Canadian journey to U.S. will increase for second straight month: StatCan – National

Canadians’ journey to the U.S. has elevated for the second straight month following consecutive months of declining numbers.

This previous May, the variety of Canadian resident return journeys from the U.S. elevated 9.9 per cent 12 months over 12 months, whereas journeys to Canada by U.S. residents jumped by 13 per cent from May 2025, in response to Statistics Canada information launched Thursday.

Canadian residents returned from 2.6 million journeys to the U.S., the second consecutive month of progress, following a 15-month drop in journey to the U.S.

In addition, U.S. resident journeys to Canada totalled 2.2 million, marking the fourth straight month of year-over-year will increase.

The total variety of arrivals to Canada by U.S. residents additionally elevated 6.9 per cent in May, pushed by increased arrivals by vehicle (4.6 per cent) and 32.6 per cent mixed through cruise ship, ferry and prepare.

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Canadian journey to US down almost 15 per cent: StatsCan

The variety of return journeys involving Canadian residents from abroad rose 3.3 per cent this May in comparison with the identical time a 12 months prior.

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Separate information launched by Statistics Canada on Wednesday states that in 2025, “Canadians shifted outbound leisure travel away from the United States (-21.5 per cent; -3.2 million visits) in favour of overseas options (+12.2 per cent; +1.1 million visits).”

Travel to go to household and buddies within the U.S. additionally declined by 9 per cent in the identical 12 months.

All in all, Canadian journey spending to the U.S. equalled $18.8 billion in 2025, whereas spending on abroad journey got here to $81.3 billion.

In May, 665,300 abroad residents arrived in Canada, an uptick of 6.2 per cent from May 2025. The majority (80.2 per cent) of those arrivals got here through air journey.

By quantity, arrivals from Europe (12.3 p.c) and the Americas (excluding the U.S., equalling 12.1 per cent) drove the year-over-year improve in overseas-resident arrivals this May, offsetting a lower in arrivals from Asia (-4.5 per cent). Statistics Canada notes Europe as “Canada’s largest overseas market.”

The high three international locations of residence for abroad guests in May have been the U.Okay., India and France, which collectively accounted for 30.2 per cent of all abroad arrivals in Canada.

Canadians have been famous to have “made fewer return trips from overseas” in May, however “this decrease was offset by an increase in return trips from the United States.”

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