New data from Statistics Canada has revealed that cross-border travel from Canada to the U.S. is down for the 14th consecutive month, while domestic travel has surged. The data tracks passenger numbers at Canada’s eight largest airports and shows that traffic to the U.S. declined by 7 per cent from March 2025 to March 2026, falling to 1.2 million screened passengers. The downturn, which began in January 2025, has been linked to political tensions between Canada and the U.S., fuelled by punishing tariffs imposed by Donald Trump and his suggestion that Canada could become the 51st state...