Like every year, businesses adjust their schedules during the holiday season. Here’s what to expect for New Years this year.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 31
OPEN
– Pharmacies, variable hours
– Grocery stores, flexible hours
– Convenience stores
– Some cinemas
– Shops from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– Shopping centers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– Collections according to the usual schedule, except in the borough of Lachine
– SAQ until 5 p.m.
– SQDC from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– The Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
– The STM network according to the statutory holiday schedule
CLOSED
– SAAQ service centers
– Post offices
– Banks and cash desks
– Government offices
– Municipal offices
– Municipal libraries
– The ecocentres will be closed from December 24 to January 2
SUNDAY 1RE January
OPEN
– Pharmacies, variable hours
– Convenience stores
– Some cinemas
– Collections according to the usual schedule, except in the borough of Lachine
– The Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium from 1 p.m.
– The STM network according to the statutory holiday schedule
CLOSED
– Groceries
– Shops
– Shopping centers
– SAQ
– SQDC
– Post offices
– Banks and cash desks
– Government offices
– Municipal offices
– Municipal libraries
– SAAQ service centers
– The ecocentres will be closed from December 24 to January 2
MONDAY, JANUARY 2
OPEN
– Pharmacies, variable hours
– Grocery stores, flexible hours
– Convenience stores
– Some cinemas
– Shops from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
– Shopping centers from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
– Collections according to the usual schedule, except in the borough of Lachine
– SAQ from 1 p.m.
– SQDC from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
– The Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
– The STM network according to the statutory holiday schedule
CLOSED
– Post offices
– Banks and cash desks
– Government offices
– Municipal offices
– Municipal libraries
– SAAQ service centers
– The ecocentres will be closed from December 24 to January 2