Quebec is lifting its mask mandate for public transit on June 18.
Health Minister Christian Dubé said Wednesday in a news release the decision was based on a recommendation by public health officials, adding that the COVID-19 situation in the province continues to improve.
Masking will remain mandatory in hospitals, long-term care homes and other health-care centres.
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People with COVID-19 must continue to wear a mask in public while they recover.
Quebec became the last province to lift its indoor mask mandate in most public places on May 14.
Earlier in the day, a Quebec government health-care research institute said it expects the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the province to continue declining over the next two weeks.
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