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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for Canada

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

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of Canada

Every L-1 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

9797

Down 17%vs 117 in the 12 months before

Down 17% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 27% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
8
Busiest month
15
Apr 2025
Latest month
7
Feb 2026Down 30%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 117

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 97

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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
83
99
109
110
131
131
138
112
Pre-COVID peak161
126
29
119
95
108
109
27
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 83 visas; FY2012: 99 visas; FY2013: 109 visas; FY2014: 110 visas; FY2015: 131 visas; FY2016: 131 visas; FY2017: 138 visas; FY2018: 112 visas; FY2019: 161 visas; FY2020: 126 visas; FY2021: 29 visas; FY2022: 119 visas; FY2023: 95 visas; FY2024: 108 visas; FY2025: 109 visas; FY2026: 27 visas so far.

FY2025 had 109 visas (+0.9% on FY2024). That's 32% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 31% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026710Down 30%
January 202656Down 17%
December 202546Down 33%
November 202578Down 13%
October 202549Down 56%
September 202568Down 25%
August 202578Down 13%
July 20251311Up 18%
June 2025917Down 47%
May 20251120Down 45%
April 2025155Up 200%
March 202599About flat, 0%
February 202510–
January 20256–
December 20246–
November 20248–
October 20249–
September 20248–
August 20248–
July 202411–
June 202417–
May 202420–
April 20245–
March 20249–

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.

L-1 visas issued in Canada

How many L-1 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

2,6162,616

Down 17%vs 3,158 in the 12 months before

Down 17% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
218
Busiest month
298
May 2025
Latest month
194
Feb 2026Down 29%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.6k

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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
  • Toronto46% of total
    1.2kDown 19%
    1,214 visas in the last 12 months, 1,506 in the 12 months before
  • Vancouver27% of total
    700Down 23%
    700 visas in the last 12 months, 913 in the 12 months before
  • Calgary11% of total
    294Down 6.1%
    294 visas in the last 12 months, 313 in the 12 months before
  • Ottawa11% of total
    293Down 19%
    293 visas in the last 12 months, 360 in the 12 months before
  • Halifax3.9% of total
    103Up 106%
    103 visas in the last 12 months, 50 in the 12 months before
  • Quebec0.4% of total
    11Down 21%
    11 visas in the last 12 months, 14 in the 12 months before
  • Montreal<0.1% of total
    1Down 50%
    1 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before

Toronto issues the most: 46% of the total. Vancouver issued 23% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Canada each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
5.8%

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

Busiest: May 2024: 336 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

    2k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    3k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 53%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    2.8k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 8.5%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    395

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 30%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 2,787 visas (−8.5% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026194272Down 29%
January 2026201294Down 32%
December 2025160141Up 13%
November 2025166236Down 30%
October 2025192301Down 36%
September 2025196280Down 30%
August 2025218304Down 28%
July 2025272285Down 4.6%
June 2025258232Up 11%
May 2025298336Down 11%
April 2025221234Down 5.6%
March 2025240243About flat, 1.2%
February 2025272219Up 24%
January 2025294236Up 25%
December 2024141139About flat, 1.4%
November 2024236190Up 24%
October 2024301131Up 130%
September 2024280124Up 126%
August 2024304206Up 48%
July 2024285149Up 91%
June 202423283Up 180%
May 2024336136Up 147%
April 2024234156Up 50%
March 2024243222Up 9.5%

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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