Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly says $30-million is earmarked for Quebec, with about $13.5-million going toward small– and medium-sized business in the tourism industry
Ottawa will be giving another $16-million to local tourism associations across the province that can help their members adapt to COVID-19 safety measures and promote their destinations.About $20-million had been allocated in the federal budget while about $10-million is new money previously announced in May.
Meanwhile, Ottawa is giving about $12-million to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, which will fund 79 tourism projects across the four Atlantic provinces. Atlantic Canada is also receiving $4.5-million for its various tourism marketing associations to help them promote local events and boost travel across the region.“The tourism sector and the 1.8 million people it employs across Canada have been hit hard by the slowdown caused by COVID-19,” Joly said in a statement.
“We are working with businesses so they are ready to reopen and to help Canadian tourism to flourish once again.” Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says there were more than 254,000 people tested for COVID-19 across Canada in the past week – the highest number of tests in a single week since the pandemic began.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Quebec reports no new COVID-19 deaths, lowest number of new cases since March 22There are now 5,417 people who have died of COVID-19 in Quebec, health authorities announced Monday, as confirmed cases in the province reached 54,835.
Read more »
Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba easing more COVID-19 restrictionsQuebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are all easing more of the restrictions they implemented to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more »
Ottawa vows crackdown on employers violating health protection rules for migrant farm workersOn the weekend, Juan Lopez Chaparro, a father of four from Mexico, became the third farm worker to die in Canada
Read more »
‘Failure to act now is tantamount to a historic betrayal’: Kovrig’s father says Ottawa must do everything in its power to free his sonThe Kovrig family argues that Canadian law allows the Justice Minister to intervene at any time to end the extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei executive arrested on a U.S. warrant just days before Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in China
Read more »
Ottawa has failed for months to serve plane crash lawsuit on Iran, as legally required, lawyer saysAn Iranian\u002DCanadian activist says unconfirmed reports of secret talks on diplomatic relations may explain Ottawa\u0027s foot\u002Ddragging
Read more »