Most Canadians don't feel safe travelling to the US but the wariest province isn't Ontario
People also don't feel welcome in the U.S. anymore. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Canada-U.S. border crossing.
Most Canadians no longer feel safe with Canada-U.S. travel, according to a new survey.
One province is more wary of America than anywhere else in the country, and it's not Ontario.
On May 6, 2025, a Leger survey conducted for the Association for Canadian Studies was released.
It revealed that a majority of Canadians don't feel safe or welcome in the U.S. anymore.
All of this comes as Donald Trump continues to threaten tariffs and talk about Canada becoming the 51st state.
When given this statement, "It is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the U.S.," 52% of respondents in Canada said yes, 29% said no, and 19% were unsure.
You might expect Ontarians to be the wariest of U.S. travel given that Premier Doug Ford has been outspoken against Trump's tariffs and 51st state threats.
But B.C. is the province with the most people who said it's not safe for Canadians to travel to the U.S. now.
The survey revealed that 57% of respondents in B.C., 55% in Atlantic provinces, 53% in Ontario, 51% in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and 50% in Quebec said it's unsafe.
Alberta is the only province where fewer than 50% of respondents said travelling to the U.S. isn't safe anymore.
Just 47% of people in Alberta agreed that it's no longer safe.
This Leger survey also asked Canadians about feeling welcome in the U.S. now.
When given this statement, "I no longer feel welcome in the U.S.," 54% of respondents said yes, 27% said no, and 19% were unsure.
A massive 64% of people in Atlantic provinces said they don't feel welcome in the U.S. compared to 58% in Quebec, 56% in B.C., 53% in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and 51% in Ontario.
Just like the other poll, Alberta is the only province where fewer than 50% of people agreed that they no longer feel welcome in the U.S.
Only 48% of respondents in the province said they don't feel welcome.
Recently, Trump hosted Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House and said he still believes Canada should become part of America.
Carney said, "It's not for sale, won't be for sale ever."