After the severe winter storms that began last week, thousands of Canadians are still without electricity, as residents in parts of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick were plunged into darkness on Tuesday, and utility crews worked to restore power.

As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 27,000 Hydro-Quebec customers remained without electricity, while Hydro One in Ontario reported 279 outages affecting more than 11,000 customers.

Hydro One said in a statement issued on Monday that since the start of the winter storm, power has been restored to more than 430,000 residents in Ontario. However, road closures have delayed access to certain parts of the province, such as areas in Bracebridge, Huntsville, and Parry Sound.

The Niagara region in Ontario also remains under the state of emergency declared on December 24.

Also as of Tuesday afternoon, the Canadian Environment Ministry issued a blizzard warning for Parry Sound. Blizzard warnings were also issued for Parry and Grey Bruce on Tuesday morning. The Canadian Environment Ministry also issued warnings of wind, snow, and freezing rain for parts of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

In Quebec, power outages left thousands of residents across Quebec City, Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean, and Côte-Nord without electricity as of Tuesday morning, where according to the CEO of Hydro-Quebec, most of the province’s residents still without power can expect the lights and heat to return by Wednesday.

Sophie Brochu, President and CEO of Hydro-Quebec said during a Monday conference: "Today and tomorrow will be long."

This follows strong winds and snowstorms that hit the province starting Thursday evening. Since then, Hydro-Quebec said it has restored services to nearly 90 percent of all households affected by the harsh weather.

On Twitter, Quebec Premier François Legault acknowledged the frustration felt by those who remain without electricity.

As of Tuesday afternoon, power was also restored to most New Brunswick Power customers affected by the storm, with fewer than 40 residents in the dark and 15 outages still ongoing. At the peak of the outage, more than 70,000 customers were without power as of Saturday morning, according to the company’s website.