This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Canada to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 4,676 nonimmigrant visas issued for Canada, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -14% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Treaty trader or investor (E2) 1,848 2,500 -26.1% 3,004 -38.5%
Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) 680 464 46.6% 648 4.9%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 422 461 -8.5% 1,000 -57.8%
Treaty trader or investor (E1) 393 475 -17.3% 603 -34.8%
Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) 347 381 -8.9% 518 -33%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) 206 99 108.1% 165 24.8%
Student (F1) 151 64 135.9% 365 -58.6%
Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) 95 67 41.8% 167 -43.1%
Intra-company transferee (L2) 77 140 -45% 249 -69.1%
Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) 53 27 96.3% 32 65.6%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 2,068 immigrant visas issued for Canada compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 793
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 253
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 220
Professionals and Other Workers (E3) 185
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 128
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 84
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 80
Priority Workers (E1) 70
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 69
Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) 61

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and new asylees. The primary difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees are not currently in the US while asylees are either already in the US or at a point of entry. Among asylees, were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and were defensive asylees, meaning they are currently in removal proceedings in an immigration court.

Sometimes immigrants, legal or otherwise, must be removed from their host country. In FY 2020, 20,576 people from Canada were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 491 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 89 were removed for non-criminal charges and 572 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.