Rules governing the reception of applications

New rules will be in effect for the receipt of family reunification applications.

From July 2, 2026 to June 30, 2028, the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) (Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration) will be able to receive a maximum of 15,700 undertaking applications to sponsor a family member, divided as follows:

• A maximum of 13,300 undertaking applications by a sponsor for their spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner;
• A maximum of 2,400 undertaking applications by a sponsor for their father, mother, grandfather, grandmother or other relative listed on this page.

For each of the above categories, if the maximum number of undertaking applications to be received is reached before June 30, 2028, the Ministry will not be able to receive any further applications in this category through the remainder of the intake period. In this case:

• All applications received after the maximum number of applications has been reached will be returned, without being processed, and no processing fee will be charged;
• If a sponsor’s application is returned, a new application may be submitted when another intake period opens.

To prioritize people who have been waiting to submit an undertaking application the longest, an application intake schedule has been created based on the date of issue of either of the following documents:

• The sponsor eligibility letter issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC);
• IRCC’s acknowledgment of receipt for applications to sponsor a person in the “Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada” class. See the box below for details on the cases concerned by the acknowledgment of receipt.

See the table below to find out when you can submit your undertaking application:

If the sponsorship application concerns one of the people below, the above rules, including the application intake schedule, do not apply and the application may be received at any time:

• The sponsor’s dependent child (child under 22 years of age or child 22 years of age or older who depends on either of his or her parents because of his or her physical or mental condition);
• A minor child the person wishes to adopt;
• An orphaned minor child who is their brother, sister, nephew, niece, grandson or granddaughter;
• Their dependent child who has reached the age of majority and is dependent on either parent because of his or her physical or mental condition.

These people must not be married or in a common-law relationship.

Applications to add a dependant (dependent child, spouse, common-law partner) of the sponsored person already concerned by an undertaking application or by a confirmed undertaking and who is awaiting admission as a permanent resident are also exempt from the limit and application intake schedule.

To be admissible, an undertaking application must meet the following rules:

• It must be submitted using the forms available at Québec.ca (“Submitting an undertaking application” page) and include all required documents, such as IRCC’s sponsorship eligibility letter or IRCC’s acknowledgment of receipt for applications to sponsor a person in the “Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada” class (see details below). See Part 2 of the undertaking application form (PDF 678 Kb) (in French only) for the list of required documents;
• It must be sent, by mail only, to the address mentioned on the “Submitting an undertaking application” page. Applications may not be submitted in person at a MIFI office;
• Do not submit more than one application per envelope.

Please note: Any application deemed inadmissible will be returned to the sponsor without being processed.