May 19, 2022
Reference to the CFA’s Advocacy Update from May 5, 2022
Quebec will be officially lifting its indoor mask mandate on May 14, the province’s interim director of public health announced Wednesday.
Masks will still be required in health-care settings, where vulnerable populations could potentially be exposed, and public transit, because it’s more difficult to maintain a minimal distance between passengers.
Elementary and high schools will be allowed to drop the masks. Students will no longer be required to wear a mask for any of their activities, be it when they are in the classroom, in cafeterias or walking in hallways. The same applies to teaching staff.
Wearing a mask will also be optional in school transportation, given that students will have spent the entire day together.
The province’s mandatory mask mandate has been in place since July 2020, for a total of 21 consecutive months, and will be the last province to require masks in most indoor spaces.
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