Canadian travel to U.S. declines for 7th consecutive month amid trade war
Global News
In July, the number of Canadian residents returning from the United States was down to 2.6 million, marking a 32.4 per cent decrease compared with July 2024
For the seventh consecutive month, Canadians took their tourism dollars elsewhere in July 2025 and said no to heading south of the border.
In July, the number of Canadian residents returning from the United States was down to 2.6 million, marking a 32.4 per cent decrease compared with July 2024, Statistics Canada said in a new report Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 3.3 million U.S. residents made the trip to Canada in July, a drop of three per cent compared with July last year.
This marked only the second month since June 2006, excluding August and September 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, that more Americans visited Canada than the other way around.
Canadians chose to spend their money elsewhere as the number of Canadian resident return trips from overseas increased 8.3 per cent.
U.S. trips accounted for 65 per cent of all trips by Canadians abroad. This meant that total travel by Canadians abroad, including to the U.S., declined by 24.2 per cent.
Foreign overseas tourists flocked to Canada in higher numbers, however, as the number of trips to Canada by overseas residents was up 10.3 per cent.
While 1.9 million Canadians drove to and from the U.S. in July, this was a decline of 35.8 per cent compared with July last year. Of these, around 60 per cent of the trips were same-day trips.
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