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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Canada · J1

11,330 green cards issued in 2024 →
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J1 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
1

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — ▼ -50.0%.

J1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (2)▼-85.7% vs February 2025 (7)

All published months together: 963

Canada · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202595
  • 20263
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January52▼ -60.0%
February71▼ -85.7%
March9––
April14––
May18––
June19––
July6––
August2––
September2––
October6––
November4––
December3––

When is it busy? Canada · J1

Busiest month: May (15.9% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.1%
5.4%
7.4%
9.0%
15.9%
11.6%
8.7%
12.3%
5.6%
5.0%
5.4%
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 · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1715
Apr '1722
May '1745
Jun '1736
Jul '1732
Aug '1714
Sep '175
Oct '176
Nov '178
Dec '178
Jan '183
Feb '187
Mar '189
Apr '1820
May '1831
Jun '1834
Jul '1819
Aug '1821
Sep '188
Oct '187
Nov '189
Dec '1810
Jan '1913
Feb '194
Mar '1915
Apr '1915
May '1927
Jun '196
Jul '1920
Aug '1922
Sep '198
Oct '195
Nov '198
Dec '1911
Jan '2011
Feb '206
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '202
Jun '201
Jul '201
Aug '204
Sep '203
Oct '202
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '213
Feb '212
Mar '212
Apr '213
May '217
Jun '218
Jul '215
Aug '2110
Sep '210
Oct '213
Nov '214
Dec '214
Jan '221
Feb '222
Mar '223
Apr '227
May '229
Jun '226
Jul '227
Aug '2210
Sep '224
Oct '223
Nov '225
Dec '225
Jan '235
Feb '231
Mar '238
Apr '238
May '2318
Jun '2313
Jul '236
Aug '238
Sep '238
Oct '232
Nov '237
Dec '234
Jan '244
Feb '244
Mar '249
Apr '2411
May '2420
Jun '247
Jul '249
Aug '2415
Sep '249
Oct '248
Nov '242
Dec '249
Jan '255
Feb '257
Mar '259
Apr '2514
May '2518
Jun '2519
Jul '256
Aug '252
Sep '252
Oct '256
Nov '254
Dec '253
Jan '262
Feb '261

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Latest 12 months · Canada · J1 · September
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Canada · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
350% of selected
Jan 2026
233% of selected
Feb 2026
117% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 321
Total321