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Or sign-in if you have an account.A traveller walks past Air Canada planes at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Photo by POSTMEDIA NEWS ARCHIVESCanadian travel to the United States rose for the first time in April since the start of U.S. President Donald Trump‘s second term in January 2025.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorIn April, Canadian residents took 2.4 million trips to the United States, a 1.8 per cent increase from the same month a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly data on travel between Canada and other countries.StatCan said that increase was driven by an 8.1 per cent jump in road trips by Canadians from the U.S., 1.5 million trips in total, of which 65 per cent were on the same day. Meanwhile, trips by air dropped 7.1 per cent year over year to 805,900, and return trips by cruise ship fell 38.5 per cent year over year to 3,900.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againTravel trends among Canadian residents shifted alongside the political tensions between Canada and the United States starting in early 2025.When comparing prior to this period, there’s a steep decline of 26.7 per cent in the number of trips by Canadians to the United States in April 2026 from April 2024, driven by 30.2 per cent fewer trips by automobile and 16.9 per cent fewer trips by air.U.S. residents took 1.5 million trips to Canada in April 2026, up 6.9 per cent from the same month in 2025. This marked the third consecutive monthly year-over-year increase of such trips. Compared with April 2024, the number of trips was down slightly by 1.5 per cent, mainly because of a 2.2 per cent decrease in trips by automobile.Meanwhile, Canadians made 1.4 million return trips from overseas countries outside of the U.S. in April, up 2.7 per cent year over year, while trips to Canada by overseas residents declined 6.7 per cent to 432,700.The total number of Canadian-resident trips from abroad including the U.S. was 3.8 million trips in April, an increase of 2.1 per cent year over year and the first year-over-year monthly increase since February 2025. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.