Q: Could the government make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? A: Yes. It has this power, in exceptional cases, such as that of a pandemic, which seriously threatens the health of the population, said lawyer Dominique Boutin of Éducaloi. If a state of health emergency is declared (this is already the case in Quebec), Quebec Public Health Act gives broad powers to the government, including the power to impose vaccination on the entire population, or on part of the population, when threatened by a contagious disease. "But currently, this is not the approach of the government," said Boutin. However, even if a compulsory vaccination is decreed by the government, it remains possible for a citizen to challenge this measure in court.