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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Canada

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Canada are issued, and what each US consulate in Canada issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Canada

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Canada, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Canada, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

203203

Up 10%vs 184 in the 12 months before

Up 10% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
17
Busiest month
31
May 2025
Latest month
13
Feb 2026About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 184

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 203

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

0200400600800
345
Pre-COVID peak501
389
351
350
131
41
114
197
197
199
74
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 345 visas; FY2016: 501 visas; FY2017: 389 visas; FY2018: 351 visas; FY2019: 350 visas; FY2020: 131 visas; FY2021: 41 visas; FY2022: 114 visas; FY2023: 197 visas; FY2024: 197 visas; FY2025: 199 visas; FY2026: 74 visas so far.

FY2025 had 199 visas (+1% on FY2024). That's 60% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 5.7% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261313About flat, 0%
January 20261515About flat, 0%
December 20251312Up 8.3%
November 20251413Up 7.7%
October 20251917Up 12%
September 20251314Down 7.1%
August 20251518Down 17%
July 20251618Down 11%
June 20251516Down 6.3%
May 20253111Up 182%
April 20252417Up 41%
March 20251520Down 25%
February 202513–
January 202515–
December 202412–
November 202413–
October 202417–
September 202414–
August 202418–
July 202418–
June 202416–
May 202411–
April 202417–
March 202420–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Canada who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Canada.

B1/B2 visas issued in Canada

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Canada issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Canada, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

178,333178,333

Down 23%vs 230,285 in the 12 months before

Down 23% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
15k
Busiest month
19k
Mar 2025
Latest month
16k
Feb 2026Down 8.4%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 230k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 178k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Toronto44% of total
    78kDown 19%
    77,830 visas in the last 12 months, 95,666 in the 12 months before
  • Vancouver29% of total
    51kDown 25%
    51,000 visas in the last 12 months, 67,820 in the 12 months before
  • Ottawa14% of total
    25kDown 15%
    25,432 visas in the last 12 months, 29,783 in the 12 months before
  • Calgary9.7% of total
    17kDown 47%
    17,248 visas in the last 12 months, 32,358 in the 12 months before
  • Halifax2.5% of total
    4.4kUp 41%
    4,441 visas in the last 12 months, 3,143 in the 12 months before
  • Quebec1.2% of total
    2.1kUp 78%
    2,148 visas in the last 12 months, 1,209 in the 12 months before
  • Montreal0.1% of total
    234Down 24%
    234 visas in the last 12 months, 306 in the 12 months before

Toronto issues the most: 44% of the total. Calgary issued 47% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Canada each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.7%
6.2%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: October 2024: 22,530 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    197k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    227k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 15%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    188k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 17%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    29k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 25%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 187,905 visas (−17% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202616,25117,745Down 8.4%
January 202613,24221,320Down 38%
December 202511,61515,243Down 24%
November 202512,77617,993Down 29%
October 202516,06522,530Down 29%
September 202514,88216,277Down 8.6%
August 202513,85219,320Down 28%
July 202514,02618,368Down 24%
June 202511,95420,350Down 41%
May 202515,94020,972Down 24%
April 202518,47221,571Down 14%
March 202519,25818,596Up 3.6%
February 202517,74518,336Down 3.2%
January 202521,32017,478Up 22%
December 202415,24311,431Up 33%
November 202417,99313,375Up 35%
October 202422,53017,005Up 32%
September 202416,27715,632Up 4.1%
August 202419,32017,518Up 10%
July 202418,36814,578Up 26%
June 202420,35014,841Up 37%
May 202420,97217,205Up 22%
April 202421,57117,466Up 24%
March 202418,59621,053Down 12%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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