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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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A2 visas issued to people from Canada · February 2026
3

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +200.0%.

A2 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+200.0% vs January 2026 (1)▼-25.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 603

Canada · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025100
  • 20264
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January121▼ -91.7%
February43▼ -25.0%
March14––
April28––
May6––
June11––
July8––
August8––
September4––
October0––
November3––
December2––

When is it busy? Canada · A2

Busiest month: July (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.8%
6.2%
9.5%
7.5%
3.8%
11.7%
12.3%
10.0%
8.3%
9.7%
5.6%
8.6%
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 · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '1710
May '176
Jun '1712
Jul '1710
Aug '177
Sep '175
Oct '1723
Nov '177
Dec '178
Jan '183
Feb '187
Mar '182
Apr '183
May '183
Jun '1810
Jul '184
Aug '189
Sep '189
Oct '1838
Nov '181
Dec '189
Jan '194
Feb '194
Mar '197
Apr '191
May '193
Jun '1910
Jul '1914
Aug '194
Sep '192
Oct '193
Nov '191
Dec '191
Jan '208
Feb '200
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '202
Jul '205
Aug '204
Sep '209
Oct '201
Nov '203
Dec '206
Jan '210
Feb '216
Mar '213
Apr '211
May '212
Jun '214
Jul '216
Aug '217
Sep '213
Oct '215
Nov '212
Dec '2115
Jan '222
Feb '223
Mar '2215
Apr '225
May '222
Jun '2212
Jul '227
Aug '226
Sep '227
Oct '222
Nov '220
Dec '221
Jan '230
Feb '232
Mar '234
Apr '238
May '231
Jun '236
Jul '234
Aug '236
Sep '233
Oct '235
Nov '239
Dec '235
Jan '244
Feb '245
Mar '242
Apr '241
May '243
Jun '245
Jul '248
Aug '245
Sep '242
Oct '244
Nov '245
Dec '241
Jan '2512
Feb '254
Mar '2514
Apr '2528
May '256
Jun '2511
Jul '258
Aug '258
Sep '254
Oct '250
Nov '253
Dec '252
Jan '261
Feb '263

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Total visas issued
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Latest 12 months · Canada · A2 · November
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Canada · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
233% of selected
Jan 2026
117% of selected
Feb 2026
350% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 213
Total213