Statistics Canada says return trips from the U.S. in November by Canadian residents were down 23.6% compared with a year ago, while trips to Canada by U.S. residents also fell.
The agency says Canadian residents returning from the U.S. in November totalled 2.3 million, down from 2.9 million a year earlier.
Meanwhile, U.S. resident trips to Canada in November fell 9% to 1.3 million compared with 1.5 million in November 2024 when Taylor Swift played six sold-out shows in Toronto.
The agency also said Canada might have been affected by a reduction of flights at 40 of the busiest U.S. airports, during the U.S. government shutdown.
Meanwhile, Canadian residents returning from overseas in November rose 13.6% compared with a year ago to 1.1 million.
Overseas residents entering Canada in November totalled 324,245 in November, up 13.6% from 285,360 in the same month last year.