Canadian visits to the United States increased last month, the first increase in return trips to the States since late in 2024.
Statistics Canada figures released today (May 11) show that Canadian-resident return trips from the U.S. in April totalled 1.8 million. That’s up 1.4% from the same month in 2025.
Driven by an increase in return trips by automobile (+5.8%), April marks the first month since December 2024 that a year-over-year increase in overall return trips from the United States has occurred. In contrast, return trips from the U.S. by air decreased 8.1% from April of last year to April, 2026.
Statistics Canada says Canadian-resident return trips from overseas countries by air totalled 1.3 million in April 2026, up 5.3% from the same month one year earlier.
In a move that Canadian tourism officials will be happy to see, US-resident trips to Canada increased 7.3% in April, reaching 1.2 million and marking the third consecutive month of year-over-year increases. In April, U.S. residents made 870,400 trips to Canada by automobile (+6.1%) and 320,500 trips by air (+10.8%).
On the other hand, overseas-resident trips to Canada totalled 366,800 in April, down 3.1% from the same month a year earlier.
PORTER AIRLINES BEGINS FLIGHTS TO NASHVILLE TODAY; ALSO ADDS TORONTO PEARSON TO QUEBEC CITY
Porter Airlines continues to grow its Toronto network with new service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) and Nashville International Airport, as well as reintroducing service from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport.
Toronto-City – Nashville is operated on the De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft, with daily service beginning today. The new route connects Billy Bishop – located just minutes from downtown Toronto – with one of North America’s most popular getaway destinations. Since launching U.S. flights from YTZ in 2008, Porter has been committed to providing elevated economy service between Toronto and key American cities. The new U.S. Customs Preclearance facility at Billy Bishop offers even greater convenience to passengers.
Nashville, Tennessee. Mana5280/Unsplash photo
Service between Toronto Pearson and Quebec City will be operated by the brand new 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with 12 weekly roundtrip flights beginning May 12. The new route complements existing Toronto-City service. Connections are available through Toronto Pearson to Western Canada destinations such as Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Kelowna. Additionally, these flights are optimally timed for our partner Air Transat’s extensive European network accessible via YQB, including destinations such as Lisbon, Rome, Venice, Paris, and Amsterdam.
Porter’s presence at Toronto Pearson continues to grow, connecting to more than 30 routes across North America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica.
AIR INDIA TRIMMING FLIGHTS TO CANADA
Air India has cut 35% of its Toronto to Delhi capacity due to rising fuel costs, leaving Canadian residents hoping to visit the subcontinent with fewer options and higher fares.
The Canadian Press reports that the “number of round-trip Air India flights scheduled between Toronto and Delhi fell to 31 in May versus 48 in March.
ORLANDO SETS TOURISM RECORD
Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. JIM BYERS PHOTO
Visit Orlando says it welcomed 76.7 million visitors in 2025 — a 1.8% increase over 2024 and the highest visitation total in the destination’s history.
The tourist organization reported that domestic visitation grew by 2.2%, reaching 70.3 million visitors — also a record.
International visitation totaled 6.3 million visitors in 2025, down 2.4%. Canada remains Orlando’s top international market, but Canadian visits fell 13.3% last year. Roughly 1.1 million Canadians visited Orlando in 2025.
