Nine Cantons-de-l'Est organizations receive a total of over $2 million in financial assistance from CED.
A key driver of the economy, the Canadian tourism industry generated more than $100 billion in annual revenues before being hit hard by the pandemic. That is why the Government of Canada launched the Tourism Relief Fund (TRF), a $500M pan‑Canadian initiative to help businesses and organizations in this sector overcome the impacts of the pandemic and position themselves for the future. The initiative, administered by CED in Quebec, ended on March 31, 2023.
Today, the Honourable Marie‑Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton-Stanstead and Minister of Agriculture and Agri‑Food, is announcing, on behalf of the Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, a total of $2,034,730 in financial contributions for nine Cantons‑de‑l'Est tourism organizations that have received support from CED under the TRF.
They include the Corporation Ski & Golf Mont‑Orford, the Moulin à laine d'Ulverton, the Zoo de Granby, Auberge du changement d'ère, Hébergement aux Cinq Sens, Camping de la rivière Nicolet, the Vallée heureuse du Mont Élan, Camping Aventure Mégantic and La Halte des Pèlerins. This announcement follows a series of strategic investments made by CED under this initiative; a report on the TRF was unveiled on June 28, 2023.
