Canada-U.S. travel falls further for 5th straight month: StatCan – National [Video]

The number of Canadians returning from travel to the U.S. by land and air continues to decline, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.

The data showed that return trips made by Canadians in May dropped for the fifth consecutive month compared with last year, with trips north by Americans also dropping.

In May, 1.3 million Canadians made a return trip by car from the U.S., a drop of 38.1 per cent compared with the same month in 2024.

Just a month earlier, there was a decline of 35.2 per cent compared with April 2024, with 1.2 million return trips.

Air travel also saw a decline in May, with Statistics Canada reporting Canadian return trips fell 24.2 per cent compared with the same month in 2024.

This marks an even steeper decline than in April, when the number of Canadians who returned by air dropped 19.9 per cent compared …