Canadian return trips from the U.S. tick up slightly: StatCan
Statistics Canada said the gain reflects an unusually weak 2025 base, while car travel fell 31% and air travel dropped 26% from a year earlier.
- On Monday, Statistics Canada reported Canadian travel to the U.S. increased 1.4% in April, marking the first rise in 15 months, though officials noted a 'base-year effect' against unusually low 2025 numbers.
- Political tensions and trade disputes continue to depress visitation, down 30% since 2024, after then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians to avoid U.S. travel amid President Donald Trump's '51st state' rhetoric.
- Longwoods International tracking survey data from April shows 57% of Canadians are less likely to travel south within the next 12 months, citing U.S. government policies and political statements as deterrents.
- The U.S. hospitality sector faces significant losses; a 22% decline in 2025 visitation resulted in an economic hit of roughly $4.5 billion, far exceeding USTA's earlier warnings.
- Divergent trends emerged in April, as Canadians' return trips by automobile increased 5.8%, while air travel to the U.S. declined 8.1% during the same period, signaling shifting travel preferences.
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Canadian visits to the United States increased last month, the first increase in return trips to the States since late in 2024. Statistics Canada figures released today (May 11) show that Canadian-resident return trips from the U.S. in April totalled 1.8 million. That’s up 1.4% from the same month in 2025. Driven by an increase in return trips by automobile (+5.8%), April marks the first month since December 2024 that a year-over-year increase i…
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