Canada's international arrivals drop 12.7% in December, marking the 11th consecutive monthly decline

Canada saw a decrease in international arrivals in December 2025, with combined figures for returning residents and foreign visitors down 12.7% from the previous year. Statistics Canada reported that 4.6 million people entered the country by air and automobile, continuing an 11-month streak of year-over-year declines. Non-resident air arrivals totalled 752,700, down 1.1%, driven primarily by an 8.9% drop in U.S. visitors, though overseas travellers increased by 6.6%. Canadian residents returning by car from the United States fell 30.7%, to 1.3 million trips—the steepest decline in a year amid reduced cross-border movement.

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