August 1, 2019 - Gaspé, Quebec - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Hôtel Plante, Riôtel Percé, Motel Fraser and Motel Adams will be able to increase the quality of their tourism offerings and improve their competitiveness with the help of a total of $2,170,038 in repayable contributions from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, a key partner of the region's tourism accommodation players.
With this financial assistance, Hôtel Plante in Gaspé, Riôtel Percé, Motel Fraser in Chandler and Motel Adams in Gaspé will be able to complete accommodation unit modernization work and various other upgrades.
The funding was announced today by the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament for Gaspésie−Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Minister of National Revenue. The Government of Canada's assistance will help the businesses achieve their objectives, contributing to enhancing the region's tourism accommodation offerings. Their respective projects will generate total investments of over $5.6 million and create six jobs in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
The Government of Canada wholeheartedly supports projects that have a positive impact on tourism and the local economy. Tourism in Canada is strong and growing. Last year, Canadian communities of all sizes welcomed more than 21.1 million international visitors-boosting economic growth and creating good, well‑paying jobs across the country.
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"CED's financial assistance will help the four hotel establishments supported increase available offerings in order to continue meeting the requirements of tourists and, in so doing, attract even more visitors to the region. Their projects contribute to improving tourist accommodation offerings in the La Côte-de-Gaspé and Rocher-Percé regional county municipalities. I couldn't be more thrilled with this great news for the Gaspésie region!"
The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament for Gaspésie−Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Minister of National Revenue
"Our government is laying the foundation for Canadians to become more competitive and succeed in the global economy. Through this support, the Government of Canada is reaffirming its commitment to promote Quebec's tourism regions, which has a positive impact on the local economy."
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister responsible for CED
Quick facts
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Today's announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister responsible for the Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio, which is made up of 17 federal departments and agencies, including CED and the other five regional development agencies.
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The funding was awarded under CED's Quebec Economic Development Program
