VICTORIA Canada s Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, will be in Victoria on Thursday to make an announcement about the country s cruise ship industry.
CTV News will livestream the announcement on this page at 10:30 a.m. Cruise ships have been barred from docking in Canadian ports since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February, the federal government said the ban would extend until at least Feb. 28, 2022. The news was disheartening for those who rely on the industry, which brings in roughly $4.3 billion to the Canadian economy each year. On Vancouver Island, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has long been calling for some sort of reopening timeline from the federal government so that cruise lines have a sense of when they can return to Canadian waters.
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