Canada recorded 4.8 million international arrivals in September 2025, representing a 15.6% decrease compared to the same period in 2024, according to preliminary data released by Statistics Canada.

This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year declines in combined arrivals of returning Canadian residents and non-residents by air and automobile.

While non-resident air arrivals increased modestly by 1.9%, Canadian-resident return trips by air fell 7.0%, and automobile travel experienced significant declines.

US-resident automobile trips decreased 5.3%, while Canadian-resident returns by automobile from the United States plummeted 34.8%, continuing a trend of reduced cross-border travel.

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