Premier Francois Legault told reporters Tuesday he's hopeful his plan will “give us every chance to break that second wave so that we can then start to reopen.” Legault said all non-essential businesses across the province will be closed from Christmas until at least Jan. 11, meaning Boxing Day is cancelled.
Only businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores and car-repair shops will be allowed to remain open; big box stores such as Walmart and Costco will be forbidden from selling goods that are deemed non-essential, Legault said.
Offices will be forced to shutter and employees will be required to work remotely beginning Thursday until at least Jan. 11, with few exceptions. The manufacturing industry, however, will remain open.
Elementary schools, which were supposed to close Thursday and reopen Jan. 4, will instead be closed until at least Jan. 11. High schools were already scheduled to reopen Jan. 11 and for now, Legault said that plan hasn't changed.
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