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The Quebec government will allow some residential construction to resume as an essential service during the COVID-19 shutdown that has brought much of the provincial economy to a halt. And mines, auto mechanics and landscaping and gardening centres will also be allowed to reopen.

Premier François Legault said Monday the government is allowing the building of new homes so a housing crisis is not added on top of the current public health crisis.

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Construction and renovation work on housing units that had been slated for completion by July 31 will be allowed to resume next Monday. Building inspections and land surveying for residential construction will also be permitted, and the necessary supply chains will be reopened.

Legault said the construction work will be carried out respecting health guidelines to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus, including a requirement that workers maintain two metres of distance between each other.