Canadian trips to U.S. mark seventh consecutive month of growth in October

Statistics Canada is reporting that in October, Canadian-resident return trips from the United States by automobile and air totalled 1.9 million – that’s up 3.0% from the same month in 2025; marking the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year growth.

Compared with a year earlier, return trips from the United States in October 2026 rose for both automobile (+2.2%) and air travel (+5.6%). However, they remained below those recorded in October 2024 (-29.0% and -19.6%, respectively).

Canadian-resident return trips from overseas countries by air totalled 1.0 million in October 2026, edging up 0.5% from the same month one year earlier.

United States-resident trips to Canada by automobile and air continue to grow

US-resident trips to Canada by automobile and air increased 8.1% in October, reaching 1.5 million. This marked the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year increase.

In October 2026, US residents made 1.1 million trips to Canada by automobile (+8.7%) and 414,400 trips by air (+6.5%).

Overseas-resident trips to Canada by air and automobile were up 5.0% in October from the same month one year earlier. More overseas residents arrived in Canada by air (417,000; +5.4% year over year) than by automobile (48,300; +2.0% year over year) in October.