Montrealers woke up to 10 centimeters of snow on Christmas morning, and were greeted with nearly 10 more throughout the day.
Road conditions were particularly tough early on in the morning.
Transport Quebec warned that the roads on several of the province’s highways were partially snow-covered and some secondary roads were totally covered.
Drivers were stuck in their parking spots, since snow clearing machines pushed the snow off to the side of streets and onto parked vehicles.
A tourist from Vermont, Joji Roth, was stuck in her parking spot for 15 minutes before finally making it out.
She said she was shocked when she found her car barricaded by snow.
"It's a little rough when you're trying to get out of a spot and there's two feet of snow right in front of the car," she said.
Snow clearing was in full swing on Monday, as the city had 1,000 employees out clearing the 10,000 kilometers of streets and sidewalks.
They are bringing in more than 2,200 pieces of equipment on Boxing Day evening to begin the process of removing the snow from the streets.
Crews are heading out as of 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
City spokesperson Phillippe Sabourin advised citizens to be aware of the no-parking signs to ensure sure they're not parked on the sides they are removing snow from.
The entire snow removal operation is expected to last at least four days.
But, Sabourin said Montrealers will soon be travelling as usual.
"We will be able to retrieve all that amount of snow, so you won't have to worry about travelling in Montreal," he said.
Main roads will be back to normal even quicker, as the city is focusing on the areas with most traffic.
"Our priority will be the hospital, the insurance board, the metro and also the main streets," Sabourin said. "In the first 36 hours, we will retrieve the snow from the main streets in Montreal."
At Trudeau Airport, several delays were reported, but most activity was still on schedule.
While skies over Quebec will clear on Tuesday, temperatures will drop, with highs in the low teens over several of the following days.
With files from Alyssia Robertucci, and the Canadian Press