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Canadian travellers are still skipping travel to the United States, with new data showing the eighth straight month of declines in the number of return trips.<\/p>\n
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Statistics Canada<\/a> says August saw a drop of 29.7 per cent for Canadian residents returning from trips to the U.S compared to a year prior, after July saw a drop of 32.4 per cent.<\/p>\n With just over 2.8 million return trips made from the U.S., 2.2 million were by automobile, which was down by 32.6 per cent. The agency also says more than half (57.6 per cent) were same-day trips.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, 608,800 return trips from the U.S. by Canadians were by air, and that marked a 17 per cent decline compared to a year earlier.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:22 The data also shows the feeling may not be mutual, with more Americans travelling to Canada.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Statistics Canada says for the third time since June 2006, excluding August and September of 2021 when pandemic-era global travel rules were in place, August 2025 saw more U.S. residents travelling to Canada compared to the other way around.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n Trips by U.S. residents visiting Canada in August totalled 3.2 million, which was down 1.4 per cent compared to last year, according to the agency.<\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s tariff policies sparked a trade war in early 2025, which led Canada and other nations to rethink their relationships with\u00a0<\/a>the United States.<\/p>\n \n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tTrump says tariffs \u2018vital\u2019 as U.S. Supreme Court set to test his authority\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tCarney vows to double non-U.S. exports, says Canada must \u2018play to win\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n Trump has also repeated rhetoric that Canada should become the \u201c51st state<\/a>\u201d as a way to avoid being hit by tariffs.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by urging Canadians during the federal election campaign to keep their \u201celbows up,\u201d which helped to fuel a new wave of patriotism \u2014 including for consumers<\/a> and travellers alike.<\/p>\n That patriotism has spurred most Canadians to say they are avoiding travel or products from the U.S. in multiple polls<\/a> conducted by Ipsos for Global News.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:42 Americans have noticed the drop in Canadian visitors too.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n![\"Click](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WEB_PETE.jpg\")
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