The Gouvernement du Quebec has ordered the closing as of Wednesday, March 25 at 00:01 until April 13, 2020 of all non-essential businesses, stores and services.
The priority businesses, stores and services on the Quebec government list are:
Priority health care services:
- all professions in the health and social services network;
- emergency pre-hospitalization services (ambulance attendants and dispatchers);
- private professional resource offices (health network);
- drugstores;
- dentists (emergency consultations);
- optometry (emergency services);
- intermediate resources and private seniors’ homes;
- homecare services for seniors, people with disabilities and vulnerable individuals;
- specialized shelter services (conjugal violence, homelessness, drug addiction, and so on);
- community based family organisations;
- 811 and 911 call centre staff;
- Héma-Québec;
- Transplant Québec;
- the Red Cross;
- the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ);
- the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ);
- the production, procurement and distribution of medications, vaccines and pharmaceutical goods and medical equipment, including laboratories and research centres;
- veterinaries;
- animal shelters.
Public security services:
- police services, including municipal and Sûreté du Québec emergency call dispatching;
- fire departments;
- correctional services;
- special constables;
- security agencies;
- the Ministère de la Sécurité publique (civil protection and coroners);
- forest firefighters and all professionals who support civil protection operations;
- communications services;
- enterprises associated with environmental emergencies.
Priority stores:
- grocery stores and other food stores;
- drugstores;
- convenience stores;
- megastores outside shopping centres that offer grocery, drugstore or hardware services;
- products for farms such as mechanical equipment, fertilizer and so on;
- the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) and the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC);
- funeral homes, crematoria and cemeteries;
- restaurants (takeout counters or delivery only);
- hotels;
- drycleaners and laundromats;
- medical and orthopaedic supply stores;
- pet food and supplies stores;
- movers;
- work equipment (safety and protection).
Priority transportation and logistics services:
- mass transit and passenger transportation;
- ports and airports;
- locomotive and aircraft maintenance services and essential aeronautical services (air transport);
- procurement and distribution of foodstuffs, grocery stores and convenience stores;
- transportation, warehousing and distribution of essential goods;
- snow removal and maintenance of functional road links;
- service stations and mechanical repair of motor vehicles, trucks and specialized equipment for industries deemed essential and roadside assitance;
- taxis, paratransit;
- postal services, message handling and parcel delivery.
Banking and financial services:
- financial services (financial institutions, ATMs and other payment methods);
- insurance services (telephone service);
- payroll services;
- accounting services;
- services related to financial markets;
- services related to financial markets and stock markets.
Maintenance and operation of strategic infrastructure:
- the production, procurement, transmission and distribution of energy (hydroelectricity, fossil energies, wind power, wood pellets);
- the maintenance in good operating condition of essential public infrastructure such as bridges, municipal buildings, and so on;
- construction, maintenance and the maintenance of essential activities related to public and private infrastructure that may pose a threat to public health and safety (private dams, the management of hazardous and radioactive materials, and so on);
- health services and supply chain, for example, a water treatment plant;
- computer resources (security, maintenance, urgent needs related to the situation);
- data centres.
Priority manufacturing activities:
- food production, such as farming enterprises, food processing, beverages, slaughterhouses, market garden production;
- the production of inputs necessary for priority sectors;
- the pulp and paper sector;
- the manufacture of medical instruments;
- the manufacture of chemical products;
- the manufacture of health products;
- the manufacture of microelectronics components;
- industrial complexes, especially the aluminum sector, and mining complexes must reduce to a minimum their activities;
- manufacture and maintenance for the defe
Media and telecommunications:
- telecommunications (network and equipment);
- cable operators;
- printers (solely for printing newspapers);
- national media;
- local media.
Construction sector:
- construction firms for emergency dispatching or security purposes;
- electricians, plumbers and other trades for emergency services;
- rental equipment.
Building maintenance services:
- janitorial work;
- building-maintenance firms (elevators, ventilation, alarms, and so on).
For updates and the complete list visit the online government priority services and activities here.