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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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P1 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
1

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +0.0%.

P1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+0.0% vs January 2026 (1)▼-66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 315

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Canada · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
133% of selected
Jan 2026
133% of selected
Feb 2026
133% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 111
Total111

Canada · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202542
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January41▼ -75.0%
February31▼ -66.7%
March1––
April5––
May2––
June2––
July1––
August2––
September11––
October9––
November1––
December1––

When is it busy? Canada · P1

Busiest month: January (16.6% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.6%
14.5%
6.5%
4.9%
8.5%
6.9%
4.5%
6.3%
10.6%
7.8%
7.0%
5.8%
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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 · P1: 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 '171
Apr '171
May '172
Jun '173
Jul '175
Aug '173
Sep '173
Oct '1717
Nov '1712
Dec '173
Jan '184
Feb '183
Mar '183
Apr '184
May '1810
Jun '186
Jul '182
Aug '183
Sep '185
Oct '182
Nov '182
Dec '180
Jan '193
Feb '197
Mar '193
Apr '193
May '193
Jun '196
Jul '193
Aug '190
Sep '193
Oct '194
Nov '194
Dec '193
Jan '203
Feb '203
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '212
Feb '212
Mar '211
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '212
Oct '211
Nov '211
Dec '212
Jan '224
Feb '224
Mar '222
Apr '221
May '224
Jun '221
Jul '220
Aug '227
Sep '222
Oct '220
Nov '223
Dec '224
Jan '235
Feb '235
Mar '233
Apr '232
May '233
Jun '235
Jul '234
Aug '231
Sep '232
Oct '231
Nov '232
Dec '230
Jan '2414
Feb '243
Mar '240
Apr '241
May '246
Jun '242
Jul '245
Aug '247
Sep '245
Oct '242
Nov '242
Dec '243
Jan '254
Feb '253
Mar '251
Apr '255
May '252
Jun '252
Jul '251
Aug '252
Sep '2511
Oct '259
Nov '251
Dec '251
Jan '261
Feb '261

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