Canada · L1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Canada
Creator: Visa Status

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L1 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (5) — +40.0%.

L1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+40.0% vs January 2026 (5)-30.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 973

Canada · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025101
202612

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	6	5	-16.7%
February	10	7	-30.0%
March	9	–	–
April	15	–	–
May	11	–	–
June	9	–	–
July	13	–	–
August	7	–	–
September	6	–	–
October	4	–	–
November	7	–	–
December	4	–	–

When is it busy? Canada · L1

Busiest month: February (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.8%

11.5%

9.7%

6.7%

9.3%

7.8%

7.1%

7.8%

7.3%

9.3%

8.3%

6.4%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Canada · L1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	119
2018	111
2019	191
2020	67
2021	56
2022	115
2023	88
2024	113
2025	101
2026 partial	12

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	4	5	7
Total	4	5	7

Canada · L1

Canada · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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