MONTREAL - Canadians continued to steer clear of the United States in October, with the month marking yet another major drop in year-over-year visitors.

The number of Canadian residents who returned by car from the U.S. fell to 1.4 million in October, a 30.5 per cent drop from the same period in 2024, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada.

The number of Canadians returning home from south of the border by air sank to 437,300, down 24 per cent.