Canadian travel to the U.S. increases for 3rd month in a row
Return trips from the U.S. via automobile rose 7.6 per cent compared to June 2025, hitting 1.7 million in June 2026. A little more than 66 per cent of those were same-day trips.
Canadian residents made 2.3 million trips to the United States in June, marking the third consecutive month of growth, according to Statistics Canada. This increase follows 15 months of year-over-year lows. However, return trips from the U.S. to Canada remain 24.6 per cent below June 2024 levels. Automobile return trips increased by 7.6 per cent, reaching 1.7 million, with 66 per cent being same-day trips.
Air return trips declined by 1.2 per cent to 546,500. Cruise ship return trips rose 13.6 per cent to 20,700. Meanwhile, U.S. residents visiting Canada totaled three million in June, up 6.1 per cent from June 2025 and the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year increases. Cruise ship arrivals from the U.S. rose 20.5 per cent, while air arrivals decreased 1.3 per cent.
In total, 811,000 overseas residents arrived in Canada in June, marking a 3.4 per cent increase from the same month a year earlier. The U.K., India, and France accounted for 27.7 per cent of overseas arrivals. Oceania saw the largest year-over-year increase since 2010, spurred by the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada.
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