Concerns about safety, politics, and border treatment now rank ahead of cost or exchange rates as the top reasons Canadians are cutting back on travel, according to a new poll by Angus Reid. That said, experiences at the border for those who have travelled are no more difficult than they were in previous iterations of this survey.
The border crossing experience is described as good by 85% of those who have travelled, the same number as was noted in 2017 and 2023.
However, for 69% of those who are not travelling to the U.S., their decision is seen as a way “to stand up for Canada.”
Asked whether Canada should reciprocate with similar fingerprinting and registration rules for longer-term travellers from the U.S., Canadians are divided. Two in five take each side of the debate, feeling it is appropriate (42%) or unnecessary (39%).
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