VANCOUVER — New data from the Angus Reid Institute finds the proportion of Canadians making multiple trips to the U.S. in the past year has fallen by half compared to data collected in both 2017 and 2023.

About one in 10 Canadians say they have made more than one trip to the U.S. in the past 12 months, while 19% said the same in 2023, and 21% in 2017.

Seven in 10 (70%) say they would be uncomfortable travelling to the U.S. this winter, and two-thirds (65%) describe new border requirements for long-stay visitors – including fingerprinting and registration fees – as “invasive.”

The Angus Reid Institute notes that many who are not travelling to the U.S. indicated that their decision is seen as a way “to stand up for Canada”. Seven in 10 (69%) who have reduced their travel say this.

That said, the border crossing experience is described as good by 85% of those who have travelled, the same number as was noted in 2017 and 2023.

Three-quarters of Canadians (77%) say they view the U.S. more negatively as a travel destination this year than in those prior. This view is held by seven in 10 (71%) who are the most frequent travellers.

Asked whether Canada should reciprocate with similar fingerprinting and registration rules for longer-term travellers from the U.S., Canadians are divided. Two-in-five take each side of the debate, feeling it is appropriate (42%) or unnecessary (39%).

Requirements for Canadians and other foreign nationals visiting the U.S. for more than 30 days were first announced in March 2025. In October 2025 the Canadian Snowbird Association issued an update for its members in the wake of new U.S. border procedures, after reports of Canadian long-stay visitors being photographed and fingerprinted at the border.

Today the CBC posted an FYI article listing what Canadian snowbirds need to know about the U.S. registration requirement.

A link to the Angus Reid poll can be found here.