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Canadian travel spending in the US fell by $3.3 billion last year, driven by the impact of the new economic and political climate that began when US President Donald Trump took office.<\/p>\n

According to a report<\/a><\/span> published by Statistics Canada, residents spent a total of $18.8 billion on travel to the US in 2025.<\/p>\n

Data showed that the financial volume of leisure trips by Canadians to the US dropped by $2.2 billion, while international holiday travel to countries other than the US recorded an increase of $3.6 billion.<\/p>\n

Travel to the US for the purpose of visiting family also declined during the 11-month period, though the report highlighted that the retreat in this category proceeded at a slower pace compared to tourist travel.<\/p>\n

The trend in border crossings was described in the report as follows:<\/p>\n

“The magnitude of the pullback grew as the year progressed, reaching its lowest point in July. During this period, the volume of border crossings fell to approximately one-third below the levels recorded 12 months earlier. Return crossings from the US stabilized in late 2025, hovering roughly one-quarter below 2024 levels.”<\/p>\n

The report noted that, excluding the pandemic period, these findings point to the lowest border crossing figures seen since 1972, when digital record-keeping began under the Frontier Counts program.<\/p>\n

It stated that year-on-year declines of this scale, exceeding 30%, had previously been recorded only following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The report also indicated that the number of Canadian residents returning from the US fell by more than 70% between December 2024 and December 2025.<\/p>\n

Beginning his second term in office, Trump initially imposed tariffs of 25% on Canadian goods using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The US president cited border security and concerns over fentanyl as grounds for the additional levies; however, goods compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) were broadly exempted from these tariffs.<\/p>\n

An additional 10% tariff was levied on energy and potash products, as well as on timber, logs, and specific vehicle components imported from Canada.<\/p>\n

Most of the tariffs were struck down in February by a US Supreme Court ruling, which determined that Trump had exceeded his presidential authority. However, in the period leading up to the ruling, businesses and consumers across the US, Mexico, and Canada were adversely affected, and the resulting tensions reflected in travel choices.<\/p>\n

The report also recalled that Trump subsequently threatened further tariffs, citing smoke from Canadian wildfires affecting Michigan, and made statements suggesting Canada become a “51st state.”<\/p>\n

According to information reported<\/a><\/span> by CBC, despite the sharp decline in Canadian travel to the US in 2025, travel figures have begun to rise gradually as official authorities take steps to repair relations between the neighboring countries through advertising campaigns.<\/p>\n

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