
Tariffs Cut Canadian Business Travel to U.S. Cities, Study Finds
A University of Toronto analysis using cell-phone data found Canadian visits to US cities fell about 42% year over year, far higher than the 25% drop suggested by border data, with declines in major tech/finance hubs like San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Houston, plus mid-sized automotive ties in Grand Rapids and Flint. The researchers link the drop to Trump-era tariffs, signaling strained Canada–US relations and reduced work-related travel, with only 3 of 267 cities seeing increased Canadian visits; recovery remains uncertain.










