Researchers find 42% drop in Canadians visiting US metro areas amid Trump 2.0

submitted by girlfreddy to canada 98 points | 13 comments https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/canadians-visiting-us A new research tool that tracks cell phone activity has found a 42% drop in visitors from Canada to big metropolitan areas in the US that is much higher than official border-crossing data, suggesting Canadians during the second Trump administration are avoiding US cities in particular. Researchers from the University of Toronto said the tool showed a “year-over-year median decline of approximately 42% in Canadian visits to US metropolitan areas – significantly higher than official border-crossing data, which showed a roughly 25% decline”.