Number of Canadians Traveling to the U.S. Tumbles Again in June
Posted on: July 11, 2025, 06:01h.
Last updated on: July 11, 2025, 06:05h.
- 22.1% decrease in the number of Canadians who travelled to the U.S. in June
- Double digit drops in both car and air travel in every month since April
- Leger study said over half (56%) of those who had planned to travel to the U.S. said they would be travelling elsewhere
The number of Canadians travelling into the U.S. by air dropped 22.1% in June, compared to the same month one year earlier, according to Statistics Canada.
Double-Digit Drops
No doubt, a letter sent yesterday from U.S. President Donald Trump to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying the U.S. government will be slapping a 35% tariff on all Canadian products sent into the U.S. as of Aug. 1 will no doubt further agitate many people north of the border, as they make travel plans.
The two countries have been embroiled in a tariff dispute since February, with Trump regularly roiling things up by calling on Canada to become the U.S.’s 51st state. The Canadian government retaliated with tariffs. The U.S. national anthem was booed at hockey games. Canadians stopped buying U.S.-made products in grocery stores.
Tariffs Impacting Canadian Travel Plans
Canadian resident return trips by car dropped a whopping 33.1% in June. Last month marked the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, including double digit drops in both car and air travel in every month since April, according to Statscan.
The U.S. has long been the primary travel destinations for Canadians. In 2024, Canadian-resident trips to the U.S. totalled 39 million, 75% of all Canadian-resident travel abroad.
$2.1 Billion in Lost Spending
Americans are soured on travelling to Canada as well – a 10.4% decline in U.S. resident trips by automobile to Canada in June, a steeper drop than the month before, the Statscan report said.
According to the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office, Canadians last year made up roughly one-quarter of all foreign travelers to the U.S. and spent $20.5 billion.
In February, the U.S. Travel Association said a 10% drop in Canadian tourism to the U.S. would result in $2.1 billion in lost spending, with 14,000 job losses.
Poor Exchange Rate Another Factor
According to a Leger study of Canadian travel intentions in June, the U.S. tariff backlash is a real thing – 75% of Canadians who were planning a trip to the U.S. said that the tariff announcements influenced their plans. Over half (56%) of those who had planned to travel to the U.S. said they would be travelling elsewhere.
But it should be said there were other factors impacting travel to the U.S., the survey revealed, not just tariffs – safety concerns, poor exchange rate, not feeling welcome.
Las Vegas Travel Down
Data released by Harry Reid International Airport on June 26 showed there were 3.89% less travellers overall that went through the airport in May.
Air Canada reported a 21.7% year over year decline in passengers to the airport in May – 41,577. WestJet reported 61,219 in May, a 34.6% drop. Flair, a low-cost carrier out of Edmonton, reported a 64% drop, to 7,532 passengers.
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