When you are evaluating EB-5 regional centers, you will encounter a lot of impressive-sounding numbers. Billions raised. Thousands of investors. Hundreds of approvals. What you will rarely encounter is proof.
That is the gap that CanAm’s annual financial attestation is designed to close. Each year, we commission an independent review of our EB-5 track record by PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, an internationally recognized accounting firm with no stake in the outcome. Their job is to examine our data and confirm whether the numbers we report are accurate. This is CanAm’s seventh consecutive year completing this process.
The results of that review, covering data through December 31, 2025, are now available. This post walks through what PKF attested and what those figures mean for any investor conducting due diligence on CanAm.
What Is a Third-Party Attestation, and Why Does It Matter?
In the EB-5 industry, most track record claims are self-reported. A regional center states its approval rate or repayment total on its website with no independent verification of the underlying data. There is no regulatory requirement to do otherwise.
An attestation changes that. When an independent accounting firm attests to your track record, it means the firm has reviewed your investor records, petition outcomes, and financial transactions, and has confirmed that the data you are presenting matches what they found. It is a third-party check on claims that could otherwise be exaggerated, outdated, or simply wrong.
CanAm has engaged PKF O’Connor Davies to conduct this review every year since 2019. PKF O’Connor Davies is a member firm of PKF Global, a network of independent accounting firms operating in over 150 countries. They are not affiliated with CanAm, and they have no financial interest in the results. The engagement is conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
No other EB-5 regional center publishes an independently attested track record of this scope on an annual basis. That is not a marketing claim. It is simply a fact about what exists in the public domain.
The 2025 Attestation Results
PKF O’Connor Davies reviewed CanAm’s investor data across eleven regional centers. The attested results are presented in three tables below.
I-526 Petition Results
The I-526 petition is the first major step in the EB-5 process. It is the petition an investor files with USCIS to establish that their investment meets the program’s requirements, including job creation. An I-526 approval is what allows an investor to move forward toward a green card.
Across all eleven regional centers, PKF attested 5,797 I-526 approvals from 6,058 petitions evaluated. Of petitions that have received a USCIS decision, the approval rate is 99.4%. Only 37 petitions have been denied.
The 146 investors listed as “Do Not Intend to File” reflects a standard reality in any large investor portfolio: some investors choose not to pursue the green card for personal reasons unrelated to program outcomes, such as a change in immigration plans or personal circumstances.
I-829 Petition Results
The I-829 petition is the final step. It is filed after an investor has held conditional permanent residency for two years and is asking USCIS to remove the conditions and grant full permanent resident status. An I-829 approval means the investor has achieved their goal: a permanent U.S. green card.
PKF attested 3,047 I-829 approvals to date, with only 15 denials on adjudicated petitions. An additional 582 petitions are currently pending USCIS adjudication, meaning the total number of investors who achieve permanent residency through CanAm will continue to grow.
The pending figure is meaningful in today’s environment. USCIS processing times for I-829 petitions have extended significantly in recent years. Investors in the queue are waiting longer than they once would have, but the attested data confirms that when CanAm investors’ petitions are adjudicated, they are approved at a near-perfect rate.
Capital Repayments
EB-5 investors typically invest $800,000 or more and expect to receive that capital back after their investment period ends. How a regional center manages repayment is one of the clearest indicators of its operational integrity.
PKF attested that CanAm has returned a total of $2,498,489,078 in EB-5 capital to 3,907 investors across six regional centers. An additional 1,074 investors chose to redeploy their capital rather than take repayment, electing to remain invested through a subsequent CanAm project.
What This Means If You Are Evaluating CanAm
Most investors come to EB-5 with two core questions: Will I get my green card? And will I get my money back? The attested data above provides the most direct answer to both that any regional center has published.
On the green card question: CanAm’s 99.4% I-526 approval rate and near-perfect I-829 approval rate on adjudicated petitions are not projections or estimates. They are verified outcomes for real investors across 11 regional centers and more than two decades of EB-5 activity.
On the repayment question: CanAm has returned $2.5 billion to investors, attested by an independent accounting firm. For a prospective investor, that figure is the most concrete answer available to the question every EB-5 investor ultimately asks: do sponsors actually return capital when the time comes?
At the same time, anyone evaluating EB-5 today should understand the current landscape. Processing backlogs at USCIS mean that timelines for both I-526 and I-829 adjudication are longer than they have historically been. There is also ongoing discussion in the industry about grandfathering protections for investors currently in the queue. In this environment, the operator you choose matters more than it once did. A regional center with an unbroken, independently verified track record is better positioned to navigate uncertainty on your behalf than one making unverified claims.
Download the Full PKF Attestation
Review the complete executive summary, including all attested data and methodology, directly from PKF O’Connor Davies.
2025 PKF Executive Summary PDF →
The Value of Proof
Transparency is easy to claim and hard to demonstrate. The annual PKF attestation is CanAm’s way of demonstrating it, year after year, with an independent firm’s name attached to the numbers.
For a prospective EB-5 investor, the right question to ask any regional center is not “What is your track record?” It is “Who verified it?” CanAm’s answer is PKF O’Connor Davies, for the seventh consecutive year.
If you would like to speak with our team about our current EB-5 offerings and what the attested track record means for your investment decision, we are here.
Ready to Invest with Confidence?
CanAm Enterprises has over 20 years of EB-5 experience, with a track record independently attested by PKF O’Connor Davies for seven consecutive years. We have raised more than $4 billion from 8,300+ investors globally, repaid more than $2.5 billion in EB-5 capital, and facilitated 3,047 I-829 approvals and counting. Our regional centers span 30+ U.S. states, covering projects in real estate, life sciences, clean energy, and digital infrastructure.
To learn more about CanAm’s current EB-5 offerings or to speak with a member of our team, contact us today.
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Email: info@canamenterprises.com
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