Event22 September 2026Document

StatCan (July 2026): Canadian-resident car trips back from the US up 12.6% year on year, but all return trips still 25.6% below July 2024

Statistics Canada's travel release for July 2026: Canadian-resident return trips from the United States by automobile rose 12.6% from July 2025, but all Canadian-resident return trips from the US were still 25.6% below their July 2024 level.

Date

22 September 2026

Kind

Other

Where

Canada

Evidence

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Sources

• Statistics Canada, “The Daily: Travel between Canada and other countries, July 2026” (external site), 22 September 2026. source record

Claims that rest on this event

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  Canadians' rally against the US shows in behaviour, not just polls: return trips from the US fell 25.4% in 2025 (all modes; car trips were still 27% below 2024 in August 2026), spending on US visits fell by C$3.3 billion, boycotts spread, and two premiers called snap elections citing the US threat. This shows the effect, not what caused it.

  Statistics Canada, July 2026: return trips from the US were still 25.6% below July 2024, even as car trips recovered year on year. The drop in travel lasts.