The Premier of Quebec, François Legault, accompanied by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, announced today the end of the curfew, starting January 17. He also announced the extension of the vaccination passport to certain businesses. These decisions follow recommendations from Public Health and take into account the encouraging progress of vaccination ...

The Prime Minister of Quebec, François Legault, announced today that he has been informed of the decision of the National Director of Public Health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, to step down from his position. He took the opportunity to pay tribute to the tremendous work Dr. Arruda has done since the beginning of the pandemic. Dr. ...

The Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux has announced that pre-school and primary school students in Quebec will receive rapid tests for COVID-19 which can be used at home. The distribution of the rapid screening tests (BTNX self-tests) will be carried out by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux and ...

Quebec Premier François Legault, accompanied by Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé, announced today that vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 will begin tomorrow in mass vaccination centers, and as early as November 29 in many elementary schools. This decision follows the announcement that Health Canada has approved the Pfizer vaccine for these ...

Check against delivery. Mr. Chairman, For 20 months now, 20 long months, we have been fighting the battle of our lives. This long battle, we continue to fight it together. We have lived through painful moments and we have lost thousands of people. But we have, so far, overcome all the trials one after the ...

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, accompanied by the Minister of Culture and Communications, Nathalie Roy, announced today that sanitary measures will be relaxed, based on the recommendation of Public Health. These relaxations concern theaters, public gatherings, and sports and cultural auditoriums, and will come into effect on October 8. Given the ...

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, provided an update today on the current epidemiological situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, given the increase in the number of cases observed over the past few days and the emergence of cases related to the Delta variant, which is now well and truly present in ...

For the Minister of Culture and Communications, Nathalie Roy, the relaxation of health measures announced today by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux is excellent news for the cultural sector. As of August 1, the maximum capacity of performance halls will be increased from 250 to 500 spectators. The largest halls will ...

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Eric Girard, today unveiled the details of the "vaccine competition" that will be launched in the coming weeks. This contest will give people vaccinated against COVID-19 the chance to win several important prizes. The total value of the various prizes ...

The epidemiological situation continues to improve in Quebec. Quebec Premier François Legault announced that Quebecer's resilience and unwavering support for health measures are now allowing for further relief. "Hospitalizations continue to decline. Vaccination is going well. We have reached our goal of 75% of the population aged 12 and over-vaccinated for the first dose. We're ...