The aggressive policy of Donald Trump across Canada It has enraged the citizens of the country, with many of them refusing to travel, as they used to, to the US.
Donald Trump wishes to make Canada… US Statesomething he finds Fully opposite citizens of this country in North America.
Every summer for the last 25 years, Rosali Coaches and her parents go to Maine in the northeast United States. However For this Canadian family, the holidays there are now in the past.
The neighboring country was in 2024 the first destination for Canadian tourists, with 20.4 million visitsaccording to the US Travel Association. However in 2025, these numbers are expected to be very different as Many Canadians cancel their stay south of the border, outraged by Donald Trump’s politics and attacks against their country.
At this juncture, “we do not want to support the United States. It is a matter of principle,” says Rosali Coach Forestry Engineer.
At the same wavelength is Roman Govros, who canceled her stay with a mountain bike in Vermond and her family trip to Maine. “We do not want to go to a place where democracy is in danger, where people have great injustices and where people are expelled,” the young student told the French Agency.
According to a poll by Abacus Data, 56% of Canadians canceled their US travel plans in recent weeks or changed their destination. A trend that translates to a decrease of 40% of deductions to US destinations in February compared to the same month last year and with a 20% cancellation rate in pre -existing bookings according to the Flight Center Canada travel service.
In the long run, this will affect the US economy as the Canadians represent a market of $ 20.5 billion, which supports 140,000 US jobs.
For some Canadians, this goes far beyond the cancellation of a US trip.
It has been 22 years that Andre Laurent has been staying in Florida for six months each year to avoid Canada in winter. It belongs to one million Canadians who usually overwinter in warm climates, of which more than 250,000 inhabitants of Quebec, who spend much of the time in the southern US states.
But for him, everything changed with Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Speaking of a “unpleasant” climate after the election of the Republican president in November, the retired civil servant decided to draw a line in his life in the US and sold the property he maintained.
“I no longer feel that I am welcome and I would also have the impression that I betray my country,” he explains.
Five out of six Canadians residing in his fenced neighborhood decided to leave the US permanently.
Following the announcement by Trump of imposing duties on many Canadian products, Justin Trinto, who was still prime minister at the time, had urged the Canadians to stay in their country. “Why not review our plans for the coming summer vacation and eventually stay here in Canada? You will be able to explore the many national and provincial parks, historical sites and tourist destinations that our big country offers.”
In this climate, social media from now on are full of videos with the slogan “We select Canada”, which praise Canadian tourist areas such as the rocky mountains in the western part of the country or the islands on the east coast, and both are presented as an ideal design B. and some tourist agencies.
The Nuance du Monde no longer offers trips to the United States from the outset. “We boycott them given the situation, because the impact of tourism is quite important to Americans,” explains Sami Hamantas, the company’s director.
Travel agencies are already making a change in Canadian bookings to destinations such as Europe, the Caribbean, Central America and Canada, instead of the United States.
After noticing a decline in demand for US destinations, Canadian Airlines Flair Airlines changed some of their routes to the US and instead reinforced routes to Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
“These decisions are based on market supply and demand,” explains Kim Bowie, Flair Airlines’ communications manager.
Tourism Professor Michel Arsabo sees a predictable situation in it.
“Internal tourism will undoubtedly record record numbers this year,” he explains to the French agency. According to a Léger poll, six Canadians in ten are predicting to stay in Canada for their vacation.
This Canadian boycott is a “special” case in recent tourism history, according to Michel Arsambos.
For the rosal coop, one is the slogan: “We have to spend money on our country rather than the neighbors who hit us under the waist.”