Canada
North America · U.S. visa issuance trends and, where public, enforcement data by nationality.
What this means for you
Canada H-1B applicants
- Canada accounted for 5,800 of 399,395 U.S. H-1B approvals in FY2024 — about 1%. Reported
- Canada is a smaller source of H-1B workers, so program-wide changes tend to affect it roughly in proportion to its share. Reported
Students from Canada
- An estimated 9,900 F-1 student visas went to Canada nationals in FY2025 (apportioned from the national total). Estimated
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What changed that may affect Canada
Documents that name this country in their scope
The government document itself names this country when describing who it applies to. This is the strongest signal we have that a change is relevant.
- RoutineAnnouncement
Amendment to Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of Canada Pursuant to the President's Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border
- RoutineAnnouncement
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of Canada Pursuant to the President's Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
Documents that mention Canada
Canada appears in the text of these documents, but they do not name it when defining who they apply to. That is OUR match, not the publisher's statement of scope — read the original before relying on it.
Visa issuance by fiscal year
Estimated H-1B and F-1 issuances to nationals of Canada
View the 6 data points behind this chart
Estimated H-1B and F-1 issuances to nationals of Canada. 6 rows · FY21 to FY26 · H-1B visas, F-1 visas.
| Period | H-1B visas | F-1 visas |
|---|---|---|
| FY21 | 5,911 | 9,542 |
| FY22 | 6,419 | 10,963 |
| FY23 | 5,610 | 11,873 |
| FY24 | 5,800 | 10,694 |
| FY25 | 5,199 | 9,920 |
| FY26 | 5,800 | 4,853 |
Border encounters by nationality
Enforcement by nationality
Canada: common questions
How many H-1B visas go to Canada nationals?
An estimated 5,800 H-1B visas were attributed to Canada nationals in FY2024, apportioned from reported U.S. government totals by Canada's share of visa flow. Country-level splits are estimates, not official per-country counts.
How many F-1 student visas go to Canada?
An estimated 9,900 F-1 student visas went to Canada nationals in the latest complete fiscal year, apportioned from the national State Department total.
How many Canada nationals were removed from the U.S.?
Public data attributed about 3,200 removals and 3,000 ICE arrests to Canada nationals in the latest reported year. Enforcement counts describe events involving people of a nationality and are not the same individuals across datasets.
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