The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to announced the appointment of Adrienne Foster as Vice-President, Policy & Public Affairs. As Vice-President, Adrienne will spearhead the industry’s recovery efforts including a focus on public policy that supports tourism and hospitality growth, urgency and attention on...
Continue ReadingThe Coalition of the Hardest Hit Businesses praises the Government’s legislative proposal to provide much-needed support to the tourism and hospitality sectors. Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, is the first Bill introduced in the House Commons by the...
Continue ReadingStatement from Susie Grynol, President & CEO of the Hotel Association of Canada: “Today, the Hotel Association of Canada is applauding the government for delivering on their election promise to provide the tourism, hotel, and events businesses the help they need to stay afloat and continue...
Continue ReadingThe Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses is praising the new targeted support measures for businesses that are still facing significant pandemic-related challenges, including the Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program and the Hardest-Hit Business Recovery Program, that were announced by the Trudeau government earlier today. We...
Continue ReadingToday’s announcement by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to provide a bridge program to sustain Canada’s hardest hit businesses will help the tourism, hospitality, conventions and festival sectors survive the enduring impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. [no_button size="" style="" text="Press Release" icon_pack="font_awesome" fa_icon="" icon_position="right" icon_color="" icon_background_color="" icon_background_hover_color=""...
Continue ReadingThe Hotel Association of Canada, together with members of the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable, called on the federal government to announce a re-opening plan for Canadians before calling an election. With the second consecutive summer travel season now officially in jeopardy, time is ticking...
Continue ReadingToday, the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses (CHHB) is calling on the federal government to protect travel and tourism businesses and their employees in Canada, as the crucial Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) programs wind down. Since the beginning of the COVID-19...
Continue ReadingThe Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable is calling on the federal government to immediately release a comprehensive, national plan to reopen our economy, ensure the free movement of Canadians across the country, reopen the U.S.-Canada border, and put in place a clear vaccination certification program...
Continue ReadingThe Hotel Association of Canada joins the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable in urging the federal government to lay out an implementation plan for the Health Canada expert report and reopen travel for Canadians. Canadians are doing their part in getting vaccinated; now it is...
Continue ReadingHAC President & CEO, Susie Grynol, was invited to testify before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on behalf of the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses, recommending a clear re-opening plan based on metrics and milestones and a sector-specific support program to assist...
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