This was announced by provincial leader François Legault at a press conference on Tuesday, reports BBC.
Thus, Quebec becomes the first province in Canada to impose financial penalties on unvaccinated residents.
The province struggles during the day with high infection rates, and has through the pandemic had the highest number of corona deaths in the country.
Despite the fact that the unvaccinated in Quebec only make up 12.8 percent, they account for almost a third of all hospital cases, which puts pressure on the health authorities.
In the provincial capital of Montreal, hospitals have already had to restrict treatments and surgeries to patients not admitted with corona.
Legault said at the press conference that it was fair that unvaccinated people pay a “contribution” when they choose to give up the vaccine.
– It is a matter of justice for 90 percent of the population who have chosen to take the vaccine, said the provincial leader.
It has not yet been decided how much the health tax will be, but according to Legault, the cost will be “significant”.
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