Does updating Ubuntu from v. 20.04 to 22.04 force reinstallation of Snap?

For various reasons^*, I've completely removed Snap and snapd from Ubuntu 20.04, including adding the file, nosnap.pref, in /etc/apt/preferences.d/, to prevent reinstallation of Snap and Snap-based packages. This has worked well when performing normal package updates, e.g., with sudo apt -y update && sudo apt -y full-upgrade or the Synaptic package manager.

Would nosnap.pref be respected on upgrading to v. 22.04, or, after upgrading, must I repeat the process, removing all Snap packages and snapd, recreating nosnap.pref, and reinstalling the Debian packages from various PPA's that have been added, such as mozillateam/ppa?

^*_{Some issues I've encountered with Snap:}

• _{Snap applications are slower to load.}
• _{Often, Snap applications are not kept updated. For example, Snap p7Zip and Snap IrfanView have not been updated for years. However, currentWindows versions of IrfanView and 7-Zip work perfectly well under wine.}
• _{Snap installation files and space requirements are larger because they contain all dependencies.}