Canadian Travel to U.S. Still Down 30% Since 2024 Despite Modest 1.4% Rebound in April

U.S. 4% in April 2026 compared with April 2025, marking the first month since December 2024 when more Canadians crossed the border than the previous year, Statistics Canada reported Monday. U.S.

5% year-over-year in February and 22% in January. U.S. remains down 30% since 2024, @Forbes reported.

U.S. In April 2026. 1%. U.S. was down 31% in April 2026 compared with April 2024, and air travel was down 26%.

U.S. declined 8% year-over-year. Statistics Canada attributed the slight year-over-year uptick in April 2026 to the abnormally weak numbers from April 2025, the month of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.

American travel to Canada increased 7% in April 2026, with car trips up 6% and air travel up 10%. The rise marked the third consecutive month of year-over-year increases in American visits to Canada.

April 2026 also marked the first time since January 2025 that year-over-year international arrivals in Canada increased. 2 million trips to international destinations in April 2026, a 3% increase from April 2025. U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office.

U.S. in 2024. U.S. In 2025 was 22%. 5 billion, @Forbes reported. U.S. In the next 12 months, according to a Longwoods International tracking survey. U.S. is a safe place to visit declined from 42% a year ago to 34% now. Last spring, amid higher tariffs and talk of making Canada “the 51st state,” then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadians not to vacation south of the border.

A significant number have heeded that call and the boycott persists, @Forbes reported. U.S. Travel Association warned that even a 10% reduction in Canadian inbound travel could translate to lost spending and jobs in the hospitality sector.

The actual 22% decline more than doubled that hypothetical impact.