Quebec will reopen intake for capped family sponsorship applications on July 2, 2026.

Over a two-year period, the province will accept a maximum of 15,700 applications for undertakings to sponsor family members for permanent residence: 13,300 for spouses, and 2,400 for parents or grandparents.

Dependent children aged 18 or older will no longer fall under the cap.

Authorities will return any applications received above the cap without processing and will refund the fees.

The new intake period and cap were announced in a press release from the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI), Quebec’s immigration authority.

The department stated that older applications will receive priority once intake begins.

The cap does not apply to undertakings for dependent children, orphaned minors, or adopted children. It also does not apply when adding dependents to an existing family sponsorship application that already includes a covered family member.

Moreover, for family sponsorship purposes, a dependent child is defined as a child under 22 years of age who is not married or in a common-law relationship. Spousal sponsorship covers a legally married spouse, a common-law partner, or a conjugal partner.

Quebec first introduced a cap on family sponsorship undertakings in June 2024. At that time, the cap also included dependent children aged 18 or older, except those who were financially dependent due to a physical/ mental condition.

That initial intake period reached its limit in July 2025. It remains in effect for applications submitted between June 26, 2024 & June 25, 2026. Also, Quebec reached the cap for spouses and adult dependent children on July 9, 2025, and it reached the limit for parents and grandparents on July 22, 2025.

Sponsorship applications for family members who plan to settle in Quebec follow a separate process compared to the rest of Canada. Applicants must first obtain a CSQ, i.e., Quebec Selection Certificate from the provincial immigration ministry before applying for permanent residence.

Note: A child aged 22 or older may still qualify as a dependent child if they are financially dependent due to a mental or physical condition & became dependent before the age of 22.

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