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Quebec 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.

  • Quebec's immigration department announced on July 9, 2025, that it has reached its cap for sponsoring spouses and adult dependent children.
  • This cap results from a policy set on June 26, 2024, limiting family sponsorship applications to 13,000 between 2024 and June 25, 2026.
  • The policy does not affect sponsorship for dependent children under 18 or adult children with disabilities, and applications for parents and grandparents remain open.
  • Quebec Premier Francois Legault stated the government will no longer accept applications for spouses, common-law partners, or adult children, with fees refunded and applications returned, effective immediately.
  • The moratorium implies families must wait until June 25, 2026, to submit new sponsorship applications for those categories, while current processing times average 37 months for spouses living abroad.
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Quebec won't accept some applications for sponsorship of immigrants until 2026

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CIC News broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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