On January 7, 2021, we published a communiqué regarding
the new measures in effect to control the community spread of
COVID-19 in Québec, which included the implementation of a
province-wide curfew. Read our
previous communiqué.
As of January 9, 2021, the Québec population has been
subject to a curfew lasting from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. As
mentioned in our last communiqué, violators of this curfew
may be subject to fines ranging from $1,000.00 to $6,000.00, unless
they fall within one of the exceptions.
On January 8th, the Government of Québec
issued Order in Council number 2-2021, which clarifies and
implements the curfew and other measures announced in the January
6th press conference. In particular, the Order in
Council provides that "between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., no
person may be outside the person's residence or its equivalent,
or its grounds, unless the person establishes that he or she is
outside" for one of the following reasons:
