Canada: Quebec imposes cap on spousal sponsorship applications; Read details
Babushahi Bureau
Quebec (Canada), June 27, 2024: With a few exceptions, Quebec has placed a cap on applications for sponsorship of spouses and children (18 years of age and up), as well as for sponsorship of parents, grandparents, and other family members. This new restriction will be effective from June 26, 2024.
As per information, the cap imposes a limit of 13,000 applications over this period:
- 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 and up.
- 2,600 for fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, or other eligible relatives.
- Once this cap has been reached, the Ministère will stop accepting applications.
This cap does not apply to:
- A sponsor’s dependent minor child.
- Minor children the sponsor wishes to adopt.
- An orphaned minor child of the sponsor’s brother, sister, nephew, niece, grandson, or granddaughter.
- A sponsor’s adult child who is dependent on a parent due to disability.