On June 1, 2022, the Québec government officially ended the province’s state of emergency first declared in March 2020 to deal with the COVID-19 health crisis.
The government also lifted the COVID-19 mask mandate for...more
6/23/2022
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On June 1, 2022, the Québec government officially ended the province’s state of emergency first declared in March 2020 to deal with the COVID-19 health crisis.
The government has also announced that it will lift the...more
6/16/2022
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With hospitalizations and staff absences in the Québec health-care system declining, the interim Québec National Director of Public Health announced on May 4, 2022 that the wearing of masks in public places indoors would be...more
With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the interim Québec National Director of Public Health announced on April 5, 2022 that the wearing of masks in public places indoors (scheduled to be eliminated...more
4/7/2022
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As of February 28, 2022, bars, casinos and taverns were permitted to reopen with capacity limits. Capacity limits also remained for certain businesses, including restaurants, very large cinemas, performing arts...more
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In December 2021, the Québec Government ordered a number of businesses to suspend their activities (including restaurant dining rooms), imposed capacity limits on businesses permitted to remain open, required...more
2/17/2022
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In December 2021, the Québec Government ordered a number of businesses to suspend their activities (including restaurant dining rooms), imposed capacity limits on businesses permitted to remain open, required...more
2/3/2022
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In December, 2021, the Québec Government ordered a number of businesses to suspend their activities (including restaurant dining rooms), imposed capacity limits on businesses permitted to remain open, required...more
1/27/2022
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In December, 2021, Québec ordered a number of businesses to suspend their activities (including restaurant dining rooms), imposed capacity limits on businesses permitted to remain open, forbade non-essential stores...more
1/17/2022
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As of 5 p.m. today, Québec will impose further restrictions on business and the general public which include the following:
closure of restaurant dining rooms; take-out, drive-thru and delivery only permitted...more
12/31/2021
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The Québec Government has decided to reimpose certain restrictions on business because of the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases associated with the Omicron variant. ...more
12/22/2021
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With the arrival of the Omicron variant and the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, as of December 20, 2021, certain restrictions on business return including...more