COVID-19 vaccine passports now required to enter big-box stores in Quebec

Quebecers will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter big-box stores with a surface area of more than 1,500 square metres, except for grocery stores or pharmacies.

The Quebec government says it put this measure in place to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant.

Premier François Legault specified on Jan. 13 that two doses of a vaccine would be required to enter large establishments, though that will eventually change to three doses.

Commercial establishments in Quebec that were forced to close their doors during the last three Sundays can now reopen.

That measure was also put in place to try to limit the meteoric rise in hospitalizations related to COVID-19.