Canada · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Canada
Creator: Visa Status

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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

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: 614

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

Year compared with

202575
202611

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	12	8	-33.3%
February	1	3	+200.0%
March	8	–	–
April	3	–	–
May	7	–	–
June	8	–	–
July	5	–	–
August	6	–	–
September	6	–	–
October	6	–	–
November	4	–	–
December	9	–	–

When is it busy? Canada · H1B

Busiest month: January (11.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.0%

7.9%

8.8%

4.5%

7.5%

9.2%

9.9%

9.5%

6.6%

8.3%

6.9%

9.6%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	78
2018	81
2019	111
2020	20
2021	32
2022	45
2023	87
2024	74
2025	75
2026 partial	11

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	9	8	3
Total	9	8	3

Canada · H1B

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

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