Official processing times · Program details

Humanitarian and compassionate (Quebec)

Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month

Overall processing timeMore than 10 years

Source updated on 2026-10-09

Total people waitingAbout 20,800 people

Collection month: 2026-10

The table shows cohort estimates as of the source update, not personal positions or approval dates. Remaining wait is not a live countdown and should not be added to overall processing time.

Submission month details 129

All available months, newest submissions first. Select a year to jump to its records.

2026 submissions

2026 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2026-09	About 20,800 people	More than 10 years
2026-08	About 20,300 people	More than 10 years
2026-07	About 19,800 people	More than 10 years
2026-06	About 19,300 people	More than 10 years
2026-05	About 18,900 people	More than 10 years
2026-04	About 18,400 people	More than 10 years
2026-03	About 18,100 people	More than 10 years
2026-02	About 17,600 people	More than 10 years
2026-01	About 17,200 people	More than 10 years

2025 submissions

2025 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12	About 17,000 people	More than 10 years
2025-11	About 16,600 people	More than 10 years
2025-10	About 16,200 people	More than 10 years
2025-09	About 15,800 people	More than 10 years
2025-08	About 15,300 people	More than 10 years
2025-07	About 14,900 people	More than 10 years
2025-06	About 14,500 people	More than 10 years
2025-05	About 14,200 people	More than 10 years
2025-04	About 13,800 people	More than 10 years
2025-03	About 13,300 people	More than 10 years
2025-02	About 13,000 people	More than 10 years
2025-01	About 12,700 people	More than 10 years

2024 submissions

2024 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12	About 12,300 people	More than 10 years
2024-11	About 12,000 people	More than 10 years
2024-10	About 11,600 people	More than 10 years
2024-09	About 11,100 people	More than 10 years
2024-08	About 10,700 people	More than 10 years
2024-07	About 10,300 people	More than 10 years
2024-06	About 9,900 people	More than 10 years
2024-05	About 9,600 people	More than 10 years
2024-04	About 9,200 people	More than 10 years
2024-03	About 8,800 people	More than 10 years
2024-02	About 8,500 people	More than 10 years
2024-01	About 8,300 people	More than 10 years

2023 submissions

2023 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12	About 8,000 people	More than 10 years
2023-11	About 7,700 people	More than 10 years
2023-10	About 7,400 people	More than 10 years
2023-09	About 7,200 people	More than 10 years
2023-08	About 6,800 people	119 months
2023-07	About 6,500 people	114 months
2023-06	About 6,200 people	109 months
2023-05	About 6,000 people	104 months
2023-04	About 5,600 people	98 months
2023-03	About 5,400 people	95 months
2023-02	About 5,200 people	91 months
2023-01	About 5,000 people	87 months

2022 submissions

2022 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12	About 4,800 people	85 months
2022-11	About 4,600 people	81 months
2022-10	About 4,400 people	77 months
2022-09	About 4,100 people	71 months
2022-08	About 3,800 people	67 months
2022-07	About 3,600 people	62 months
2022-06	About 3,200 people	57 months
2022-05	About 2,900 people	51 months
2022-04	About 2,700 people	48 months
2022-03	About 2,500 people	44 months
2022-02	About 2,100 people	38 months
2022-01	About 1,900 people	34 months

2021 submissions

2021 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12	About 1,600 people	29 months
2021-11	About 1,400 people	25 months
2021-10	About 1,200 people	20 months
2021-09	About 1,000 people	17 months
2021-08	About 800 people	14 months
2021-07	About 600 people	11 months
2021-06	About 500 people	9 months
2021-05	About 400 people	7 months
2021-04	About 300 people	6 months
2021-03	About 300 people	5 months
2021-02	About 200 people	4 months
2021-01	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application

2020 submissions

2020 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-11	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-10	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-09	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-08	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-07	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-06	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-05	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-04	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-03	About 200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-02	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-01	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application

2019 submissions

2019 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-11	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-10	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-09	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-08	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-07	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-06	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-05	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-04	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-03	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-02	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-01	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application

2018 submissions

2018 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2018-12	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-11	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-10	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-09	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-08	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-07	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-06	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-05	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-04	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-03	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-02	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-01	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application

2017 submissions

2017 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2017-12	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-11	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-10	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-09	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-08	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-07	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-06	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-05	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-04	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-03	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-02	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-01	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application

2016 submissions

2016 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2016-12	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-11	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-10	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-09	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-08	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-07	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-06	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-05	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-04	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-03	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-02	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-01	About 100 people	More time is needed to process the application

Program history

Processing time (months)

Not enough comparable values to plot. See the history table.

People waiting

Lines connect exact or approximate values only. Bounds and unknown values are left as gaps; see the table for their full meaning. Changes in counts are net changes, not approvals.

Collection month	Source updated	Processing time	People waiting
2026-10	2026-10-09	More than 10 years	About 20,800 people
2026-09	2026-09-03	More than 10 years	About 20,400 people

Fetched (UTC): 2026-10-18 18:16:14 · Updated monthly