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Canada · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
3

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (8) — -62.5%.

H1B visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-62.5% vs January 2026 (8)+200.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 516

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Canada · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 20259
  • Jan 20268
  • Feb 20263
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (11.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 983
Total983
Total visas issued
73
Latest 12 months · Canada · H1B
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837856664983
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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

Canada · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202575
  • 202611
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Month20252026Change
January128 -33.3%
February13 +200.0%
March8––
April3––
May7––
June8––
July5––
August6––
September6––
October6––
November4––
December9––

When is it busy? Canada · H1B

Busiest month: January (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100FY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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FY2018 partial36
FY2019 100
FY2020 55
FY2021 24
FY2022 38
FY2023 83
FY2024 80
FY2025 70
FY2026 partial30