Schengen visas in Canada
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 42,265
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 5.0%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 0.36%
- Consulate cities
- 6
Refusal rate5.0%2024
Year by year
Data as at 2024
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By Schengen state, 2024
Short-stay (C) visa applications at each Schengen state's consulates in Canada.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 14,520 | 13,834 | 1,111 | 7.7% |
| Italy | 5,508 | 5,339 | 165 | 3.0% |
| Netherlands | 5,231 | 5,008 | 60 | 1.1% |
| Switzerland | 4,723 | 4,535 | 167 | 3.5% |
| Germany | 2,431 | 2,303 | 114 | 4.7% |
| Portugal | 2,126 | 1,994 | 41 | 1.9% |
| Spain | 1,727 | 1,647 | 24 | 1.4% |
| Greece | 1,316 | 1,306 | 5 | 0.4% |
| Belgium | 1,052 | 909 | 85 | 8.1% |
| Austria | 1,013 | 944 | 68 | 6.7% |
| Czechia | 618 | 588 | 28 | 4.5% |
| Poland | 562 | 499 | 57 | 10.1% |
| Croatia | 344 | 307 | 23 | 6.7% |
| Estonia | 237 | 164 | 72 | 30.4% |
| Hungary | 199 | 173 | 26 | 13.1% |
| Bulgaria | 196 | 142 | 8 | 4.1% |
| Slovenia | 156 | 131 | 15 | 9.6% |
| Romania | 110 | 85 | 8 | 7.3% |
| Lithuania | 106 | 69 | 34 | 32.1% |
| Slovakia | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Latvia | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 13,050 |
| 2010 | 15,154 |
| 2011 | 15,816 |
| 2012 | 16,712 |
| 2013 | 20,888 |
| 2014 | 21,963 |
| 2015 | 28,927 |
| 2016 | 24,410 |
| 2017 | 27,303 |
| 2018 | 30,140 |
| 2019 | 34,512 |
| 2020 | 6,345 |
| 2021 | 6,676 |
| 2022 | 25,678 |
| 2023 | 35,087 |
| 2024 | 42,265 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,265 | 5.0% |
| 2023 | 35,087 | 5.3% |
| 2022 | 25,678 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 6,676 | 5.3% |
| 2020 | 6,345 | 4.7% |
| 2019 | 34,512 | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 30,140 | 4.7% |
| 2017 | 27,303 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 24,410 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 28,927 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 21,963 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 20,888 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 16,712 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 15,816 | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 15,154 | 3.4% |
| 2009 | 13,050 | 3.2% |
Consulate cities
- Montreal20,868
- Toronto11,541
- Vancouver6,360
- Ottawa3,269
- Mississauga227
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