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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Canada

How many H-1B visas nationals of Canada are issued, and what each US consulate in Canada issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Canada

Every H-1B 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

7373

Down 7.6%vs 79 in the 12 months before

Down 7.6% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
6
Busiest month
9
Dec 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Up 200%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 79

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 73

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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.

050100150200
88
51
51
44
71
67
Pre-COVID peak109
91
101
55
23
38
82
80
70
30
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 88 visas; FY2012: 51 visas; FY2013: 51 visas; FY2014: 44 visas; FY2015: 71 visas; FY2016: 67 visas; FY2017: 109 visas; FY2018: 91 visas; FY2019: 101 visas; FY2020: 55 visas; FY2021: 23 visas; FY2022: 38 visas; FY2023: 82 visas; FY2024: 80 visas; FY2025: 70 visas; FY2026: 30 visas so far.

FY2025 had 70 visas (−13% on FY2024). That's 36% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 11% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202631Up 200%
January 2026812Down 33%
December 202596Up 50%
November 202544About flat, 0%
October 202564Up 50%
September 202566About flat, 0%
August 202565Up 20%
July 2025512Down 58%
June 202587Up 14%
May 202577About flat, 0%
April 202535Down 40%
March 2025810Down 20%
February 20251–
January 202512–
December 20246–
November 20244–
October 20244–
September 20246–
August 20245–
July 202412–
June 20247–
May 20247–
April 20245–
March 202410–

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.

H-1B visas issued in Canada

How many H-1B 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

5,7075,707

Down 47%vs 10,730 in the 12 months before

Down 47% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 78% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
476
Busiest month
713
Aug 2025
Latest month
196
Feb 2026Down 71%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 11k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.7k

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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
  • Vancouver40% of total
    2.3kDown 52%
    2,302 visas in the last 12 months, 4,769 in the 12 months before
  • Toronto36% of total
    2.1kDown 42%
    2,052 visas in the last 12 months, 3,554 in the 12 months before
  • Ottawa12% of total
    680Down 50%
    680 visas in the last 12 months, 1,349 in the 12 months before
  • Calgary11% of total
    615Down 37%
    615 visas in the last 12 months, 970 in the 12 months before
  • Halifax0.8% of total
    48Down 21%
    48 visas in the last 12 months, 61 in the 12 months before
  • Quebec0.1% of total
    8Down 62%
    8 visas in the last 12 months, 21 in the 12 months before
  • Montreal<0.1% of total
    2Down 67%
    2 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before

Vancouver issues the most: 40% of the total. Vancouver issued 52% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Canada each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
6.6%

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

Busiest: October 2024: 1,306 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    11k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 3.3%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    7k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 35%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    397

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 76%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 6,986 visas (−35% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 76% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026196675Down 71%
January 20262011,001Down 80%
December 20252051,030Down 80%
November 20252211,092Down 80%
October 20253951,306Down 70%
September 20256451,021Down 37%
August 2025713948Down 25%
July 2025618732Down 16%
June 2025558715Down 22%
May 2025625726Down 14%
April 2025658780Down 16%
March 2025672704Down 4.5%
February 2025675742Down 9%
January 20251,001974About flat, 2.8%
December 20241,030762Up 35%
November 20241,092919Up 19%
October 20241,306896Up 46%
September 20241,021737Up 39%
August 2024948854Up 11%
July 2024732710Up 3.1%
June 2024715693Up 3.2%
May 2024726907Down 20%
April 2024780825Down 5.5%
March 20247041,167Down 40%

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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