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Parents and grandparents sponsorship — Quebec: current projected processing time

About 63 months
IRCC estimate for an application received now
About 10,300
people currently waiting (IRCC estimate)
Last updated by IRCC: September 3, 2026 · verified by us October 6, 2026 · official source ↗
Forward-looking estimate—not a recent-case average.

IRCC estimates how long a complete application received today may take by using its current inventory, expected processing capacity and expected application volume. It updates this projection monthly. It is not a deadline for an individual file.

What the current About 63 months figure means

As of September 3, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) estimates a new Parents and grandparents sponsorship — Quebec application may take About 63 months. IRCC also reports about 10,300 people waiting in this program. The queue number is approximate and is not a case-status lookup.

If you already applied, the headline for a new application may not describe your remaining wait. IRCC publishes a separate estimate for each application month below.

Current estimate by application month

Parents and grandparents sponsorship — Quebec: IRCC’s current estimated months remaining by application month A line connecting the most recent 24 application-month cohorts with a numeric estimate. This is one current IRCC snapshot, not historical publication values. Aug 2024: 51 months leftSep 2024: 51 months leftNov 2024: 51 months leftDec 2024: 51 months leftJan 2025: 51 months leftFeb 2025: 51 months leftMar 2025: 52 months leftApr 2025: 52 months leftMay 2025: 52 months leftJun 2025: 52 months leftJul 2025: 52 months leftAug 2025: 53 months leftSep 2025: 56 months leftOct 2025: 61 months leftNov 2025: 61 months leftDec 2025: 62 months leftJan 2026: 62 months leftFeb 2026: 62 months leftMar 2026: 62 months leftApr 2026: 62 months leftMay 2026: 62 months leftJun 2026: 62 months leftJul 2026: 62 months leftAug 2026: 62 months left Aug 2024 Aug 2026 62 mo 0
IRCC snapshot dated September 3, 2026. The horizontal axis is when the application was submitted; the vertical axis is IRCC’s current estimate of time remaining. Rows without a numeric estimate are omitted from the line and remain in the table.

If you already applied

Find the month IRCC received your complete application. “People ahead” is IRCC’s approximate program queue for that cohort, not a promise that every case is processed in exact order.

Application monthCurrent estimated time remainingApproximate people ahead
Aug 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Jul 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Jun 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
May 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Apr 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Mar 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Feb 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Jan 202662 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Dec 202562 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Nov 202561 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Oct 202561 months leftAbout 10,300 people ahead of you
Sep 202556 months leftAbout 9,400 people ahead of you
Aug 202553 months leftAbout 8,800 people ahead of you
Jul 202552 months leftAbout 8,600 people ahead of you
Jun 202552 months leftAbout 8,600 people ahead of you
May 202552 months leftAbout 8,600 people ahead of you
Apr 202552 months leftAbout 8,600 people ahead of you
Mar 202552 months leftAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Feb 202551 months leftAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Jan 202551 months leftAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Dec 202451 months leftAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Nov 202451 months leftAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Oct 2024We need more time to process your applicationAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Sep 202451 months leftAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Show 104 older application months
Application monthCurrent estimated time remainingApproximate people ahead
Aug 202451 months leftAbout 8,500 people ahead of you
Jul 202446 months leftAbout 7,600 people ahead of you
Jun 202433 months leftAbout 5,400 people ahead of you
May 202430 months leftAbout 4,900 people ahead of you
Apr 202430 months leftAbout 4,800 people ahead of you
Mar 202430 months leftAbout 4,800 people ahead of you
Feb 202430 months leftAbout 4,800 people ahead of you
Jan 202430 months leftAbout 4,800 people ahead of you
Dec 202330 months leftAbout 4,800 people ahead of you
Nov 202321 months leftAbout 3,200 people ahead of you
Oct 202319 months leftAbout 2,900 people ahead of you
Sep 202319 months leftAbout 2,900 people ahead of you
Aug 202319 months leftAbout 2,900 people ahead of you
Jul 202319 months leftAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
Jun 202319 months leftAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
May 202319 months leftAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
Apr 2023We need more time to process your applicationAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
Mar 202319 months leftAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
Feb 202319 months leftAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
Jan 2023We need more time to process your applicationAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
Dec 202219 months leftAbout 2,800 people ahead of you
Nov 202212 months leftAbout 1,700 people ahead of you
Oct 202212 months leftAbout 1,600 people ahead of you
Sep 202211 months leftAbout 1,600 people ahead of you
Aug 2022We need more time to process your applicationAbout 1,600 people ahead of you
Jul 2022We need more time to process your applicationAbout 1,600 people ahead of you
Jun 2022We need more time to process your applicationAbout 1,600 people ahead of you
May 2022We need more time to process your applicationAbout 1,600 people ahead of you
Apr 2022We need more time to process your applicationAbout 1,600 people ahead of you
Mar 202211 months leftAbout 1,500 people ahead of you
Feb 2022We need more time to process your applicationAbout 1,500 people ahead of you
Jan 202211 months leftAbout 1,500 people ahead of you
Dec 202111 months leftAbout 1,500 people ahead of you
Nov 20216 months leftAbout 700 people ahead of you
Oct 20214 months leftAbout 300 people ahead of you
Sep 2021We need more time to process your applicationAbout 200 people ahead of you
Aug 2021We need more time to process your applicationAbout 200 people ahead of you
Jul 2021We need more time to process your applicationAbout 200 people ahead of you
Jun 2021We need more time to process your applicationAbout 200 people ahead of you
May 2021We need more time to process your applicationAbout 200 people ahead of you
Apr 20213 months leftAbout 200 people ahead of you
Mar 20213 months leftAbout 200 people ahead of you
Feb 2021We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Jan 2021We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Dec 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Nov 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Oct 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Sep 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Aug 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Jul 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Jun 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
May 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Apr 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Mar 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Feb 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Jan 2020We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Dec 2019We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Nov 2019We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Oct 2019We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Sep 2019We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Aug 2019We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Jul 2019We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
Jun 2019We need more time to process your applicationAbout 100 people ahead of you
May 2019We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Apr 2019We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Mar 2019We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Feb 2019We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jan 2019We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Dec 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Nov 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Oct 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Sep 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Aug 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jul 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jun 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
May 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Apr 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Mar 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Feb 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jan 2018We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Dec 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Nov 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Oct 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Sep 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Aug 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jul 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jun 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
May 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Apr 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Mar 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Feb 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jan 2017We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Dec 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Nov 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Oct 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Sep 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Aug 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jul 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jun 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
May 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Apr 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Mar 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Feb 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you
Jan 2016We need more time to process your applicationLess than 100 people ahead of you

Important: these application-month rows are all part of one IRCC snapshot dated September 3, 2026. They are not 2016–2026 publication history. GovWait stores each future monthly snapshot separately so genuine changes are not overwritten.

Headline projection history

IRCC estimate for a new applicationPublished/updatedVerified by us
About 63 monthsSeptember 3, 2026September 25, 2026
About 64 monthsAugust 10, 2026August 27, 2026

This table is the actual publication history. It begins with the first GovWait import and gains one row only when IRCC publishes a later dated snapshot.

Download this program’s current projection, cohort estimates and provenance as JSON →

Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) · extracted values only, republished with attribution · not legal advice.