to express distaste at the way America is treating Canada. When you slap your good friend across the face, what do you think will happen ?
Those who do travel to America are likely selfish turncoats. They are in every country, so no surprise there.
There’s no denying America has a lot to offer, if you don’t mind your privacy invaded, risk detention, being shot at, consuming contaminated products, increasing pollution, measles, parasites. Go for it.
American is the best country in the world? No. On world freedom and democracy indices, it scores lower than Canada. It has third world infant mortality rates. The press is muzzled by Republicans. Women have no rights over their own body.
America is the best country in the world If Canadians don’t want to come into our lovely country that is there loss, not ours.
Ben. I travel to USA monthly with work. What bullying do speak of? I don’t see anything like you describe. I guess I am legitimately allowed to be in the USA for work and travel. I guess those that are not, might have issues. I go about my business and also mind my business. No issues ever.
Lmfao…Canadians inferiority complex on full display in the comments…STILL!
Gross
I got to Vegas for a blast with the old lady 3-4 times a year. Canada has nothing in comparison with that type of tourist destination.
Proud to say I never stopped going to the USA and my house in Edmonton is well stocked with Kentucky Bourbon. I don’t go “Elbows Up” just because Liberal shills tell me to do so.
Why travel to the US and reward their bullying towards Canada unless you have to? One has no rights there and ICE can whisk you and exported to some unknown country.
Could it possibly be because of the world cup??
Read, you idiots – it’s still way below pre-Trump levels.
G – I’m sure they miss you.
Wouldn’t travel there if I was paid to
Going to the USA can still be cheaper shopping or traveling even with the exchange rate compared to Canadian prices.
Might be due to the BTS concert :D
How un-newsworthy.
Oh the joy of being able to say to the elbows up gang … Told ya so !!! Those of us with common sense knew your boycott of the USA wouldn’t last.
The hypocritical Elbozos just can’t stay true to their threats never to go to the big bad USA again.
Most people weren’t stupid enough to be maniputlated into not going to begin with
Trudeau has travelled frequently to the USA to hop like a bunny with Katy Perry. Total hypocrisy as he had told Canadians to boycott the USA and go “Elbows Up”
But but… what happened to elbows up?
BTW, now when the new bridge is about to be open it’s time to get back American
bourbon on our shelves here in Ontario.
Elbows up! Or something like that.
Just like I said, all the previous virtu signaling was a ‘load’.
As soon as Canadians wanted to go, they would. Same as when they want something, they buy it regardless of a USA manufacturing.