MONTREAL — Canadians continued to steer clear of the United States in October, with the month marking yet another major drop in year-over-year visitors.

The number of Canadian residents who returned by car from the U.S. fell to 1.4 million in October, a 30.5 per cent drop from the same period in 2024, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada.

The decrease marked the 10th straight month of lower volumes, beginning the month after U.S. President Donald Trump was elected.

The number of Canadians returning home from south of the border by air sank to 437,300, down 24 per cent.

Growing aversion to America can be chalked up to political tensions over Trump’s tariffs and 51st-state rhetoric, fear of potential treatment at the border as well as exchange rates — the loonie is worth

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