On June 23, 2026, a ministerial order was published in the Gazette Officielle du Québec regarding the coming into effect of new rules governing the reception of undertaking applications in the family reunification category.
An undertaking application is a contract that binds the applicant to the person they wish to sponsor and that person’s accompanying family members. The applicant becomes that person’s guarantor.
The Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) announced the following details of the new rules:
Number of applications to be received
MIFI will receive a maximum of 15,700 undertaking applications from July 2, 2026, to June 30, 2028 inclusive. This number is distributed as follows:
- A maximum of 13,300 undertaking applications by a guarantor for their spouse, common-law spouse, or conjugal partner
- A maximum of 2,400 undertaking applications by a guarantor for their father, mother, grandfather, grandmother or any other relative specified here.
This ceiling makes it possible to respect the annual immigration levels planned by Québec in the family reunification category.
If the maximum number of undertaking applications that can be received is attained before June 30, 2028, in one of the sub-categories above, the MIFI will not receive any more applications in this sub-category until that date.
Reception calendar
To prioritize people who have been waiting a long time to submit an application to the MIFI, the reception of applications will be structured into different reception periods based on the date of the letter of eligibility issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Details regarding the reception calendar for applications will be specified in this document and will be published in the ministerial order on application management and on Quebec.ca from June 23, 2026.
Exemptions
The maximum number of undertaking applications to be received and the reception calendar do not apply to certain types of undertaking applications.
The MIFI will receive beyond the ceiling and at any time, from July 2, 2026, to June 30, 2028, undertaking applications in which a person applies to sponsor:
- their dependent child
- a minor child they wish to adopt
- an orphaned minor child who is their brother, sister, nephew, niece, grandson or granddaughter
Applications to add a family member (child or spouse) of the person already covered by a prior undertaking application or by a concluded undertaking and who is awaiting admission as a permanent resident are also exempt.
Rules governing the admissibility of applications
To be admissible, the undertaking applications must respect the following rules:
- Be submitted using the forms available on Québec.ca and accompanied by all of the required documents listed on the undertaking application form, including the IRCC’s letter of eligibility for sponsorship or the IRCC’s confirmation of receipt in the case of a sponsorship application for a member in the spouse and common-law spouse category in Canada;
- The date indicated on the IRCC’s letter of eligibility or confirmation of receipt must respect the parameters of the reception calendar for applications published in the ministerial order of June 23, 2026, therefore, if an application is received before the planned period specified in this calendar, it will be considered ineligible and returned to the guarantor. This rule does not apply to applications exempt from the ceilings;
- Be submitted by postal mail to the address indicated on Québec.ca. It will not be possible to submit an application in person to the MIFI offices;
- Include only one application per envelope.
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