The Gouvernement du Quebec has ordered the closing as of Wednesday, March 25 at 00:01 until April 13, 2020 of all non-essential businesses, stores and services.

The priority businesses, stores and services on the Quebec government list are:

Priority health care services:

• all professions in the health and social services network;
• emergency pre-hospitalization services (ambulance attendants and dispatchers);
• private professional resource offices (health network);
• drugstores;
• dentists (emergency consultations);
• optometry (emergency services);
• intermediate resources and private seniors’ homes;
• homecare services for seniors, people with disabilities and vulnerable individuals;
• specialized shelter services (conjugal violence, homelessness, drug addiction, and so on);
• community based family organisations;
• 811 and 911 call centre staff;
• Héma-Québec;
• Transplant Québec;
• the Red Cross;
• the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ);
• the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ);
• the production, procurement and distribution of medications, vaccines and pharmaceutical goods and medical equipment, including laboratories and research centres;
• veterinaries;
• animal shelters.

Public security services:

• police services, including municipal and Sûreté du Québec emergency call dispatching;
• fire departments;
• correctional services;
• special constables;
• security agencies;
• the Ministère de la Sécurité publique (civil protection and coroners);
• forest firefighters and all professionals who support civil protection operations;
• communications services;
• enterprises associated with environmental emergencies.

Priority stores:

• grocery stores and other food stores;
• drugstores;
• convenience stores;
• megastores outside shopping centres that offer grocery, drugstore or hardware services;
• products for farms such as mechanical equipment, fertilizer and so on;
• the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) and the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC);
• funeral homes, crematoria and cemeteries;
• restaurants (takeout counters or delivery only);
• hotels;
• drycleaners and laundromats;
• medical and orthopaedic supply stores;
• pet food and supplies stores;
• movers;
• work equipment (safety and protection).

Priority transportation and logistics services:

• mass transit and passenger transportation;
• ports and airports;
• locomotive and aircraft maintenance services and essential aeronautical services (air transport);
• procurement and distribution of foodstuffs, grocery stores and convenience stores;
• transportation, warehousing and distribution of essential goods;
• snow removal and maintenance of functional road links;
• service stations and mechanical repair of motor vehicles, trucks and specialized equipment for industries deemed essential and roadside assitance;
• taxis, paratransit;
• postal services, message handling and parcel delivery.

Banking and financial services:

• financial services (financial institutions, ATMs and other payment methods);
• insurance services (telephone service);
• payroll services;
• accounting services;
• services related to financial markets;
• services related to financial markets and stock markets.

Maintenance and operation of strategic infrastructure:

• the production, procurement, transmission and distribution of energy (hydroelectricity, fossil energies, wind power, wood pellets);
• the maintenance in good operating condition of essential public infrastructure such as bridges, municipal buildings, and so on;
• construction, maintenance and the maintenance of essential activities related to public and private infrastructure that may pose a threat to public health and safety (private dams, the management of hazardous and radioactive materials, and so on);
• health services and supply chain, for example, a water treatment plant;
• computer resources (security, maintenance, urgent needs related to the situation);
• data centres.

Priority manufacturing activities:

• food production, such as farming enterprises, food processing, beverages, slaughterhouses, market garden production;
• the production of inputs necessary for priority sectors;
• the pulp and paper sector;
• the manufacture of medical instruments;
• the manufacture of chemical products;
• the manufacture of health products;
• the manufacture of microelectronics components;
• industrial complexes, especially the aluminum sector, and mining complexes must reduce to a minimum their activities;
• manufacture and maintenance for the defe

Media and telecommunications:

• telecommunications (network and equipment);
• cable operators;
• printers (solely for printing newspapers);
• national media;
• local media.

Construction sector:

• construction firms for emergency dispatching or security purposes;
• electricians, plumbers and other trades for emergency services;
• rental equipment.

Building maintenance services:

• janitorial work;
• building-maintenance firms (elevators, ventilation, alarms, and so on).

For updates and the complete list visit the online government priority services and activities here.