US EditionQuebec will expand its pilot project regarding store opening hours on weekends
The pilot lets retailers open daily until 9 p.m. to compete with online sellers; a 45-day consultation will follow new draft rules, Economy Minister Samuel Poulin said.
- On Monday, Samuel Poulin, Minister Delegate for the Economy and Small and Medium Enterprises, announced Quebec will expand a retail-hours pilot province-wide, allowing stores to open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., except on public holidays.
- For the past few weeks, a pilot project allowed local retailers in Gatineau, Laval and Saint‑Georges to stay open until 8 p.m. on weekends, relaxing the 5 p.m. closing rule.
- The draft regulation will enter a 45-day public consultation period, with food shops and pharmacies remaining exempt from changes.
- The government also proposes separate late hours for erotic product retailers, running a parallel pilot that lets erotic product stores remain open until 11 p.m. every day, and Poulin said Quebec must `get out of the way of entrepreneurs`.
- Extended hours aim to give local shops more flexibility against e-commerce competition, and if adopted province-wide, the change would reshape weekend and daily shopping for Quebec retailers and consumers across Quebec.
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The project will allow them to open daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., except on public holidays.
Quebec will expand its pilot project regarding store opening hours on weekends
The Quebec government plans to expand its pilot project province-wide, which aims to allow retail businesses that wish to do so to stay open later on weekends. As part of this expansion, the government will allow the businesses concerned, such as shops, boutiques and hardware stores, to open on weekends from 6 a.m. to 9 […]
Quebec will allow affected businesses across the province to open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day, except on public holidays.
The Government of Quebec intends to expand its pilot project to allow retail businesses that wish to remain open later this weekend.
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