U.S. Travel From Canada Falls Again to Start 2026
Photo Credit: The number of Canadians travelers traveling to the U.S. has substantially declined in recent months. Wikimedia Commons / Mikerussell
Skift Take
The decline in visitors from Canada that hit the U.S. travel industry hard in 2025 shows no signs of slowing down.
The U.S. saw more of the same to start 2026 — another substantial drop in visitors from Canada.
The number of Canadian residents returning from the U.S. by car fell 26.8% in January from last year, according to figures released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, marking the 12th straight month of declines.
Canadian-resident return trips by air from the U.S. dropped 17.8%.
The latest figures come after Statistics Canada reported earlier this mo
