Canadian spending on trips to the United States fell sharply in 2025, as cross-border travel plummeted by 25 per cent. A newly released Canadian government report indicates that visitors spent C$3.3 billion (£1.76 billion) less in the U.S. over the past year, marking a significant shift in North American tourism.
For context, the decline in visits followed the implementation of heavy tariffs on Canadian-made goods, ramped-up immigration enforcement, and rhetoric from President Donald Trump repeatedly threatening to absorb the sovereign nation as America's '51st state.'
