HAC News & Events

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is proud to support the launch of the Faster, Together initiative to support vaccine confidence in Canada. This private sector coalition of the willing is comprised of more than 100 national organizations, including HAC. Vaccine hesitancy has been identified as a potential barrier to restarting Canada’s tourism economy and the economy at large. The Faster, Together initiative brings together signific…

HAC 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 with wages and fixed costs….

The Hotel Association of Canada joined the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and business leaders across Canada in a call for a clear plan to reopen the economy. Earlier this week, a letter authored by 60+ business organizations, was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and appeared on the front page of the National Post….

Today, the Hotel Association of Canada was invited to testify before the Senate Committee on National Finance.  Susie Grynol, HAC President & CEO, asked the Government to devote priority and attention to the recovery of hard hit sectors, like hotels. The broad-based sector agnostic approach has worked up until now, but will fail distressed sectors in the fall. Like the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program that was annou…

On April 19, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland tabled the Federal Budget, entitled A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. #Budget2021 outlined commitments to address the inequities in Canada’s digital tax system and delivers marketing support for our sector’s long term recovery. The extension of the wage subsidy (CEWS) and fixed costs support (CERS) to September 25, 2021 is…

The Hotel Association of Canada was once again invited to testify before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. HAC Vice President of Policy & Public Affairs, Alana Baker, reminded the #FINA Committee that Canada’s hotel sector needs a clear signal in the Budget that the Government acknowledges our unique challenges and will stand behind us until recovery is possible. Specifically, HAC brought forward two critical asks …