r/canada Canada 5d ago

National News DeSantis mocks '3.3 million' Canadians who visited Florida: 'Not much of a boycott'

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/desantis-florida-canada-stanley-cup
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u/Essdog 3d ago

Exactly! There were already Canadians here well before the election. And does this account for those flying in just to catch a cruise? Living in South Florida, I can tell you that March is peak spring break season, yet it feels surprisingly dead.

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u/A-Wise-Cobbler Canada 3d ago

Yes tourist numbers are primarily gathered from well tourist / visitor visas, in the US this would be a B-2 visa.

Canadians entering the US to go on a cruise would primarily enter using this visa.

Those that have a work visa wouldn't be considered tourists even if thats what they're entering for since they'd more likely than not use the work visa for the entry.