Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. down 32.4% in July

AdobeStock / highresolutionStatistics 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 shift comes as Canadians have shunned travel to the U.S. in the face of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods. The number of Canadian-resident return trips from the United States in July was down 32.4% year over year at nearly 2.6 million, while the number of trips to Canada by U.S. residents fell 3.0% compared with a year ago to almost 3.3 million. Meanwhile, Statistics Canada says the number of trips to Canada by overseas residents in July was up 10.3% from the same month last year. The number of Canadian-resident return trips from overseas in July increased 8.3% compared with a year ago.