September 23, 2025
RED FM News Desk
For only the second time in nearly 20 years—excluding the pandemic period—Canada saw more U.S. residents visiting than Canadian residents returning from the United States, according to Statistics Canada.
This unusual trend occurred in both June and July of this year. Prior to that, the last time it happened was in June 2006, aside from a brief exception in August and September 2021 during the pandemic.
The shift appears to be driven in part by a decline in Canadian travel to the U.S., as Canadians respond to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods introduced under President Donald Trump’s administration.
In July, Canadian-resident return trips from the U.S. dropped 32.4% year over year, totaling nearly 2.6 million. In contrast, trips to Canada by U.S. residents were down just 3.0%, reaching nearly 3.3 million.
Meanwhile, international travel to Canada from overseas visitors rose by 10.3% compared to July of last year. The number of arrivals from both Europe and Asia also grew by 10.3%.
Additionally, Canadians returning from overseas trips in July increased by 8.3% compared to the same month in the previous year.
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