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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Canada · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
6

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +500.0%.

O1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+500.0% vs January 2026 (1)▲+100.0% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 291

Canada · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202539
  • 20267
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January21▼ -50.0%
February36▲ +100.0%
March1––
April5––
May5––
June3––
July4––
August4––
September0––
October5––
November5––
December2––

When is it busy? Canada · O1

Busiest month: October (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.3%
7.3%
7.0%
7.1%
7.0%
5.8%
10.9%
8.6%
8.4%
12.3%
8.7%
6.6%
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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.557.510Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '172
May '172
Jun '176
Jul '178
Aug '177
Sep '172
Oct '174
Nov '173
Dec '177
Jan '182
Feb '181
Mar '184
Apr '182
May '183
Jun '184
Jul '184
Aug '182
Sep '186
Oct '186
Nov '184
Dec '182
Jan '194
Feb '191
Mar '193
Apr '191
May '192
Jun '191
Jul '195
Aug '194
Sep '193
Oct '196
Nov '192
Dec '192
Jan '203
Feb '202
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '202
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '212
Sep '212
Oct '213
Nov '210
Dec '212
Jan '224
Feb '223
Mar '222
Apr '222
May '220
Jun '222
Jul '225
Aug '222
Sep '225
Oct '223
Nov '222
Dec '225
Jan '233
Feb '233
Mar '231
Apr '233
May '234
Jun '230
Jul '233
Aug '231
Sep '230
Oct '233
Nov '232
Dec '231
Jan '243
Feb '242
Mar '242
Apr '244
May '246
Jun '249
Jul '243
Aug '246
Sep '245
Oct '242
Nov '243
Dec '240
Jan '252
Feb '253
Mar '251
Apr '255
May '255
Jun '253
Jul '254
Aug '254
Sep '250
Oct '255
Nov '255
Dec '252
Jan '261
Feb '266

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Total visas issued
41
Latest 12 months · Canada · O1
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Canada · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
222% of selected
Jan 2026
111% of selected
Feb 2026
667% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 216
Total216