Canada

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Site: 2026-10-02T18:08:46Z
Official: FY2025

Country Overview

FY2025 adjusted B visa refusal rate: 53.1%. Posts with a published wait time: 7. Indicative passport convenience destinations: 146. Not an individual approval probability.

FY2025

53.10%

FY2024

56.35%

Change vs FY2024 (pp)

-3.25 pp

Rank

#50/198

Rank is based solely on the published Adjusted B Visa Refusal Rate for the selected fiscal year. It is a neutral ordering of official figures, not a judgment about any nationality or applicant.

Annual Refusal Rate

Data table (accessible alternative to chart)
Fiscal year	Adjusted refusal rate	Change vs prior FY	YoY
FY2006	25.50%	—	—
FY2007	36.60%	+11.10 pp	+43.53%
FY2008	39.00%	+2.40 pp	+6.56%
FY2009	52.80%	+13.80 pp	+35.38%
FY2010	57.10%	+4.30 pp	+8.14%
FY2011	52.20%	-4.90 pp	-8.58%
FY2012	44.30%	-7.90 pp	-15.13%
FY2013	43.10%	-1.20 pp	-2.71%
FY2014	48.70%	+5.60 pp	+12.99%
FY2015	49.13%	+0.43 pp	+0.88%
FY2016	47.93%	-1.20 pp	-2.44%
FY2017	41.14%	-6.79 pp	-14.17%
FY2018	38.98%	-2.16 pp	-5.25%
FY2019	43.76%	+4.78 pp	+12.26%
FY2020	52.67%	+8.91 pp	+20.36%
FY2021	51.81%	-0.86 pp	-1.63%
FY2022	58.33%	+6.52 pp	+12.58%
FY2023	52.04%	-6.29 pp	-10.78%
FY2024	56.35%	+4.31 pp	+8.28%
FY2025	53.10%	-3.25 pp	-5.77%

Refusal rate trend

Data table (accessible alternative to chart) — Refusal rate trend
Fiscal year	Adjusted refusal rate
FY2006	25.50%
FY2007	36.60%
FY2008	39.00%
FY2009	52.80%
FY2010	57.10%
FY2011	52.20%
FY2012	44.30%
FY2013	43.10%
FY2014	48.70%
FY2015	49.13%
FY2016	47.93%
FY2017	41.14%
FY2018	38.98%
FY2019	43.76%
FY2020	52.67%
FY2021	51.81%
FY2022	58.33%
FY2023	52.04%
FY2024	56.35%
FY2025	53.10%

U.S. Department of State — fiscal-year refusal statistics · View official source

Country facts

Population

41,651,653 (2025)

Source

Capital

Ottawa

Region

North America

Currency

CAD · Canadian Dollar

ISO code

Passport / nationality

Canadian

World Bank — country indicators · Last checked: Oct 3, 2026 · World Bank

Passport overview

Nationality Canadian

Visa-free

109

Visa on arrival

eTA

eVisa

Visa required

Travel convenience total

146

Sum of visa-free + visa on arrival + eTA (not a single fuzzy category).

Source

Wikipedia visa requirements tables (L3)

Last checked

Oct 2, 2026

Passport mobility · Official source · Official data updated: Oct 3, 2026

Indicative summary only. Not a Passport Index mirror and not Timatic. Always verify entry rules with official government and airline sources before travel. This site is not a live policy authority.

Sources · Methodology

U.S. visa processing posts in this country

Official data updated: Sep 17, 2026 · Last checked: Oct 2, 2026

City / Post	B1/B2 Average Wait Time	B1/B2 Next Available Appointment	F,M,J Next Available	H,L,O,P,Q Next Available
Calgary	13.5 months	14 months	1.5 months	1.5 months
Halifax	1.5 months	15 months	Less than half a month	Less than half a month
Montreal	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Ottawa	14.5 months	15 months	Less than half a month	2 months
Quebec	Not published	15 months	3 months	3 months
Toronto	20 months	20 months	Less than half a month	1.5 months
Vancouver	17.5 months	18 months	8 months	5.5 months