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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Canada · F1

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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: 1,940

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

compared with
  • 2025263
  • 20266
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 (26.4% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.6%
1.8%
3.1%
5.0%
12.5%
17.8%
26.4%
16.3%
3.0%
1.9%
3.1%
5.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '176
Apr '1710
May '1732
Jun '1781
Jul '1783
Aug '1758
Sep '174
Oct '172
Nov '178
Dec '1715
Jan '187
Feb '180
Mar '188
Apr '1813
May '1838
Jun '1855
Jul '1892
Aug '1849
Sep '188
Oct '183
Nov '189
Dec '1818
Jan '196
Feb '193
Mar '195
Apr '1912
May '1950
Jun '1963
Jul '1996
Aug '1950
Sep '196
Oct '193
Nov '197
Dec '1913
Jan '209
Feb '204
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '200
Jul '208
Aug '2012
Sep '205
Oct '204
Nov '203
Dec '209
Jan '212
Feb '212
Mar '212
Apr '215
May '2120
Jun '2123
Jul '2141
Aug '2137
Sep '213
Oct '210
Nov '214
Dec '215
Jan '222
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '224
May '2216
Jun '2231
Jul '2244
Aug '2230
Sep '223
Oct '224
Nov '224
Dec '2212
Jan '234
Feb '230
Mar '238
Apr '239
May '2316
Jun '2340
Jul '2343
Aug '2321
Sep '234
Oct '232
Nov '235
Dec '233
Jan '242
Feb '245
Mar '249
Apr '2419
May '2432
Jun '2449
Jul '2474
Aug '2436
Sep '246
Oct '243
Nov '2410
Dec '245
Jan '256
Feb '256
Mar '2516
Apr '2533
May '2558
Jun '2558
Jul '2555
Aug '259
Sep '255
Oct '253
Nov '254
Dec '2510
Jan '261
Feb '265

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Canada · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202510
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
1063% of selected
Jan 2026
16% of selected
Feb 2026
531% of selected
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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