Canadian Government Shutting Down In-person Service Canada Locations

People line up at a Service Canada office in Montreal, Canada, on March 19, 2020. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.

Some of the offices, such as one tucked inside Ottawa’s city hall, have already started to close as confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased and workers were needed elsewhere, or felt uncomfortable about going in due to health concerns.