Canadian Trips to US Plunged 28% in 2025 Amid Trump’s Tariffs, 51st State Jabs

Vehicles in line to cross into the United States at the Canada-US border in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Canada, on July 12, 2025.Photographer: Nasuna Stuart-Ulin/Bloomberg

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January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM UTC

Canadians took 28% fewer trips to the US last year as President Donald Trump’s trade war and repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st state angered many in the northern nation.

The country’s residents made 22.9 million visits to the US by car or plane in 2025, compared with 31.9 million the previous year, according to preliminary Statistics Canada data released Monday. Americans also traveled to Canada less — those trips fell 5% to 17.8 million.