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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Canada · O3

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

O3 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
5

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (3) — ▲ +66.7%.

O3 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+66.7% vs January 2026 (3)▲+400.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 206

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Canada · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202532
  • 20268
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January53▼ -40.0%
February15▲ +400.0%
March2––
April1––
May1––
June8––
July7––
August2––
September1––
October0––
November4––
December0––

When is it busy? Canada · O3

Busiest month: January (17.8% of a typical year). Quietest: November (2.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

17.8%
4.1%
7.3%
3.1%
4.3%
12.0%
10.7%
8.1%
13.6%
7.8%
2.8%
8.3%
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 · O3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '174
May '171
Jun '170
Jul '171
Aug '175
Sep '170
Oct '172
Nov '173
Dec '170
Jan '181
Feb '182
Mar '185
Apr '180
May '181
Jun '182
Jul '186
Aug '182
Sep '186
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '182
Jan '192
Feb '191
Mar '191
Apr '190
May '191
Jun '192
Jul '194
Aug '198
Sep '196
Oct '193
Nov '192
Dec '192
Jan '204
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '212
Oct '211
Nov '210
Dec '212
Jan '225
Feb '221
Mar '223
Apr '223
May '225
Jun '224
Jul '226
Aug '225
Sep '220
Oct '220
Nov '220
Dec '222
Jan '232
Feb '230
Mar '233
Apr '232
May '231
Jun '233
Jul '232
Aug '230
Sep '230
Oct '232
Nov '230
Dec '231
Jan '246
Feb '240
Mar '241
Apr '240
May '241
Jun '247
Jul '240
Aug '243
Sep '244
Oct '241
Nov '241
Dec '242
Jan '255
Feb '251
Mar '252
Apr '251
May '251
Jun '258
Jul '257
Aug '252
Sep '251
Oct '250
Nov '254
Dec '250
Jan '263
Feb '265
Total visas issued
2
Latest 12 months · Canada · O3 · March
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Canada · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
338% of selected
Feb 2026
563% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 035
Total035