This has been a busy week for budgets with both the Federal and Provincial budgets released. And there is quite a bit of promising news, with support initiatives to help address tourism workforce recovery efforts, like the extension of the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program that will keep workers attached to employers. We know … Read More

The days ahead will be difficult for our industry. There is no question that travel restrictions and other provincial health orders are designed to keep people safe and for our industry, realize a summer. We can’t help but empathize with the long period of uncertainty that our industry and workers have experienced. You have and … Read More

Breaking the Circuit and Growing Community My head and heart are full with empathy for our tourism and hospitality employers who, in many cases, bore the full brunt of consequences of the provincial response to increasing case counts and growing numbers of variants of concern. I commiserate with the short time frame in which employers … Read More