Province of Quebec COVID 19 Response

Covid-19

MMIC Updates:	Links & Information
Covid-19 Federal Resources:	Link
Covid 19 Provincial Resources:	Link
Business Resources :	Link
Employee Resources:	Link
Dealer Sales Dept:	Open, restricted capacity, PPE required, within curfew hours of operation except Red Zones which include the greater Quebec City & Gatineau areas. Dealerships are closed for in store business in Red Zones.
Dealer Service Dept:	Open, restricted capacity, PPE required, within curfew hours of operation except Red Zones which include the greater Quebec City & Gatineau areas. Dealerships are closed for in store business in Red Zones.
Training Schools:	Seasonal and Red Zone closures
On Road Riding:	Local travel only recommended
Off Road Riding:	Trails open except seasonal closures
Race Tracks:	Open except Red Zones and from seasonal closures
Additional Information:	Quebec Retailer

April 4, 2021

Resserrement des mesures au Québec

• En raison de la hausse du nombre de cas de COVID-19 dans plusieurs régions du Québec, le gouvernement vient d’annoncer le renforcement de certaines mesures sanitaires. Les changements pertinents pour les détaillants sont les suivants :

• Dès le 1^er avril à 20 h, des « mesures spéciales d’urgence » seront instaurées dans la Communauté métropolitaine de Québec (incluant les villes de Québec et de Lévis) ainsi que dans la ville de Gatineau et la MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, et ce, jusqu’au 12 avril. Les mesures mises en place en janvier seront en vigueur :
  • Les commerces « non essentiels » devront fermer.Les épiceries et commerces d’alimentation, les magasins à grande surface, les pharmacies, les quincailleries, les animaleries et les dépanneurs pourront demeurer ouverts.
  • Seule la vente de produits « essentiels » sera permise. Aucune liste n’est fournie, mais sont exclus « notamment les jouets, les vêtements, les livres, les appareils électroniques, les articles de décoration, les articles de cuisine et les électroménagers ».
  • Les écoles, salons de coiffure, salles à manger, cinémas, gyms, etc. devront fermer dès 20 h le 1^er avril.
  • Le couvre-feu dans ces villes commencera à 20 h (fermeture des commerces à 19 h 30 au plus tard).
  • « Les achats en ligne ou par téléphone et la livraison demeurent autorisés. Les commerces pourront autoriser le ramassage des biens, à condition qu’il soit effectué à l’extérieur. »
  • Remise en place des mesures de soutien financier pour les commerces obligés de fermer.
  • Seules les aires de circulation pourront être ouvertes dans les centres commerciaux afin d’assurer l’accès aux commerces qui ne sont pas visés par les fermetures.

• Dès le 1^er avril à 20 h, les régions suivantes passeront en zone rouge(alerte maximale) :
  • Outaouais
  • Capitale-Nationale
  • Bas-Saint-Laurent
  • Chaudière-Appalaches
• En zone rouge, les salles à manger des restaurants doivent fermer. Mets pour emporter et commandes à l’auto seulement. Durant la période de couvre-feu, seule la livraison demeure possible.
• Le couvre-feu reste en place et demeure à 21 h 30 en zone rouge et orange (fermeture des commerces au plus tard à 21 h). Le couvre-feu est en vigueur jusqu’à 5 h.
  • RAPPEL : Le gouvernement a mis en ligne un modèle d’attestation pour les déplacements essentiels durant le couvre-feu.
• Les restrictions du nombre de personnes admises dans les commerces demeurent les mêmes sur tout le territoire (superficie de plancher accessible aux clients en m² ÷ par 20 m²). Cela n’inclut pas les employés.

• Starting April 1, 2021  at 8 p.m., “special  emergency measures“ (webpage in French) will be  introduced  in  the Quebec City Metropolitan Community (including Quebec City and  Lévis) as well as in the city of Gatineau and the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, until April 12, 2021. These measures are the same as those that were in place earlier in the year (January):  

• “Non-essential” businesses will close. Grocery stores and other food retail, big box stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, pet stores and convenience stores will remain open.
• Only the sale of “essential” products will be permitted. No list is provided, but the following are expected to be excluded: ” toys, clothing, books, electronics, decorative items, kitchen items and appliances.”
• Schools, hair salons, dining rooms, cinemas, gyms, etc. will be closed.
• Curfew in these cities will be rolled back to 8 p.m. (business to be closed at 7:30 p.m.  at the latest).
• “Online or telephone purchases and delivery remain permitted. Businesses will be able to allow the collection of goods, provided it is carried out outside.”
• Financial support measures will be re-established for businesses forced to close.
• Only traffic areas will be open in shopping centres to ensure access to businesses that are not affected by the closures.

Starting April 1, 2021  at 8 p.m., the following regions will move into red zone  (maximum alert): 

• Outaouais
• Capitale-Nationale
• Bas-Saint-Laurent
• Chaudière-Appalaches
• In the red zone, restaurant dining rooms must be closed. Takeout and drive-through orders are permissible. Only delivery is possible during the curfew.
• The curfew remains in place and is in effect from 9:30 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. in the red and orange zones (businesses must close no later than 9 p.m.).
• REMINDER: The government released an online attestation (in French only) concerning travel during the curfew.
• The measures concerning the restriction on the number of customers admitted to commercial enterprises remain the same throughout the territory (floor area accessible to customers in m² ÷ per 20 m² ). This does not include employees.

February 10, 2021

Restriction on the number of customers admitted to commercial enterprises…/https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/restriction-on-the-number-of-customers-admitted-to-commercial-enterprises/

January 12, 2021

The commercial enterprises, except drugstores and service stations, must close not later than 7:30 p.m. to comply with the 8 p.m. curfew. It should be noted that the Act respecting hours and days of admission to commercial establishments  and the Regulation respecting periods of admission to commercial establishments  remain in force and that the commercial enterprises subject to them must comply with them.

December 22, 2020

Quebec Premier Legault announced further restrictions to the allowable businesses from Dec 25 – Jan 11. Details from CBC News here.

June 26, 2020

Québec – The provincial government today issued its last daily update on COVID-19. From now on, updates will be issued on a weekly basis with the next one set for July 2. INSPQ,Québec’s public health institute that has also been issuing daily updates, is also moving to the weekly update. Québec is the province most severely impacted by COVID-19, with nearly 55,000 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, representing almost 54% of the national total.

From CBC June 20/2020

Quebec

The province had set up roadblocks in some areas to contain the spread of COVID-19 but those have since been removed.

At present, access is allowed to all regions of the province, with the exception of the following territories:

• The Cree Territory of James Bay.
• Nunavik.

The government, still, is requesting that travel be limited from one region to another or from one city to another.

APR 28 Update

Québec is going back to work safely – CNESST launches a virtual toolkit in anticipation of the reopening of certain sectors of the Québec economy

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NEWS PROVIDED BY Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail 

Apr 28, 2020, 14:00 ET

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QUÉBEC, April 28, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – In line with the recent announcement by the Gouvernement du Québec that certain economic sectors will reopen soon, the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) is launching a virtual toolkit that can help and support employers and workers in complying with the sanitary instructions issued by the public health authorities….More