The best source of information on the population status of American Redstart in Canada is the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), which samples the majority of the breeding range and has high precision. The national BBS trend shows a long-term trend of little change, although there has been a steady increase since around 2005. Little change has been seen at the regional level in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Pacific Coast, central British Columbia and the Rockies, and central Ontario and Quebec. Moderate or large declines have occurred in southcentral interior British Columbia and the Maritimes, while moderate or large increases have occurred in the Prairies, southern Boreal and southern Ontario, mainly within the last twenty years.

The goal for American Redstart is to remain at or above its average population level from 1970 to 2022, based on the Breeding Bird Survey. Recent data show that the population is within its goal range.