If you need to do some last minute shopping or want to hunt for bargains, don’t forget that several businesses will be closed between December 24 and 26. Here’s a quick overview of what will be open and closed.
December 24th
Open
- pharmacies
- convenience stores
- shops and shopping centers, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- branches of the SAQ and those of the SQDC
- the majority of sports facilities
- post offices
- the STM network will operate according to the usual schedule
- garbage collections according to the usual schedule, except for the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Anjou, Lachine, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Saint-Léonard and Ville-Marie, where they will be brought forward or postponed.
Farm
- municipal libraries
- the Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Planetarium
- Accès Montréal (BAM) offices and permit counters
- ecocenters
December 25th
Open
- pharmacies
- convenience stores
- small food stores
- SAQ branches in small stores
- the majority of sports facilities
- the STM network according to the public holiday schedule
- garbage collections according to the usual schedule, except for the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Anjou, Lachine, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Saint-Léonard and Ville-Marie, where they will be brought forward or postponed
Farm
- shops and shopping centers
- SAQ branches in supermarkets
- SQDC branches
- post offices
- the banks
- municipal libraries
- the Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Planetarium
- Accès Montréal (BAM) offices
- ecocenters
December 26
Open
- shops and shopping centers, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- pharmacies
- post offices
- SAQ branches in small stores
- SQDC branches
- the majority of sports facilities
- the Biodôme, the Biosphere, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Planetarium
- the STM network according to the public holiday schedule
Farm
- SAQ branches in supermarkets, until 1 p.m.
- the banks
- post offices
- municipal libraries
- Accès Montréal (BAM) offices and permit counters
- ecocenters