The rules governing the transmission, intake and processing of permanent selection applications submitted by economic immigration candidates and undertaking applications submitted under the Program for Refugees Abroad (Collective Sponsorship) and the Family Reunification Program are specified in the table below.
Please note that under section 32 of the Québec Immigration Act, the permanent immigration pilot programs have a duration of five years. Consequently, as planned since the implementation of the pilot program in spring 2020, the following three permanent immigration pilot programs ended on January 1, 2026:
Food processing workers
Orderlies
Workers in the artificial intelligence, information technologies and visual effects sectors
Maximum number of applications
Immigration Program
Maximum number of applications to receive
Application intake period
Québec Experience Program (PEQ)
This program ended on November19, 2025.
n/a
Permanent immigration pilot programs
Food processing workers
Orderlies
Workers in the artificial intelligence (AI), information technologies and visual effects (IT/VE) sectors
The permanent immigration pilot programs ended as planned on January 1, 2026.
n/a
Program for Refugees Abroad (Collective sponsorship)
Suspension of reception of applications until December 31, 2029.
n/a
Family reunification
13,000*
Spouse, common-law spouse or dependent child aged 18 or over 10,400
Father, mother, grandfather, grandmother or other family member**: 2,600
The maximum number of undertaking applications to sponsor a spouse or a common-law spouse, a conjugal partner or a dependent child aged18 or over has been reached.
The maximum number of undertaking applications to sponsor a parent, grandparent or another family member** has been reached.
From June 26, 2024 to June 25, 2026 inclusive
* Some applications are not subject to this maximum number and may be submitted at any time, even if the maximum number of applications to be received has been reached, up to and including June25, 2026. See this page for more details: Rules for receiving applications.
For more details on the maximum number of applications received as well as the procedures for sending applications and intake, consult the pages of the various programs: