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Canada

North America · U.S. visa issuance trends and, where public, enforcement data by nationality.

H-1B visas
5,800
FY24
F-1 student visas
9,900
Latest complete FY
Border encounters
13,800
Removals
3,200
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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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Visa issuance by fiscal year

Estimated H-1B and F-1 issuances to nationals of Canada

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Border encounters by nationality

Total encounters
13,800
Single adults
8,500
Family units
4,300
Unaccompanied minors
1,000
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated May 31, 2026

Enforcement by nationality

Removals
3,200
Arrests
3,000
ICE / DHS statisticsUpdated May 31, 2026

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.

Methodology & sources
Country pages mix multiple datasets that use different definitions and reporting calendars. Visa issuances (State Department) differ from petition approvals (USCIS), and enforcement counts describe events involving people of a given nationality — not the same individuals across datasets. Read the full methodology →