Up to 90 centres across the country will gradually reopen in July, starting with 14 on Wednesday
. Further openings are to be guided by public health advice as well as how many Canadians each centre serves.
Face masks will be offered to people visiting centres in provinces or municipalities that have mandated their use in indoor public spaces. While the newly reopened centres will handle queries for social insurance numbers, employment insurance and the Canada Pension Plan among others, the government says passport and biometrics services won’t be available at first.
Some of the offices, such as one tucked inside Ottawa’s city hall, had already started to close before the official announcement in March as confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased and workers were needed elsewhere, or resisted going in.
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