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Over 40% Of Quebecers Visited Friends & Family Over The Holidays, According To A Poll

But the majority of Quebecers didn't visit anyone.
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46% of Quebec respondents to one survey said they visited friends or family at least once during the holidays.

33% of Quebec respondents to the poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies admitted to visiting others "rarely" — just once.

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46% visited friends or family at least once

11% claimed they visited friends or family "occasionally" (between two and three times) and 2% said they visited others "often" (more than three times).

The majority, 54% of Quebec respondents, said they "never" visited people in another household.

The answers from Quebec differ only slightly from the national results. Overall, 34% of respondents in Canada said they visited others "rarely," 12% "occasionally" and 2% "often."

The province where residents best avoided visiting others? According to the poll, that appears to be Alberta, where 68% of respondents said they didn't visit anyone outside their homes.

In Quebec, private holiday gatherings were initially allowed but later cancelled by the government in light of increasing COVID-19 case numbers.

Now, with record numbers of cases, the province is reportedly set to go into another lockdown

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      Thomas MacDonald was the Senior Editor of MTL Blog. He received a B.A. with honours from McGill University in 2018 and worked as a Writer and Associate Editor before entering his current role. He is proud to lead the MTL Blog team and to provide its readers with the information they need to make the most of their city.

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