The number of Canadians who are visiting the United States of America has nosedived. Latest data from US customs shows hundreds of thousands of Canadians refusing to visit US amidst an injured relationship between the US and Canada.
The data shows that in March 2025, 3,183,009 people arrived at ports of entry along the Canada-US land border. This was a decrease of more than 900,000 people from the 4,093,973 people who were recorded in the same period in 2024.
At the same time, passenger vehicle and pedestrian crossings were down by about 26 percent. The number of trucks that crossed the Canada-US land border were down by about 6 percent. These numbers were the lowest in record since the 2020 pandemic.
A report that was published by CTV News indicated that additional data from Statistics Canada showed that return trips from the United States had fallen by more than 30 percent in the month of March 2025 compared to the same period the previous year.
The boycott has hit the aviation industry hard, with Canada-US airline bookings for 2025 spring and summer travel season falling by more than 70 percent in comparison to the same period in 2024. Already, in March, there was a 13.5 percent decline in air travelers from Canada compared to March 2024, data from Statistics Canada shows.
Although the United States and Canada have enjoyed a cordial relationship over the years, this cooperation has been turned upside down by US President Donald Trump. President Trump has slapped tariffs on Canada and threatened additional tariffs. At the same time, he has proposed on various occasions that Canada ought to become the 51 State of the United States.
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These tariffs and assertions have been interpreted as a form of betrayal and have caused a majority of Canadians to boycott US-made products and travels to the US.
The travel boycott is expected to result in huge losses. In 2024 for instance, Canadian travelers alone spent $20.5 billion in the US. In February 2025, the US Travel Association (USTA) had cautioned that a 10 percent drop in Canadian tourism to the US could translate to $2.1 billion in lost spending and put around 140,000 jobs in jeopardy.
