It will take 2 years to review ship sponsorship cases in Quebec

The Quebec government announced last week that after approving more than 16,500 family reunification applications in 2022 and more than 10,000 applications in the first six months of 2023, it will review a maximum of 13,000 applications over the next two years.

Although the federal government approves the final acceptance of Quebec immigrants, applicants who want to bring a family member to Quebec must first obtain a certificate of selection from the province.

This reduction in examining family members’ immigration cases has intensified the anxiety and stress of immigrants and new arrivals. In general, the process of reviewing immigration cases of family members in the province of Quebec is much longer than in other parts of Canada, and with this new guideline, the delay in reviewing such cases will increase greatly.

According to a spokesperson for Immigration Minister Christine Fricht, the Quebec government wants to ensure that the number of approved cases does not exceed the number set for the acceptance of immigrants in the province’s policy.

Some people who want to bring their family members to Quebec and have applied for it, are worried that this action will cause problems with their applications and they will have to apply again.