Far fewer Canadians are visiting the U.S. this year, new numbers show August 21, 20256:00 AM ET
By Joe Hernandez
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.
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In the first half of 2025, Canadian arrivals to the U.S. fell nearly 18% year on year, representing a drop of more than 1,750,000 visits, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.
Many Canadians are turning to domestic travel, which helped push the country’s July hotel occupancy rate to 77.6%, its highest level since 2019, according to real estate data provider CoStar. The “Canada Strong Pass” — a summer tourism initiative marked as a celebration of strength and unity in the country — drove an increase in visits to Canada’s museums, historic sites and national parks, the government reported this week.
A Canadian boycott of U.S. travel continued through August—anchoring an enormous economic loss for American tourism this year as visitors from around the world choose not to travel to the states amid President Trump’s aggressive tariffs and rhetoric.
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States across America are suffering from a steep decline in Canadian tourism following a tumultuous first half of 2025.
Canadians returning to the country by automobile from the United States declined 33.1% in June, compared to the same time last year, according to Canada's national statistical agency. And Canadians returning from the U.S. by air dropped 22.1 percent. In fact, the agency said June was the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year automobile declines.
