Air Canada's return to Jacksonville with non-stop flights in May is still set for takeoff even as the airline is evaluating changes for its flight schedule to U.S. cities in wake of the trade war between the U.S. and Canada.

President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs Tuesday on imports from Canada and Mexico, and he also added another 10% tariff on imports from China.

Canada responded with its own round of tariffs on goods exported by the United States. The tariffs don't directly impact passenger air travel but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been calling on Canadians to "choose Canada" in deciding how they spend their money.

"It might mean changing your summer vacation plans to stay here in Canada and explore the many national and provincial parks, historical sites and tourist destinations our great country has to offer," he said in early February when Trump announced the tariffs and put a 30-day pause on them.

Canada is the top nation for international visitors to Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis shot back during his State of the State speech Tuesday by saying Florida had a record-high 142 million visitors in 2024 and Canada accounted for 3.3 million of them.

"That's not much of a boycott in my book," he said. "Maybe they wanted to get a glimpse of what a Stanley Cup-winning team (the Florida Panthers ) actually looks like."

Air Canada has not told the Jacksonville Aviation Authority it will make any change in its plans for flying out of Jacksonville International Airport, said Greg Willis, marketing and public relations manager at the aviation authority.

Air Canada did not immediately respond to an email question about its plans for Jacksonville.

Mark Galardo, a vice president for Air Canada, said in a statement to the New York Times the airline will make adjustments in its flight schedules to "derisk" the potential impact on demand for flights to the United States.

“We are anticipating proactively that there could be a slowdown,” he said in a statement.

Air Canada announced last September it would begin daily nonstop flights between Jacksonville and Toronto on May 22.

Air Canada previously had non-stop service between Jacksonville and Toronto from May 2016 to April 2019. One of the biggest tests for its return to Jacksonville will be how much demand there is for tickets.

Air Canada is adding Jacksonville to a number of Florida cities it already serves — Orlando, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Sarasota and Fort Myers.