Many school boards and several universities are shutting down Friday so administrations can respond to the Quebec government's recommended response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the Montreal-area school boards that are closing schools on Friday:English Montreal School BoardLester B. Pearson School BoardSir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. UniversitiesMcGill University is suspending classes Friday. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi is suspending classes Friday. Regardless, school boards across the Montreal region decided Thursday evening that schools would be closed on Friday.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2020 00:45 UTC