Business travel from Canada to the U.S. has shown signs of recovery in recent months, according to data analysis from small and midsize enterprise-focused travel management company Corporate Traveler.
The TMC's data showed that flight bookings from Canada to the U.S. increased 12.7 percent year over year for the April-to-June period this year. Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver were the three Canadian cities with the largest flight volume to the U.S. during that period. The most frequent U.S. destinations from Canada were New York, Chicago and Las Vegas.
The growth follows last year's stark decline in travel from Canada to the U.S. amid such issues as U.S. tariffs, safety concerns for international visitors to the U.S. and President Trump's posturing that Canada should join the U.S. as a state. In July, the Canadian government posted a report showing total Canadian-resident return border crossings last year—which includes business, family and leisure travel—were down more than 25 percent year over year in 2025 compared with 2024.
While the Canadian government report showed border-crossing trends early this year indicated "a persistent shift away from the United States by Canadian residents in their travel preference," Corporate Traveler said the growth in business travel bookings was a positive sign for that segment.
"After a period of uncertainty, it’s encouraging to see Canadian businesses once again prioritizing travel to the U.S., reflecting the importance of the business relationship between the two countries," Corporate Traveler USA president John Van den Heuvel said in a statement. "Companies are finding ways to navigate a complex cross-border economic landscape and get back on the road to meet with customers, suppliers and prospective clients in person, using business travel to drive continued growth."