Quebec Masks

• Quebec to end mask mandate May 14, citing ‘better and better’ COVID-19 trend

  Quebec will be the last province in Canada to lift its masking requirement. Prince Edward Island plans to lift the health order effective Friday.

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  May 4, 2022
  
• Quebec extends mask mandate to end of April as province faces rising COVID-19 numbers

  The province will keep its mask mandate in the majority of public places as Quebec deals with a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2022
  
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• Experts say masks still a top tool as Quebec considers prolonging mandate

  Currently only Quebec, P.E.I. and Nunavut still require masking in public places, with the latter two scheduled to end their mandates within the next week.

  Health

  Apr 4, 2022
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• Quebec to lift classroom mask requirements for COVID-19 after March break

  The Quebec government will lift the mask mandate in school classrooms starting March 7, Global News has learned. An official announcement is scheduled for Wednesday.

  Education

  Feb 22, 2022
• Where do all the masks go? One Quebec company says it shouldn’t be the garbage

  For Eric Ethier, Go Zero Recycle president, it doesn't make sense for the masks to be thrown out when they are '100 per cent recyclable.'

  Environment

  May 8, 2021
• Longueuil public transit authority unveils mask recycling program on Earth Day

  The initiative will allow for 6,500 masks from the RTL's client base to be recycled on a weekly basis, adding to the 10,000 employee masks already being collected.

  Environment

  Apr 22, 2021
• Medical masks mandatory in all Quebec workplaces starting April 8

  Medical masks will be mandatory in all workplaces in Quebec beginning Thursday as part of the province's fight against the spread of COVID-19 variants.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2021
• Quebec updates N95 mask guidelines, nurses’ union says government should go further

  The masks can be worn in health facilities with "uncontrolled outbreaks'' of COVID-19 if workers may be exposed to high concentrations of airborne particles containing the virus.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Quebec ombudsman backs mandatory masks as petition calls on province to cancel rule

  Masks will be mandatory in indoor public spaces as of July 18 in Quebec.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2020