Canadian travel to US picks up for first time since trade war
Canadian travel to the US has seen a slight increase for the first time since the trade war began. In April, travel rose by 1.4% compared to the previous year, with car travel driving this growth. However, overall visitation remains significantly lower than pre-trade war levels, with a projected recovery not expected until 2029.
- ▪Travel to the US inched up 1.4% in April compared to the same month last year.
- ▪Canadian car travel to the US rose 6% in April, marking the first increase after months of decline.
- ▪Overall Canadian visitation to the US is down 25% from 2024 levels.
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World News Canadian travel to US picks up for first time since trade war By Gabrielle Fahmy Published May 16, 2026, 11:02 a.m. ET For the first time since Canadians started boycotting travel to the US to protest the trade war, trips south of the border have started to pick up — slowly. Travel to the US inched up 1.4% in April compared to the same month last year, with 1.8 million Canucks visiting the Land of the Free, according to monthly data released by Statistics Canada this week. The increase — the first since December 2024 after months of decline — was driven by car travel, which rose 6% in April, according to the data. Canadian car travel to the US rose 6% in April, as travel increased for the first time after months of decline.
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