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The time has nearly come. As of Monday, June 28, all of Quebec is going into the green zone and this move will come with the loosening up of various restrictions.

During a press conference on June 22, Legault specified that
"we can go from small parties to medium-sized parties. No big parties yet."

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All of Quebec's regions — including Montreal — will be designated COVID-19 green zones as of June 28. The news comes as residents continue to receive vaccine doses and COVID-19 cases fall dramatically.

Although the green level designation is the lowest of all alert levels in Quebec, occupancy limits, public health guidelines and other rules will continue to apply. Here's what you need to know.

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Quebec recently classified some regions* in the province as moving up from the green to the yellow level, according to its COVID-19 Regional Alert and Response System. It seems obvious that this means things are getting worse, but many Montrealers have found themselves wondering what other changes the colour-coded levels indicate. While the government revealed some details about the restrictions that accompany each level, they were few and far between — until now. 

On September 16, public policy analyst Patrick Déry leaked a government presentation on Twitter that explained — in detail — what our new reality could look like at each different level.

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