In April, the number of Canadian-resident return trips from the United States increased 1.8% year over year, while trips to Canada by US residents were up 6.9%. Meanwhile, the number of Canadian-resident return trips from overseas rose 2.7% in April compared with the same month a year earlier, while trips to Canada by overseas residents declined 6.7%, reported Statistics Canada.
On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the number of Canadian-resident return trips from abroad (from the United States and overseas countries) (+0.9%) and overseas-resident arrivals (+0.3%) edged up in April. The number of US-resident arrivals fell 2.1%, it said.
“Canadian residents returned from 3.8 million trips abroad in April, an increase of 2.1% year over year. This marks the first year-over-year monthly increase since February 2025,” said the federal agency.
“In April 2026, Canadian residents returned from 2.4 million trips to the United States, an increase of 1.8% from the same month one year earlier and the first rise since January 2025. This was driven by return trips by automobile (+8.1% to 1.5 million), of which 65.0% were same-day trips. Meanwhile, return trips by air decreased 7.1% year over year to 805,900, and return trips by cruise ship fell 38.5% year over year to 3,900.
“By contrast, Canadian residents made 1.4 million return trips from overseas countries in April, up 2.7% year over year.”
In April, US-resident trips to Canada totalled 1.5 million, rising 6.9% from the same month in 2025 and marking the third consecutive monthly year-over-year increase, said Statistics Canada.
Arrivals by automobile (1.0 million) were up 6.8% year over year in April 2026, with 56.2% of these arrivals being same-day trips. Air arrivals increased by 7.8% to 366,600. Meanwhile, the number of US residents who disembarked in Canada from cruise ships (22,100) was down 10.8% compared with the same month in 2025, it said.
Mario Toneguzzi
Mario Toneguzzi is Managing Editor of Canada’s Entrepreneur. He has more than 40 years of experience as a daily newspaper writer, columnist, and editor. He was named in 2021 and 2024 as one of the top business journalists in the world by PR News. He was also named by RETHINK to its global list of Top Retail Experts 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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