Every U.S. state along Canadian border is hurting financially due to decline in tourists from Canada: new report

President Trump’s tariff policies have had a stark impact in states along the U.S.-Canada border, which have many businesses that rely on short-term visits by Canadians, says the Joint Economic Committee

Declining Canadian tourism is adversely affecting American businesses in every state along the U.S.-Canada border, according to a n ew report by the U.S. Senate Democrats’ Joint Economic Committee.

“In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 140,000 American jobs,” states the report , released on Wednesday. “The negative impacts of President Trump’s tariff policies have been particularly stark in states along the U.S.-Canada border, which have many businesses that rely on short-term visits by Canadians.”

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