Canadians are rethinking travelling to the U.S. amid trade war rhetoric, according to an IJB analysis of data from the Canadian Border Services Agency.
We tracked the impact of trade war talk on Canadian border travel, comparing it to 2024. The results are clear – more Canadians are staying home.
This March break, between March 9 and 15, the number of Canadans crossing the U.S. border by land was down 29 per cent compared to the same week in 2024.
It is part of a persistent decline in border crossings since early January when Trump began threatening tariffs and Canadian annexation.
The air travel data shows a similar, if less dramatic trend, with a 7 per cent decline in U.S. border crossing during Canadian reading week compared to last year.
Watch as we break down the timeline of the trade war and its impact on cross border traffic.