As of June 2, 2026, Quebec's emergency room network is experiencing moderate to high pressure, with 1,506 patients waiting and 4,003 individuals currently in ER care across 120 facilities. According to data from urgencesquebec.com, there has been a noticeable increase in congestion compared to May 31, with the number of waiting patients rising by 64 and the stretcher occupancy rate increasing by 5 percentage points. While overall stretcher occupancy improved slightly from an early snapshot of 93% down to 83%, several regions remain significantly over capacity.
The situation is particularly acute in the Greater Montréal area and the surrounding regions. Laval is currently the most strained at 151% stretcher occupancy, followed closely by the Laurentides at 132% and Montérégie at 124%. In contrast, the Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec region is reporting no current wait times. Top individual facilities facing the highest demand include Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Hôpital Pierre-Boucher, both of which are managing heavy patient volumes across their emergency departments.