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Released: 2025-10-22
Non-resident guests getting into Canada (unadjusted knowledge)
4,037,165
August 2025
0.8% 
(12-month change)
Canadian residents returning to Canada from overseas (unadjusted knowledge)
4,169,178
August 2025
-21.5% 
(12-month change)
Non-resident guests getting into Canada (seasonally adjusted knowledge)
2,403,512
August 2025
-0.1%
(month-to-month change)
Canadian residents returning to Canada from overseas (seasonally adjusted knowledge)
3,390,196
August 2025
0.1%
(month-to-month change)
Highlights
In August, the variety of Canadian-resident return journeys from the United States was down 29.7% yr over yr, whereas the variety of journeys to Canada by US residents decreased 1.4%. This marked the third time since June 2006 (excluding August and September 2021, in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic) when extra US residents made journeys to Canada than Canadian residents travelled to the United States.
Meanwhile, in August 2025, the variety of journeys to Canada by abroad residents was up 9.2% from August 2024, and the variety of Canadian-resident return journeys from abroad elevated 8.6%.
On a seasonally adjusted month-to-month foundation, the variety of Canadian-resident return journeys from overseas was up barely by 0.1% in August 2025. US-resident arrivals edged down 0.3%, whereas overseas-resident arrivals elevated 0.5%.
Chart 1
Canadian residents returning to Canada from the United States and US residents visiting Canada, January 2019 to August 2025
Trips to Canada by US residents proceed to lower
In August, US-resident journeys to Canada (3.2 million) declined yr over yr for a seventh consecutive month, down 1.4% from the identical month in 2024.
Arrivals by vehicle (2.0 million) had been down 3.2% yr over yr in August 2025. Over half (54.5%) of those arrivals had been in a single day journeys. Meanwhile, air arrivals (655,500) declined by a modest 0.5% yr over yr. The variety of US residents who disembarked in Canada from cruise ships was 330,800 in August, up 7.0% from the identical month in 2024.
Chart 2
Year-over-year change within the variety of US guests getting into Canada, by province or territory of arrival, August 2025
Trips to Canada by abroad residents improve
In August 2025, 886,000 abroad residents arrived in Canada, up 9.2% from the identical month in 2024. The majority (76.6%) of overseas-resident arrivals had been by air in August 2025.
An improve in arrivals from Europe (+7.9%) and Asia (+8.4%)—the highest two supply markets for abroad guests to Canada—was the first contributor to the year-over-year development in overseas-resident arrivals in August.
The high three international locations of residence for abroad guests had been the United Kingdom (136,900), France (102,700) and Germany (63,300), accounting for 34.2% of all abroad arrivals in Canada in August.
Chart 3
Overseas guests getting into Canada, by continent of residence, January 2019 to August 2025
Trips overseas by Canadian residents proceed to lower
Canadian residents returned from 4.2 million journeys overseas in August, down 21.5% in contrast with August 2024.
Canadian-resident return journeys from the United States by vehicle declined by 32.6% to 2.2 million in August 2025. Of these journeys, 57.6% had been same-day journeys.
In August, the variety of Canadian-resident return journeys by air from the United States (608,800) decreased by 17.0% in contrast with the identical month a yr earlier. Meanwhile, Canadian-resident return journeys by air from abroad international locations (1.2 million) elevated 9.1% in contrast with August 2024.
Chart 4
Canadian residents returning to Canada from journeys overseas, August 2024 to August 2025
Seasonally adjusted arrivals
Tourism is influenced by seasonal results (e.g., precise seasons and holidays corresponding to Canada Day and Thanksgiving) and by calendar results (e.g., variety of weekends in a month). All statistics on this part are based mostly on seasonally adjusted knowledge (for extra info, see the Note to readers).
Trips to Canada by US residents decline
On a seasonally adjusted month-to-month foundation, the general variety of arrivals in Canada by US residents was down 0.3% in August 2025. Decreases in arrivals by air (-1.9%) and by vehicle (-0.4%) had been the principle contributors to the general month-to-month decline.
Trips to Canada by abroad residents improve
In August, the variety of overseas-resident arrivals in Canada edged up by 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted month-to-month foundation, led by residents of Oceania (+7.6%) and Africa (+2.9%). By quantity, guests from the United Kingdom (+2.0%) and Germany (+5.0%) had been the most important contributors to the general month-to-month improve.
Chart 5
Overseas guests getting into Canada, by continent of residence, January 2019 to August 2025, seasonally adjusted knowledge
Canadian-resident return journeys from overseas edge up
On a seasonally adjusted month-to-month foundation, the variety of Canadian-resident return journeys from overseas edged up (+0.1%) in August. This modest development was pushed by a rise in Canadian-resident return journeys from the United States by vehicle (+0.6%) and from abroad by air (+0.4%).
Chart 6
Non-resident guests getting into Canada and Canadian residents returning to Canada, January 2019 to August 2025
Enhancements—Integrated Primary Inspection Line – Air integration
Starting with the discharge of the July 2025 reference month for “Travel between Canada and other countries” on September 23, Statistics Canada built-in details about travellers processed via the Canada Border Services Agency’s Integrated Primary Inspection Line – Air (IPIL Air) system into the Frontier Counts. The unadjusted knowledge collection from January to June 2025 had been additionally up to date in the course of the July launch.
This new knowledge supply improves the accuracy of Frontier Counts by addressing current knowledge gaps at some ports of entry. IPIL Air knowledge additionally change info from E311 declaration types at different ports of entry.
Users are suggested to train warning when evaluating 2025 reference months and onwards with earlier years. For extra info on ideas, definitions, knowledge sources and strategies, consult with Frontier Counts.
Focus on Canada and the United States
In August 2025, Canadian residents returned from 2.9 million journeys to the United States, representing a 29.7% lower from the identical month in 2024 and accounting for 70.2% of all journeys overseas taken by Canadian residents in the course of the month.
Meanwhile, US residents took 3.2 million journeys to Canada in August, down 1.4% from the identical month in 2024 and representing 78.1% of all non-resident journeys to Canada in August 2025.
In August 2025, for the third time since June 2006 (excluding August and September 2021, in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic), extra US residents made journeys to Canada than Canadian residents travelled to the United States.
For extra knowledge and insights on areas touched by the socio-economic relationship between Canada and the United States, see the Focus on Canada and the United States webpage.
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Note to readers
Unless in any other case specified, this launch makes use of unadjusted (uncooked) knowledge.
Seasonal adjustment
Tourism is influenced by seasonal results (e.g., holidays corresponding to Canada Day and Thanksgiving) and calendar results (e.g., variety of weekends in a month). Seasonally adjusted knowledge are knowledge which have been modified to get rid of the impact of seasonal and calendar influences to permit for extra significant comparisons of financial situations from interval to interval. For extra info on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data – Frequently asked questions.
Revisions
Seasonally adjusted knowledge for May to July 2025 have been revised. No revisions had been made to the unadjusted knowledge.
Canada Post service disruptions
Statistics Canada will monitor the impacts of Canada Post service disruptions on future releases.
Next launch
“Travel between Canada and other countries” for September shall be launched on November 20.
Products
The product “Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard,” a part of the Data Visualization Products collection (71-607-X), is offered.
The article “Recent changes in Canadian-resident travel to the United States” is offered.
Episode 27 of the Eh Sayers podcast, “Canadians just aren’t California Dreamin’ these days,” is offered.
The infographic “Tourism activity, 2024” can be accessible.
Contact info
For extra info, or to investigate in regards to the ideas, strategies, or knowledge high quality of this launch, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; [email protected]) or Media Relations ([email protected]).
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