On November 1, 2026, Quebec's emergency room network across 108 monitored facilities recorded 1,343 patients waiting to be seen and 3,563 total patients in ERs, with an average stretcher occupancy rate of 81%, according to historical data from urgencesquebec.com. Compared to the previous day (October 31, 2026), pressure on the system intensified, with 179 more patients waiting and stretcher occupancy increasing by 8 percentage points from 73%. Throughout the day, the number of waiting patients climbed from an initial snapshot of 1,107 to a peak of 1,343.
Severe overcrowding persists across several key regions, with Laval leading in stretcher occupancy at 147% (38 waiting), followed by Laurentides at 128% (130 waiting), Montréal at 122% (355 waiting), and Montérégie at 121% (195 waiting). Among individual facilities, L'Hôpital de Montréal Pour Enfants recorded the highest waiting volume with 59 patients, while Hôpital général Juif in Montréal operated at a critical 192% stretcher capacity with 42 patients waiting and 146 total in the ER.