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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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R1 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
1

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -66.7%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-66.7% vs January 2026 (3)▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 199

Canada · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202537
  • 20264
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January23▲ +50.0%
February21▼ -50.0%
March7––
April5––
May2––
June5––
July1––
August2––
September3––
October3––
November2––
December3––

When is it busy? Canada · R1

Busiest month: November (16.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.8%
6.7%
12.6%
3.3%
8.0%
6.7%
8.5%
6.4%
6.8%
7.1%
16.0%
5.0%
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 · R1: 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 '174
Apr '171
May '173
Jun '171
Jul '174
Aug '172
Sep '172
Oct '171
Nov '171
Dec '172
Jan '183
Feb '184
Mar '180
Apr '181
May '181
Jun '182
Jul '182
Aug '181
Sep '182
Oct '184
Nov '187
Dec '181
Jan '193
Feb '192
Mar '192
Apr '190
May '192
Jun '193
Jul '191
Aug '191
Sep '192
Oct '191
Nov '193
Dec '190
Jan '201
Feb '200
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '212
Dec '211
Jan '220
Feb '220
Mar '220
Apr '220
May '222
Jun '222
Jul '225
Aug '223
Sep '220
Oct '222
Nov '221
Dec '221
Jan '234
Feb '236
Mar '234
Apr '231
May '232
Jun '230
Jul '232
Aug '230
Sep '232
Oct '233
Nov '231
Dec '230
Jan '243
Feb '240
Mar '243
Apr '242
May '244
Jun '242
Jul '240
Aug '247
Sep '248
Oct '242
Nov '244
Dec '243
Jan '252
Feb '252
Mar '257
Apr '255
May '252
Jun '255
Jul '251
Aug '252
Sep '253
Oct '253
Nov '252
Dec '253
Jan '263
Feb '261

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Latest 12 months · Canada · R1 · February
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Canada · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
343% of selected
Jan 2026
343% of selected
Feb 2026
114% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 331
Total331