Numbers of return road and air trips continue to fall after trade policy row and threats to annex country

Travel to the US by Canadian residents has continued to drop significantly for the seventh month in a row, as new data confirms that Donald Trump’s threats have helped upend the summer tourism season.

Statistics Canada said on Monday that the number of Canadian residents who made a return trip to the US by car dropped 36.9% in July 2025, compared with the same month in 2024.

There were declines in air travel as well, where Canadian residents returning from the US by commercial airlines dropped by 25.8% in July compared with the previous year.

  • AmbitiousProcess (they/them)English
    19•5 days ago

    My father often bikes up to Canada, which means crossing the border. (obviously)

    Normally, there’s a long line of cars, and a bit of a wait.

    There wasn’t a single person in front of him when he got there, and just 2 cars waiting when he came back.