MONTREAL – A curfew is in effect for regions considered to be red zones in Quebec. These include Montreal, Laval, the Laurentians, Lanaudière, Montérégie, Quebec and Bas-Saint-Laurent.
In addition, the MRCSs of Matanie, Matapédia and La Mitis are considered red zones, and special emergency measures are in place in Outaouais and Chaudière-Appalaches.
As of May 3, Quebeckers in these regions will have to stay at home from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., or face a fine of up to $ 6,000. Officers can also impose a fine of $ 500 on youth 14 years of age and over.
Six regions of Quebec will be designated orange zones: Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madelein, Bas-St-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord, Northern Quebec and Saguenay-Lac-St- Jeans.
In these areas, the curfew will remain in place, but will begin at 9:30 p.m. Below you will find an overview of the applicable regulations.
EXCEPTIONS TO THE COVERFIRE
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People are allowed to leave their homes for medical and humanitarian reasons or for priority work
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People who need to obtain medication following a medical appointment are allowed to leave their homes. People accompanying patients to a medical appointment are also allowed to drive them
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People are allowed to go to or return from a vaccination clinic
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People are allowed to go to or return to hospitals, clinics or dentist or optometrist offices
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People are allowed to visit a sick or injured relative
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Residents can walk their dogs within a kilometer of their home
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Gas stations and pharmacies may remain open
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Travel is authorized for those going to evening classes or to the laboratories of a recognized school
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Parents are allowed to accompany their children to the home of the other parent who has custody of them
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Parents are allowed to accompany a sick child to the hospital
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Parents can accompany a teenager to work
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A person is authorized to travel to donate blood under the supervision of Héma-Québec
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Those who transport goods and those who manage supply chains can continue to operate
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Travelers heading to an airport, bus or train station are permitted to do so
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Homeless people are exempt from curfew
Those authorized to travel during work curfew should ask their employers to download, print and complete the form on the government site.
VISITORS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HOUSES AND CHALETS
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Multiple visitors are not allowed to your home from another address
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Private gatherings indoors are not allowed
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Single people are allowed to visit from another address
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Only one caregiver is allowed
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Service or support workers are allowed
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People already hired for the job are allowed
FIRM
OPEN
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Stores
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Libraries
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Beauty salons and aesthetic treatments
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Museums, zoos and aquariums
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Cinemas (without food or drink service)
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Auditoriums with a maximum of 250 people
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Pool and personal care services at spas
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Daycare centers and family daycare centers
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CEGEPs and universities will gradually reopen certain classes depending on the situation in this establishment and with physical distancing measures.
TOLERATED
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Non-contact indoor sports for individuals and groups of two and members of the same household (those from different households must stay two meters from each other)
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Non-contact outdoor sports for up to eight people
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Funeral with a maximum of 25 people excluding funeral establishment staff (no food or alcohol can be served)
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Demonstrations, but with a mandatory mask or face covering
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Community agency services
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Places of worship with a limit of 25 people
EDUCATION RULES
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Daycare service within the limits of the accommodation (children cannot lose their place if parents decide not to send their children to daycare)
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Preschool and elementary education is open (with a few exceptions) with classes required to function in accordance with public health measures
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Secondary 3, 4 and 5 students attend school every other day
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Lunch with the students of a stable class group
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The measures do not apply to students with disabilities, social maladjustments or learning difficulties attending a special school, a special class or the Work-Oriented Training Path.
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Adult education programs are open with emphasis on distance education
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Internships and laboratories are maintained for adult education and higher education programs
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Post-secondary classes should prioritize distance learning
For all levels of education:
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Extracurricular activities are suspended except at primary school where they are planned but only in class groups
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Field trips are allowed in class bubbles
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Visitors to schools should be kept to a minimum
