There’s a cold front at the border and it’s not just Canada’s now arrived winter weather. According to a new poll from Angus Reid, Canadians are giving the U.S. the cold shoulder as the once reliable relationship between the two countries appears to have entered a new phase of elevated enmity.
As tariff tensions continue and President Donald Trump does little to reduce the temperature, Americans may be dealing with a snowbird snub this winter.
New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds the proportion of Canadians making multiple trips to the U.S. in the past year has fallen by half compared to data collected in both 2017 and 2023. Approximately one in 10 Canadians say they have made more than one trip to the States the past 12 months now, while 19% said the same in 2023, and 21% in 2017.
From safety concerns to new fingerprinting rules for longer stays, to a growing antipathy toward the U.S., a winter getaway to Arizona or Florida is no longer the automatic choice it once was. Seven-in-10 (70%) say they would be uncomfortable travelling to the United States this winter, and two-thirds (65%) describe new border requirements for long-term visitors – including fingerprinting and registration fees – as “invasive.”
Three-quarters of Canadians (77%) say they view the U.S. more negatively as a travel destination this year than in those prior. This view is held by seven-in-10 (71%) who are the most frequent travellers
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