US EditionQuebec won't accept some applications for sponsorship of immigrants until 2026
QUEBEC, CANADA, JUL 9 – Quebec reached its sponsorship cap after approving over 26,500 spousal and adult child applications since 2022, limiting new applications until mid-2026, officials said.
- The Quebec government stopped accepting new sponsorship applications for spouses, partners, and adult children by June 25, 2026.
- This decision followed Premier Francois Legault's August 20, 2024 announcement to cut immigration and a cap on family sponsorships set last year.
- The government plans to handle up to 13,000 immigrant family reunification applications between June 2024 and 2026, addressing current wait times of 37 months for sponsorships in Quebec.
- More than 16,500 family applications were approved in 2022, and Quebec continues accepting sponsorships for other family members, including children under 18.
- These measures imply extended delays in family reunification while Quebec focuses immigration on reduced quotas and certain family categories.
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Quebec Won’t Accept Some Applications for Sponsorship of Immigrants Until 2026
The Quebec government says it won’t accept new applications from residents who want to sponsor their spouses, common-law partners or adult children for immigration until next year. The Immigration department says in a news release that it has reached its cap for sponsorship in those categories. As a result, the families of those immigrants would have to wait until June 25, 2026 to apply. The government announced last year that it would process a…
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The Quebec government says it won't accept new applications from residents who want to sponsor their spouses, common-law partners or adult children for immigration until next year.
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