EB-1A for Canadian Nationals

USCIS I-140 petition data for Canada nationals (FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025)).

80 I-140 petitions · 43 approved · #17 by volume

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USCIS I-140 Data

Canada I-140 Petition Statistics

USCIS EB-1A petition data for Canada nationals. FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025).

I-140 Receipts

0.5% of all

I-140 Approvals

of 4,636 total

Volume Rank

#17

by I-140 receipts

Source: USCIS I-140 Performance Data, FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025). Receipts and approvals for the reporting quarter.

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Country Comparison

USCIS I-140 data, FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025)

Country	Receipts	Approvals
Grand Total	7,464	2,331
China	1,840	460
India	1,613	598
Canada (current)	80	43

Case Data Insights

We analyzed 3 publicly available EB-1A petition decisions involving Canada nationals. Of these, 33% were approved or sustained, 1 denied, and 1 remanded for further review. These cases span 3 industries and 2 job titles. Explore the charts below to see how decision outcomes have trended over time and which industries and roles have the highest success rates.

Decision Trends

Approved

Remanded

Denied

Top Industries

Entertainment 1

Financial Services 1

Healthcare 1

Top Job Titles

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 1

Software Engineer 1

Policy Updates

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Oct 2023 info Visa Bulletin

Visa Bulletin Advancement: EB-1 Rest of World (2023-10)

The Department of State advanced the EB-1 Final Action Date for Rest of World chargeability to Current in the 2023-10 bulletin. Applicants in this category can now file or have their cases adjudicated without priority date restrictions.

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Aug 2023 critical Visa Bulletin

Visa Bulletin Retrogression: EB-1 Rest of World (2023-08)

The Department of State retrogressed the EB-1 Final Action Date for Rest of World chargeability from Current to 2023-08-01 in the 2023-08 bulletin. Applicants who previously had no priority date restriction now face a backlog.

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At a Glance

USCIS Official Data

I-140 Receipts 80

I-140 Rank #17 of 191

Scraped Case Data

Decisions 3

Success Rate 33%

Country Share 0.3%

Approved / Sustained 1

Denied / Dismissed 1

Top Industry Entertainment

Top Job Title Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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Software Engineer

Entertainment · Canada

USCIS remanded

2024-07-23

The Petitioner satisfied the original contributions criterion by providing evidence of the Beneficiary's innovations in a 2005 role-playing game that influenced industry standards for physics modeling and camera collision detection. The Director's previous denial was withdrawn because the Beneficiary now meets three initial criteria: leading/critical role, high salary, and original contributions. A final merits determination is required to assess sustained national or international acclaim.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Financial Services · Canada

USCIS rfe dismissed

Ontario 2024-04-11

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to meet at least three EB-1A criteria. The membership criterion was unmet as no bylaws or governing principles were provided; the published material criterion was unmet because the articles were about the employer's projects; and the judging criterion lacked specific dates and competition titles. Additionally, the original contributions were deemed to have impact only on specific companies rather than the field as a whole.

Others

Healthcare · Canada

WeGreened approved

Massachusetts 5 days 2023-09-02

The petition was approved based on 25 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 1,134 citations globally. The petitioner also demonstrated significant original contributions through 21 peer-review assignments and research funded by major bodies like the Canadian Institute for Health Research and the Radiological Society of North America. These metrics satisfied the EB-1A requirements for scholarly articles, original contributions, and judging roles.

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