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Quebec Lifts COVID-19 Mask Mandate On Public Transit

As of June 18, 2022, masks are no longer mandatory for public transit users across Quebec.

While the mask mandate for indoor enclosed spaces ended back on May 14, the government extended the mandate for a handful of public areas, including public transit.

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Quebec's COVID-19 Mask Rule For Public Transit Will End This Month

Another piece of Quebec's COVID-19 mask mandate will come to an end this month. As of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, face-coverings will no longer be required on public transit.

The mask rule has persisted on transit despite the end of the requirement in other enclosed public spaces on May 14.

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Quebec's COVID-19 Health Emergency Is Officially Over But The Gov't Is Keeping Some Powers

Quebec's COVID-19 state of emergency is finally over after 811 days — but that doesn't mean the end of all measures.

The legislation to formally end the health emergency, Bill 28, passed by a vote of 68 to 42 in the National Assembly Wednesday, June 1. Its adoption empowers the government to continue to enforce some public health orders until December 31, however.

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The COVID-19 Quebec Mask Mandate Is Over – Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Since July 2020, the Quebec government has made masks across the province mandatory in all public places. Well, nearly two years later, the COVID-19 Quebec mask mandate has officially been dropped.

While it was originally meant to be lifted in mid-April, the mask mandate in Quebec was extended following a bump in cases during the virus' sixth wave.

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A Definitive Quebec Mask Mandate End Date Is Expected Today — Sorta

Interim National Public Health Director Dr. Luc Boileau will hold an 11 a.m. Quebec press conference Wednesday and is expected to confirm an end date for the province's mask mandate — at least in most spaces.

Multiple outlets report that Boileau is sticking to the May 14 deadline he tentatively set on April 28.

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The Quebec Mask Mandate Might End May 14 — But The Public Health Boss Wouldn't Commit

The Quebec mask mandate is projected to end in most enclosed public spaces on May 14, Interim National Public Health Director Dr. Luc Boileau said at a Thursday press conference.

He cautioned, however, that officials would not confirm an end date for face-covering rules until next week when, he said, they would have a better sense of the direction of the COVID-19 situation as the sixth wave winds down.

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Quebec Public Health Called A Press Conference & A Mask Rules End Date Is A Likely Topic

A Quebec public health press conference could bring news about the end of the mask mandate. Interim National Public Health Director Dr. Luc Boileau is scheduled to give an update on the province's COVID-19 situation at 2 p.m. Thursday.

The conference comes two weeks ahead of the projected end to face-covering requirements in most enclosed public spaces. Boileau has already twice pushed that deadline, first from mid-April to the beginning of May and then to mid-May.

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Canada Border Rules — New Changes Make Travel Easier For The Fully-Vaxxed

Travel to Canada just got a little easier for the fully vaxxed. Canada travel rule changes taking effect April 25 do away with a few of the more tedious requirements for travellers coming into the country.

Fully-vaccinated people entering Canada no longer have to submit a quarantine plan or monitor and report any COVID-19 symptoms in their first two weeks in the country.

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Canada Is Tweaking COVID-19 Travel Rules Again

Canada is tweaking its COVID-19 travel rules. The changes will make entering Canada a little easier for fully-vaccinated travellers.

As of April 25, the fully-vaxxed won't have to submit a quarantine plan when they enter Canada, nor will they have to monitor themselves for, nor report any COVID-19 symptoms. They also won't have to quarantine if someone else in their travel party has COVID-19 symptoms or tests positive or keep a list of contacts and places they visited in Canada.

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The Quebec COVID-19 Mask Mandate Has Been Extended Again

Interim National Public Health Director Dr. Luc Boileau announced at a Thursday press conference that the Quebec COVID-19 mask mandate will stay in place until mid-May.

The mandate was originally supposed to end everywhere except public transit in mid-April. In light of the sixth wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the BA.2 variant, Boileau pushed that deadline to the end of April. Now he's pushing it two weeks further.

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Most U.S. Airlines No Longer Require Masks — Here's What It Means For Canadian Travellers

The next time you're flying with an American airline in the States, you'll get to decide whether to wear a mask or not. Although the Quebec mask mandate persists, a federal judge south of the border paused a nationwide rule on Monday, removing the mandate for compulsory face coverings on public transport, including planes, trains, taxis, and rideshare vehicles.

While the mask rule was set to expire in two weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had continuously extended it during the pandemic and were expected to do so again. But Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, who was appointed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, ruled that the national public health agency was overstepping its authority.

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Quebec Wants COVID-19 Restrictions To Be Over More Than The Rest Of Canada, Study Says

Now that many countries are facing a sixth COVID-19 wave, it seems as if pandemic restrictions won't be eased as quickly as we initially thought.

Well, that's not the news that many Canadians want to hear, particularly Quebecers. According to a recent Angus Reid Institute study, Quebec is the Canadian province that is most eager for COVID-19 restrictions to be done with.

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