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F1 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
5

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (1) — +400.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+400.0% vs January 2026 (1)-16.7% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 1,371

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Canada · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202510
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20265
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (90.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1015
Total1015
Total visas issued
257
Latest 12 months · Canada · F1

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  1. E27,005
  2. E11,236
  3. NATO2581
  4. K1312
  5. G4300
  6. L2258

Canada · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025263
  • 20266
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Month20252026Change
January61 -83.3%
February65 -16.7%
March16––
April33––
May58––
June58––
July55––
August9––
September5––
October3––
November4––
December10––

When is it busy? Canada · F1

Busiest month: July (25.8% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Canada · F1: all published months

0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 321
FY2020 64
FY2021 151
FY2022 141
FY2023 165
FY2024 242
FY2025 264
FY2026 partial23