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Visas issued at Ottawa by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 15%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
25k
87% of the total, last 12 months
25,432 visas in the last 12 months, 29,783 in the 12 months before - Down 50%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
680
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
680 visas in the last 12 months, 1,349 in the 12 months before - Down 9.7%
NATO-2
440
1.5% of the total, last 12 months
440 visas in the last 12 months, 487 in the 12 months before - Down 6.5%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
362
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
362 visas in the last 12 months, 387 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
357
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
357 visas in the last 12 months, 441 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
P-1
Athletes and entertainment groups
314
1.1% of the total, last 12 months
314 visas in the last 12 months, 373 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-11% of total
Intracompany transferees
293Down 19%293 visas in the last 12 months, 360 in the 12 months before - G-40.9% of total
International organization employees
272Down 39%272 visas in the last 12 months, 448 in the 12 months before - A-20.7% of total
Foreign government officials
213Up 31%213 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before - E-20.7% of total
Treaty investors
193Down 25%193 visas in the last 12 months, 257 in the 12 months before - A-10.6% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
165Up 10%165 visas in the last 12 months, 150 in the 12 months before - F-10.5% of total
Academic students
152Down 64%152 visas in the last 12 months, 421 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 87% of the visas issued at Ottawa in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 15% and H-1B fell 50% on the 12 months before.