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Commercial establishments (except grocery stores and drugstores)

COVID-19 (coronavirus)

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All commercial establishments that engage in retail sales of products to the public, except grocery stores and drugstores.

Business hours
8 a.m. to 9 p.m.	From Monday up to and including Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	December 24 and 31
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	December 26 when it falls on a Saturday or a Sunday
1 p.m. to 9 p.m.	December 26 when it falls on a weekday

Days on which the public cannot be admitted

January 1
Easter Sunday
June 24
July 1
The first Monday in September
December 25
December 26 before 1 p.m.

Exceptions

Food markets (see the exceptions for grocery stores)
Food markets (see the exceptions for grocery stores)
Drugstores (see the exceptions for drugstores)
Tobacco shops
Bookstores
Restaurants
Establishments situated in a cultural or sports centre
Establishments situated in a hospital
Establishments situated in an airport terminal building
Establishments situated in a tourist zone
Businesses that mainly offer:
- artworks;
- arts and crafts products;
- flowers or horticultural products;
- antiques;
- motor oil and fuel.

Penalties

A minimum $1 500 fine for a first offence
A minimum $3 000 fine for each repeat offence

When setting the amount of the fine, the court can consider the benefits and income derived from the establishment’s operation.

Note: This summary is presented for information purposes and in no way replaces the Act respecting hours and days of admission to commercial establishments and the Regulation respecting periods of admission to commercial establishments.

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Last update: May 18 2020

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