27 May 2020 – Shops and facilities begin to reopen

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Education, Finance/Economy, Social Services
Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing measures; Reopening schools; Reopening offices, businesses, institutions, and operations; Allowing gatherings, businesses, and services
Level of Jurisdiction: Quebec
Lead People/Agency: Quebec government

Overview: Educational support services must be provided to vulnerable or handicap students or to job-oriented training students (Joliette, Montréal) ; Adult educational services are authorized to reopen ; Student groups must not exceed 15 individuals ; End of previous restrictive measures for : private cabinets, therapeutical services, educational support services ; Museums, aesthetic centers (outside of Joliette and Montreal), public libraries, cine-parks, music studios, campings, touristic residences (outside of Joliette and Montreal) can reopen ;Childcare services can reopen in Montreal and Joliette (30 to 50 % usual capacities) ; End of emergency childcare facilities ; Shops can reopen in Montreal and Joliette if not situated in a shopping mall, a social distance of 2 meters must be respected (if not living in the same residency)
Full details here: https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/sante-services-sociaux/publications-adm/lois-reglements/decret-566-2020.pdf?1590669035

Type of Justification: No justification given
Evidence/Justification: The “current COVID19 situation” allows restriction-measures relief