US EditionMore U.S. residents came to Canada than Canadian residents returned from the U.S. in July
July 2025 saw a 10.3% increase in overseas visitors to Canada while Canadian trips to the U.S. fell 32.4%, reflecting shifting travel and economic dynamics.
- On September 23, 2025, Statistics Canada reported that July 2025 was the second time since June 2006 when more U.S. residents visited Canada than Canadian residents travelled to the U.S.
- Statistics Canada and industry observers said Canadians sharply cut U.S. trips as patriotism and higher U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump discouraged cross-border travel.
- Canadian return trips from the U.S. fell 32.4% year over year to 2.6 million in July 2025, while U.S. residents made almost 3.3 million trips to Canada and overseas arrivals rose 10.3% to 999,600.
- Tourism operators said stronger domestic bookings and staycations offset some U.S. declines, with advance long-term bookings already triple last year’s.
- With the IPIL Air integration, Statistics Canada improved Frontier Counts accuracy by replacing E311 declaration forms data and advised caution comparing 2025 months with earlier years.
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The number of U.S. residents who came to Canada in July exceeded the number of Canadian residents who returned.
More U.S. residents came to Canada than Canadian residents returned from the U.S. in July
Statistics Canada says more U.S. residents came to Canada in July than Canadian residents returned from the U.S. for only the second time in nearly two decades, excluding the pandemic period.
Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. in July was down 32.4 per cent (Business)
Statistics Canada says more U.S. residents came to Canada in July than Canadian residents returned from the U.S. for only the second time in nearly two decades, excluding the pandemic period. The same imbalance happened in June this year, but before that it was June 2006 when it last occurred, exclu...
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Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. in July was down 32.4 per cent
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