New knowledge from Statistics Canada reveals the variety of Canadian residents making spherical journeys to the US was down in January 2026 in comparison with final yr.
StatCan says Canadian residents made 2.1 million return journeys to the U.S. in January 2026, marking a 22 per cent decline in comparison with January 2025. That is the thirteenth consecutive month of year-over-year decline.
On the identical time, journeys to Canada by U.S. residents went down 0.3 per cent from January 2025.
Canadians travelling extra abroad
In comparison with January 2025, StatCan says the variety of Canadian residents making spherical journeys to international locations abroad elevated 10.6 per cent, whereas these travelling into Canada from abroad decreased 2.1 per cent.
The company says 303,200 abroad residents arrived in Canada, down 2.1 per cent, and marking the primary decline since March 2025.
In January, the highest three international locations of residence for abroad guests to Canada had been from Mexico, the UK and France — all three locations accounting for 28.2 per cent of all abroad arrivals in Canada.
In the meantime, Canadian residents making journeys abroad noticed a rise of 10.6 per cent in January 2026 in comparison with 2025.