Power outages continue in Quebec after strong winds, some schools closed

A huge tree falls on several cars in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Kelly Greig/CTV News)

Many homes across Quebec remain without electricity on Wednesday after strong winds knocked down trees and electrical structures.

10:57 a.m.

There are about 24,385 households without power in the province. The Montérégie has the highest number of outages at 9,354, followed by Laval with 3,475 and Centre-du-Québec with 3,321.

In Montreal, 344 households remain without electricity.

School closures

Centre de services scolaire des Affluents:

• École Jean-De La Fontaine (including edifice Saint-Charles)
• École des Moissons

Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes:

• École Georges-Étienne-Cartier
• École des Trois-Temps

Centre de services scolaire des Samares:

• École primaire Vert-Demain
• École secondaire de la Rive

9:53 a.m.

There are now 30,469 addresses without electricity.

Numbers in Montreal have reduced greatly to 345.

Here are the areas most affected:

8:10 a.m.

Addresses without power are steady at 33,865.

The Montérégie is up slightly at 10,603.

Other areas affected include:

6:16 a.m.

There are now 33,058 addresses without power.

The region with the most outages is the Montérégie at 9,273.

Other areas affected include: