Border crossings from B.C. to Washington state down for 5th consecutive month

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Southbound question from B.C. into Washington authorities was down 43 per cent successful June compared to the aforesaid clip past year, arsenic Canada and the U.S. proceed to enactment connected a commercialized deal.

Nearly 88,700 less crossings into Washington authorities recorded successful June compared to the aforesaid clip past year

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 03, 2025 4:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

Cars are spot successful a queue beneath immoderate postulation lights adjacent to a motion that says 'U.S. Port of Entry.'

Border crossings from British Columbia to Washington authorities are down for a 5th consecutive month, amid ongoing commercialized talks betwixt Canada and the U.S.

Data from the Whatcom Council of Governments shows southbound question from B.C. into Washington authorities was down 43 per cent successful June compared to the aforesaid clip past year.

The information shows determination were 88,686 less recorded crossings astatine the Peach Arch, Pacific Highway, Lynden and Sumas points of introduction passim the month.

Southbound question has been importantly down since February, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump began earnestly talking astir tariffing Canadian goods and threatened to annex the country. That triggered a question of anti-U.S. sentiment and prompted aggregate levels of government, including B.C. Premier David Eby, to promote Canadians to enactment section — including done their travels.

June's driblet comes amid the resumption of commercialized negotiations betwixt Canada and the U.S., aft the national authorities scrapped its taxation targeting ample U.S. exertion firms.

Border postulation had been down heading into 2025, but information shows the spread betwixt 2024 and 2025 grew aft Trump's inauguration connected Jan. 20. Data besides suggests galore British Columbians chose to walk their outpouring interruption vacations locally.

Municipalities southbound of the border, including Blaine and Bellingham, person antecedently expressed their concerns over the drop, with Canadian visitors contributing importantly to their economy.

In May, the president of Bellingham's metropolis council, unneurotic with the mayor, wrote a missive to B.C. cities voicing their "commitment" and "connection" with Canada.

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B.C. cross-border postulation drops 25% amid tariffs and Trump’s threats

As Trump's speech of tariffs and annexation continue, information shows British Columbians are choosing to transverse into the U.S. less. Justin McElroy examined the numbers and recovered a 25 per cent alteration successful B.C. cars heading southbound implicit the past month, with immoderate days seeing up to a 50 per cent diminution compared to past year.

Meanwhile, Clare Mason with Destination B.C. tells CBC News the state has seen an "improvement" successful tourism accommodation, with hotel occupancy up successful "major destinations" from January to May compared to the aforesaid play past year.

Those see hotels successful Vancouver arsenic good arsenic Victoria, Kamloops, Kelowna, Whistler and Richmond.

She says question into B.C. fell successful April and May, but has been picking up since, with a "significantly higher" fig of air bookings from the U.S. and different markets scheduled for the summer. Air bookings for home question are besides up, she says.

With files from Akshay Kulkarni, Jon Hernandez and Courtney Dickson

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