PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Canada
- Decisions
- 30,182
- Approved
- 95.6%
- Median certified wage
- $121,243
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. DOL printed the worker's citizenship on its old form, so the series runs FY2008 to FY2023; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry it.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2008 | 2,539 | 310 | 98 |
| FY2009 | 1,591 | 157 | 181 |
| FY2010 | 3,657 | 296 | 157 |
| FY2011 | 2,910 | 413 | 130 |
| FY2012 | 2,722 | 287 | 142 |
| FY2013 | 1,561 | 172 | 135 |
| FY2014 | 3,052 | 154 | 186 |
| FY2015 | 2,961 | 159 | 156 |
| FY2016 | 3,998 | 202 | 150 |
| FY2017 | 3,099 | 201 | 109 |
| FY2018 | 4,136 | 160 | 122 |
| FY2019 | 3,201 | 125 | 85 |
| FY2020 | 2,801 | 105 | 90 |
| FY2021 | 3,117 | 99 | 108 |
| FY2022 | 2,486 | 136 | 186 |
| FY2023 | 2,621 | 127 | 211 |
Top sponsors
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1,609
- GOOGLE LLC 1,446
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 884
- APPLE INC. 654
- FACEBOOK, INC. 545
- AMAZON CORPORATE LLC 403
- NVIDIA CORPORATION 198
- INTEL CORPORATION 180
- BLOOMBERG L.P. 154
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 146
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 4,367
- Software Developers, Systems Software 2,647
- Computer Systems Analysts 1,132
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 810
- Marketing Managers 731
- Mechanical Engineers 688
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 677
- Accountants and Auditors 670
- Financial Analysts 620
- Computer Occupations, All Other 606
Worksite states
- California 8,974
- Washington 3,992
- New York 3,488
- Texas 2,371
- Michigan 1,261
- Florida 1,108
- Massachusetts 947
- Illinois 897
- New Jersey 561
- Pennsylvania 559
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 2,635
- Seattle, WA 1,857
- San Francisco, CA 1,637
- Redmond, WA 1,534
- Mountain View, CA 1,017
- Cupertino, CA 652
- Houston, TX 639
- Menlo Park, CA 442
- Santa Clara, CA 438
- Chicago, IL 431
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,086
- Computer Systems Design Services 1,981
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 1,628
- Custom Computer Programming Services 1,509
- Software Publishers 1,334
- Software Publishers 1,049
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 1,036
- Engineering Services 764
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 698
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 632
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 13,438
- Master's 7,109
- Other 3,283
- Doctorate 3,132
- None 2,357
- High School 443
- Associate's 418
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 15,007
- TN 9,631
- L-1 2,298
- E-2 523
- NOT IN USA 407
- F-1 322
- O-1 135
- B-2 98
- J-1 56
- H-2A 29
DOL printed the worker's citizenship, education and visa on its old form, and the last cases filed on it were decided in FY2024; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. So these pages describe FY2008 to FY2023 (years) and FY2016 to FY2024 (everything else).
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.