Entries cover all official visits to Canada made by U.S. Presidents during their tenure as President or President-elect. They also include instances of unofficial travel to Canada by a President or President-elect for vacation purposes, when information concerning such visits is available.

Presidential Visits to Canada

President Warren G. Harding	July 26, 1923; Vancouver Official reception during return from Alaska
President F. Roosevelt	June 29-July 1, 1933;  Campobello Island Vacation July 28-30, 1936; Campobello Island Vacation July 31, 1936; Quebec Official visit with Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir August 18, 1938; Kingston Received honorary degree from Queens University and dedicated Thousand Islands Bridge August 14-16, 1939; Campobello Island, Sydney Fishing trip August 21-23, 1939; Halifax Stopped while returning to the United States from Newfoundland August 17-25, 1943; Quebec and Ottawa Attended First Quebec Conference with British Prime Minister Churchill and addressed Canadian Parliament September 11-16, 1944; Quebec Attended Second Quebec Conference with British Prime Minister Churchill
President Truman	July 10-12, 1947; Ottawa Official visit with Governor General Alexander and Prime Minister Mackenzie King and addressed Canadian Parliament
President Eisenhower	November 13-15, 1953; Ottawa State visit; addressed joint session of Parliament July 8-11, 1958; Ottawa Informal visit; addressed joint session of ParliamentJune 26, 1959; Montreal Joined Queen Elizabeth II in ceremony opening St. Lawrence Seaway
President Kennedy	May 16-18, 1961: Ottawa State visit; addressed joint session of Parliament NOTE: President Kennedy also visited Canada October 8, 1957, when he went to New Brunswick and gave an address to the University of New Brunswick. He was a Senator at this time. Read more in Good Fences Make Good Neighbours (407KB PDF).
President Johnson	September 16, 1964; Vancouver Informal visit; met with Prime Minister Pearson in ceremonies relating to the Columbia River Treaty August 21-22, 1966; Campobello Island, Chamcook N.B. Laid cornerstone at Roosevelt-Campobello International Park and conferred informally with Prime Minister Pearson May 25, 1967; Montreal and Ottawa Attended Expo 67 and conferred informally with Prime Minister Pearson
President Nixon	April 13-15, 1972; Ottawa State visit; met with Governor General Michener and Prime Minister Trudeau; addressed Parliament
Presidents Ford and Carter	Did not visit Canada during their terms of office
President Reagan	May 10-11, 1981; Ottawa State visit; met with Prime Minister Trudeau and addressed Parliament July 19-21, 1981; Ottawa Attended G-7 Economic Summit March 17-18, 1985; Quebec City Met with Prime Minister Mulroney April 5-6, 1987; Ottawa Official visit; met with Prime Minister Mulroney; addressed Parliament June 19-21, 1988; Toronto Attended G-7 Economic Summit
President George H.W. Bush	February 10, 1989; Ottawa Working visit; met with Prime Minister Mulroney April 10, 1990; Toronto Informal meeting with Prime Minister Mulroney March 13-14, 1991; Ottawa Met with Prime Minister Mulroney; signed Canada-United States Air Quality Accord July 9, 1991; Toronto Informal meeting with Prime Minster Mulroney
President Clinton	April 3-4, 1993; Vancouver Summit with Russian President Yeltsin; also met with Prime Minister Mulroney February 23-24, 1995; Ottawa State visit; met with Prime Minister Chretien and addressed Parliament June 15-17, 1995; Halifax, Nova Scotia Attended G-7 Economic Summit Meeting November 23-25, 1997; Vancouver, British Columbia Attended APEC Summit Meeting October 7-8, 1999; Ottawa and Mt. Tremblant, Québec Working visit; met with Prime Minister Chretien and Quebec Premier Bouchard; inaugurated new U.S. Embassy building and addressed Forum of Federations Conference at Mont Tremblant
President George W. Bush	April 20-22, 2001; Québec City Attended Third Summit of the Americas June 25-27, 2002; Kananaskis (Alberta) Attended the G-8 Economic Summit November 30-December 1, 2004; Ottawa and Halifax Official Visit August 20-21, 2007; Montebello (Quebec) Met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico at the North American Leaders’ Summit.
President Barack Obama	February 19, 2009; Ottawa Working visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper June 25-27, 2010; Toronto/Muskoka G8 and G20 Summit; June 29, 2016; Ottawa Met with Prime Minister Trudeau and President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico at the North American Leaders Summit; Addressed Canadian Parliament
President Donald J. Trump	June 8-9, 2018; La Malbaie (Quebec) G7 Leaders’ Summit
President Joseph R. Biden Jr.	March 23-24, 2023; Ottawa Bilateral visit, addressed Canadian Parliament.