HAC News & Events

The 2022 Federal Budget, tabled today at 4pm, comes as Canada and the world are facing unprecedented and unpredictable circumstances. TOPLINE HIGHLIGHTS Here are the highlights for hotels: Strong signals point towards borders staying open in the future Significant investments to reduce the immigration processing backlog for temporary and longer-term workers A new Federal Tourism Growth Str….

On April 4, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, announced important changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker….

On April 1, the federal government officially removed all pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirements at the border for v….

Today, Honourable Ministers Jean Yves-Duclos, Omar Alghabra, and Randy Boissonnault announced that the federal government will be….

Access the Hotel Association of Canada 2022 Federal Budget recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance here…..

The Coalition of the Hardest Hit Businesses welcomes the passing of Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the travel and tourism sector has been devastated by border closures, travel bans, and the loss of international and domestic travellers. A survey of Coalition members earlier in the year found that up to 60% did not expect to make it through the winter withou….