Twelve tourism organizations receive a total of over $3.7M in financial assistance from the Government of Canada.
A key driver of the economy, the Canadian tourism industry generated more than $100 billion in annual revenues before being hit hard by the pandemic. That is why the Government of Canada launched the Tourism Relief Fund (TRF), a $500M pan-Canadian initiative to help businesses and organizations in this sector overcome the impacts of the pandemic and position themselves for the future. The initiative, administered by CED in Quebec, ended on March 31, 2023.
The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, who was in Wendake today, visited one of the projects that has benefited from the TRF, the Onhwa' Lumina night walk, presented by Tourisme Wendake. The Minister also took the opportunity to announce the CED contribution made in support of this project under the TRF, as well as the funding granted to 11 other tourism organizations in the Québec region. The financial contributions announced today total $2,217,566.
