Official processing times · Program details

Humanitarian and compassionate (outside 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 58,800 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

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2026 submissions

2026 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2026-09	About 58,800 people	More than 10 years
2026-08	About 57,500 people	More than 10 years
2026-07	About 54,700 people	More than 10 years
2026-06	About 53,200 people	More than 10 years
2026-05	About 52,000 people	More than 10 years
2026-04	About 50,800 people	More than 10 years
2026-03	About 49,500 people	More than 10 years
2026-02	About 48,200 people	More than 10 years
2026-01	About 47,200 people	More than 10 years

2025 submissions

2025 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12	About 45,900 people	More than 10 years
2025-11	About 44,400 people	More than 10 years
2025-10	About 42,900 people	More than 10 years
2025-09	About 41,200 people	More than 10 years
2025-08	About 39,400 people	More than 10 years
2025-07	About 37,500 people	More than 10 years
2025-06	About 35,500 people	More than 10 years
2025-05	About 33,700 people	More than 10 years
2025-04	About 31,700 people	More than 10 years
2025-03	About 29,800 people	More than 10 years
2025-02	About 27,600 people	More than 10 years
2025-01	About 25,900 people	More than 10 years

2024 submissions

2024 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12	About 24,100 people	More than 10 years
2024-11	About 21,900 people	More than 10 years
2024-10	About 20,000 people	More than 10 years
2024-09	About 18,100 people	More than 10 years
2024-08	About 16,200 people	More than 10 years
2024-07	About 14,200 people	More than 10 years
2024-06	About 12,300 people	More than 10 years
2024-05	About 10,400 people	More than 10 years
2024-04	About 8,900 people	More than 10 years
2024-03	About 7,500 people	111 months
2024-02	About 6,500 people	97 months
2024-01	About 5,600 people	85 months

2023 submissions

2023 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12	About 5,000 people	75 months
2023-11	About 4,300 people	65 months
2023-10	About 3,800 people	59 months
2023-09	About 3,400 people	53 months
2023-08	About 3,100 people	49 months
2023-07	About 2,800 people	44 months
2023-06	About 2,500 people	40 months
2023-05	About 2,200 people	36 months
2023-04	About 2,000 people	33 months
2023-03	About 1,800 people	31 months
2023-02	About 1,700 people	28 months
2023-01	About 1,500 people	26 months

2022 submissions

2022 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12	About 1,400 people	24 months
2022-11	About 1,300 people	23 months
2022-10	About 1,200 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-09	About 1,100 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-08	About 1,000 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-07	About 1,000 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-06	About 900 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-05	About 900 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-04	About 800 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-03	About 800 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-02	About 700 people	More time is needed to process the application
2022-01	About 700 people	More time is needed to process the application

2021 submissions

2021 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12	About 700 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-11	About 700 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-10	About 600 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-09	About 600 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-08	About 600 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-07	About 600 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-06	About 500 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-05	About 500 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-04	About 500 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-03	About 500 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-02	About 500 people	More time is needed to process the application
2021-01	About 500 people	More time is needed to process the application

2020 submissions

2020 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12	About 500 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-11	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-10	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-09	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-08	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-07	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-06	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-05	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-04	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-03	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-02	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2020-01	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application

2019 submissions

2019 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-11	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-10	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-09	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-08	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-07	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-06	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-05	About 400 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-04	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-03	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-02	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2019-01	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application

2018 submissions

2018 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2018-12	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-11	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-10	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-09	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-08	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-07	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-06	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-05	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-04	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-03	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-02	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2018-01	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application

2017 submissions

2017 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2017-12	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-11	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-10	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-09	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-08	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-07	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-06	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-05	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-04	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-03	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-02	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2017-01	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application

2016 submissions

2016 submission details
Submitted	People ahead	Estimated remaining wait / status
2016-12	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-11	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-10	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-09	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-08	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-07	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-06	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-05	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-04	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-03	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-02	About 300 people	More time is needed to process the application
2016-01	About 300 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 58,800 people
2026-09	2026-09-03	More than 10 years	About 57,900 people

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