The man who murdered six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017 will learn today whether he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars.

The judge deciding the fate of Quebec City's mosque shooter says he needs more time before pronouncing a sentence.

While Alexandre Bissonnette's first-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years, Bissonnette can also receive consecutive terms, which means he could be sentenced to up to 150 years.