Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, June 2026
Released: 2026-07-13
1,746,129
June 2026
3.2% 
(12-month change)
873,183
June 2026
0.4% 
(12-month change)
2,182,900
June 2026
5.1%
(12-month change)
674,360
June 2026
5.1%
(12-month change)
In June, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada (Canadian-resident return trips, combined with US-resident and overseas-resident arrivals) by air and automobile totalled 5.5 million, up 3.6% from the same month in 2025.
Chart 1
International arrivals to Canada, June, 2024 to 2026
Canadian-resident return trips from the United States increase, while trips from overseas edge down
Canadian-resident return trips from abroad by automobile and air (from the United States and overseas countries) stood at 2.6 million in June 2026, up 2.0% from the same month one year earlier.
In June, Canadian-resident return trips from the United States totalled 1.7 million, up 3.2% from the same month in 2025, marking the third consecutive month of year-over-year increase. This rise was driven by a 5.2% increase in return trips from the United States by automobile in June 2026. In contrast, return trips from the United States by air in June decreased 3.8% from June 2025.
Canadian-resident return trips from overseas countries by air totalled 873,200 in June 2026, a slight decrease (-0.4%) from the same month one year earlier.
Chart 2
Canadian-resident return trips, June, 2024 to 2026
In June, the highest number of return trips from abroad by Canadian residents (138,500) was observed on Sunday, June 28.
Infographic 1
International arrivals to Canada, June 2026
United States-resident trips to Canada increase by automobile and decrease by air
US-resident trips to Canada increased 5.1% in June, reaching 2.2 million. This marked the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year increase.
In June, US residents made 1.5 million trips to Canada by automobile (+7.6%) and 663,900 trips by air (-0.3%).
The highest number of daily arrivals (119,600) for June was observed on Friday, June 19, a federal holiday in the United States.
Chart 3
United States-resident trips to Canada, June, 2024 to 2026
Overseas-resident trips to Canada increase
Overseas-resident trips to Canada were up 5.1% in June 2026 from the same month one year earlier. More overseas residents arrived in Canada by air (620,800; +5.8% year over year) than by automobile (53,500; -2.0% year over year) in June.
The highest number of arrivals per day for June of overseas residents (27,700) was observed on Friday, June 26.
Chart 4
Overseas-resident trips to Canada, June, 2024 to 2026
World Cup
Together, Canadian host cities Vancouver and Toronto are home to 13 FIFA World Cup matches from June 11 to July 19, 2026. In June, teams from 15 overseas countries (Chart 5) played in these matches. Total air arrivals from these 15 countries was up 32.5% (+29,500) in June 2026 compared with June 2025.
Notably, air arrivals by Australian residents peaked on Friday, June 12, ahead of their World Cup match in Vancouver, while air arrivals by residents of Panama peaked on Tuesday, June 16, the day before their match in Toronto. Air arrivals by German residents peaked on Friday, June 19, before their World Cup match in Toronto on June 20.
Chart 5
Year-over-year change in the number of overseas residents arriving in Canada by air from countries playing in Canada during the World Cup, June 2026
Focus on Canada and the United States
Starting in early 2025, travel trends among Canadian residents shifted alongside the political tensions between Canada and the United States. In June 2026, Canadian-resident return trips from the United States increased 3.2% from the same month in 2025. The increase in June was due to a base-year effect. When comparing the number of trips in June 2026 with June 2024, a decline of 28.7% was observed, driven by fewer trips by automobile (-29.6%) and by air (-25.0%).
Meanwhile, the number of arrivals to Canada by US residents increased 5.1% in June 2026 from the same month in 2025. Arrivals by automobile increased 7.6% while arrivals by air decreased 0.3%.
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Note to readers
This release provides an early indicator of travel based on preliminary data on international arrivals to Canada by air and automobile in June 2026. Complete counts will be available with the release of "Travel between Canada and other countries" on August 20.
For more information on concepts, definitions, data sources and methods, refer to Frontier Counts.
Data sources
All counts of arrivals by air are from commercial aircraft and are produced exclusively using Primary Inspection Kiosk (PIK) data received from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). In 2025, PIKs captured 86.2% of all commercial air arrivals.
Counts of arrivals to the country by automobile through land ports equipped with the CBSA's automated Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL) system represent a subset of all trips by automobile. In 2025, IPIL land ports captured 87.9% of all automobile entries.
Next release
The Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada for July 2026 will be released on August 11.
Products
The product "Frontier Counts: Interactive Dashboard," part of the Data Visualization Products series (71-607-X), is available.
The article "Recent changes in Canadian-resident travel to the United States" is available.
The StatsCAN Plus article "The World Cup: Soccer stats versus StatCan stats" is available.
The StatsCAN Plus article "Canada's cruise industry even keeled in 2025" and its accompanying infographic "Cruise ship tourism in Canada, 2025" are available.
Episode 27 of the Eh Sayers podcast "Canadians Just Aren't California Dreamin' These Days" is available.
Contact information
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