QUEBEC – BUSINESS – Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Monday, March 23, 2020, that Quebec would be put in partial lockdown, and all stores would be closed as of midnight Tuesday until April 13, 2020.
The Quebec government issued a list of what can stay open as essential services:
Here is the complete list of what can stay open:
Grocery stores
Dépanneurs
Pharmacies
Garbage collection
Hardware stores
Public transit
Media and communications services
Taxis and adapted transport
Société des alcools (SAQ) and Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC)
Courthouses (minimal services)
Banks
Gas stations and garages
Funeral homes and cemeteries
Hotels
Dry cleaners and laundromats
Restaurant takeout counter service
Dentists and optometrists (emergency services).
Veterinary services
Animal shelters
Medical and orthopedic supply stores
Movers
Ports and airports
Héma-Québec and Transplant-Québec
Red Cross
Police and fire services
Correctional officers
Coroners
Food distribution networks
Food inspection services
Transport and storage services
Postal services and couriers
Construction services including infrastructures deemed essential
Construction rental equipment
