On August 29, 2026, Quebec’s emergency departments reported a latest total of 1,118 patients waiting to be seen and 3,327 total patients in ERs across 120 facilities, representing an overall stretcher occupancy rate of 84%. According to historical data from urgencesquebec.com, this represents a significant improvement in wait times compared to nine days ago (August 21, 2026), when there were 1,534 patients waiting (a decrease of 416). However, the overall stretcher occupancy rate across the province has climbed by 5 percentage points during this same period.
Severe regional disparities persist across the province. Laval's single facility is under the highest pressure with a staggering 169% stretcher occupancy, followed closely by Montérégie at 126% and Montréal at 119%. Conversely, regions like Nord-du-Québec and Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec reported zero waiting patients. Individually, Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur in Lanaudière registered the longest waitlist with 62 patients waiting, followed by the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) with 50 patients waiting.