At the beginning of April, Google described Quebecers as champions of social distancing.

Quebec Public Health experts maintain that social distancing is one of the few remaining tools to control the spread of COVID-19. The governments strategy for de-confinement released Monday will surely make social distancing a key element of the plan.

Canadian Champions

Based on the degree to which retail outlets were frequented, parks visited and public transport used. Google, at the beginning of April, described Quebecers as the champions of social distancing.

Despite being titled Canadian social distance champions, a new study released Monday found that Quebecers find social distancing more difficult than other Canadians. In particular, Montrealers and people living in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

The study by the Association of Canadian Studies’ (ACS) COVID-19 Social Impacts Network, found that 30.9 per cent of Quebecers find social distancing difficult. Nine per cent higher than the Canadian average with Montreal leading the country at 33.1 per cent.