Trump to expand work visa ban amid coronavirus: official According to documents provided by the U.S. State Department to The Canadian Press, more than 400 Canadians were issued these visas in 2019.The H-1B, which is widely used by American and Indian technology companies, was issued to 101 Canadians in the 2019 fiscal year.
The J-1, for “cultural exchange,” was issued to 156 Canadians.The L-1, which applies to managers and other key employees of multinational corporations, was issued to 161 Canadians, and the H-2B, for nonagricultural seasonal workers, was issued to five Canadians.The Trump administration cast the effort as a way to free up jobs in an American economy reeling from the coronavirus.