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Official US State Department data

M-1 visa statistics for Canada

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

Data through February 2026

M-1 visas issued to nationals of Canada

Every M-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

1010

Down 41%vs 17 in the 12 months before

Down 41% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
3
May 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 17

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 10

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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.

010203040
14
17
15
15
11
22
25
Pre-COVID peak28
20
10
3
3
16
14
13
4
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 14 visas; FY2012: 17 visas; FY2013: 15 visas; FY2014: 15 visas; FY2015: 11 visas; FY2016: 22 visas; FY2017: 25 visas; FY2018: 28 visas; FY2019: 20 visas; FY2020: 10 visas; FY2021: 3 visas; FY2022: 3 visas; FY2023: 16 visas; FY2024: 14 visas; FY2025: 13 visas; FY2026: 4 visas so far.

FY2025 had 13 visas (−7.1% on FY2024). That's 54% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 43% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202610
January 202602Down 100%
December 202512Down 50%
November 202502Down 100%
October 202521Up 100%
September 202501Down 100%
August 202503Down 100%
July 202512Down 50%
June 202512Down 50%
May 202530
April 202500
March 202512Down 50%
February 202500
January 202521Up 100%
December 202420
November 202420
October 202413Down 67%
September 202412Down 50%
August 202433About flat, 0%
July 202421Up 100%
June 202422About flat, 0%
May 202401Down 100%
April 202401Down 100%
March 20242–

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.

M-1 visas issued in Canada

How many M-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

2929

Down 28%vs 40 in the 12 months before

Down 28% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 50% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
5
May 2025
Latest month
2
Feb 2026Down 33%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 40

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 29

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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
  • Toronto41% of total
    12Down 33%
    12 visas in the last 12 months, 18 in the 12 months before
  • Calgary28% of total
    8Up 60%
    8 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before
  • Vancouver17% of total
    5Down 50%
    5 visas in the last 12 months, 10 in the 12 months before
  • Ottawa10% of total
    3Down 50%
    3 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before
  • Montreal3.4% of total
    1
    1 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before

Toronto issues the most: 41% of the total. Calgary grew the most (+60%); Vancouver issued 50% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Canada each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
2.8%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 7 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    32

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    37

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 16%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    35

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 5.4%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 67%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 35 visas (−5.4% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 67% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Canada
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202623Down 33%
January 202616Down 83%
December 202521Up 100%
November 202523Down 33%
October 202531Up 200%
September 202504Down 100%
August 202527Down 71%
July 202537Down 57%
June 202523Down 33%
May 202551Up 400%
April 202533About flat, 0%
March 202541Up 300%
February 202532Up 50%
January 202564Up 50%
December 202410
November 202431Up 200%
October 202413Down 67%
September 202442Up 100%
August 202475Up 40%
July 202471Up 600%
June 202436Down 50%
May 202415Down 80%
April 202432Up 50%
March 202413Down 67%

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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