Cross Border Pro

Recreation Money is Flying South

According to a Leger Marketing survey done for the Bank of Montreal 31% of Albertans and 28% of British Columbians said they are interested in buying real estate in the United States. 

Canadians Top International Spending in the U.S.

Canadian Visa cardholders contributed $9.2 billion to the U.S. tourism economy, according to a Visa Inc. 2011 Tourism Outlook: USA report.  That`s an 18% increase from 2009, when Canadians spent $7.8 billion in the U.S.  Canadians were the top spender for the third year in a row, with the U.K. a distant second in 2010 ($2.5 billion) and Mexico ($2 billion).