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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Canada · H1B

11,330 green cards issued in 2024 →
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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: 614

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

compared with
  • 202575
  • 202611
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 (11.0% 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%
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 · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '175
May '174
Jun '176
Jul '1715
Aug '176
Sep '175
Oct '1712
Nov '177
Dec '1716
Jan '185
Feb '188
Mar '187
Apr '182
May '185
Jun '186
Jul '1811
Aug '184
Sep '188
Oct '188
Nov '188
Dec '189
Jan '195
Feb '198
Mar '199
Apr '1910
May '198
Jun '1910
Jul '1910
Aug '1910
Sep '195
Oct '1913
Nov '199
Dec '1914
Jan '208
Feb '205
Mar '203
Apr '201
May '201
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '212
Jun '218
Jul '212
Aug '217
Sep '214
Oct '214
Nov '211
Dec '214
Jan '222
Feb '224
Mar '224
Apr '222
May '224
Jun '223
Jul '226
Aug '222
Sep '222
Oct '224
Nov '227
Dec '225
Jan '239
Feb '236
Mar '235
Apr '234
May '237
Jun '235
Jul '238
Aug '2318
Sep '235
Oct '239
Nov '237
Dec '234
Jan '245
Feb '243
Mar '2410
Apr '245
May '247
Jun '247
Jul '2412
Aug '245
Sep '246
Oct '244
Nov '244
Dec '246
Jan '2512
Feb '251
Mar '258
Apr '253
May '257
Jun '258
Jul '255
Aug '256
Sep '256
Oct '256
Nov '254
Dec '259
Jan '268
Feb '263

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Total visas issued
9
Latest 12 months · Canada · H1B · December
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Canada · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 20259
  • Jan 20268
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
945% of selected
Jan 2026
840% of selected
Feb 2026
315% of selected
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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