Daily reports on emergency room wait times
According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com on November 3, 2026, Quebec emergency departments showed an overall improvement compared to the previous day (November 2, 2026). Across 108 reporting facilities, the total number of waiting patients dropped by 350 to 1,546, while total patients in the ER reached 4,018. The provincial stretcher occupancy rate decreased by 4 percentage points day-over-day to 87%, down from 98% earlier in the snapshot period.\n\nDespite the provincial decline, several regions continued to experience severe overcapacity, notably Laval (169% stretcher occupancy), Montréal (144%), Montérégie (126%), and Laurentides (120%). The single busiest hospitals by waiting volume were Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (67 waiting, 143% stretcher occupancy) and L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants (63 waiting, 150% stretcher occupancy).
Quebec emergency-room stretcher occupancy is 96% in the MSSS hourly file. 1 951 people are waiting to be seen. The wait to see a physician is not in that file: the figure in the table is an estimate.
Daily summaries of Quebec's emergency room situation