TORONTO Restaurants Canada is calling on the federal government to provide a sector-specific support package in order to recover more than 400,000 food service jobs lost throughout the pandemic. According to the April Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada, more than two-thirds (70.9 per cent) of the 503,000 jobs still missing from the Canadian economy are from the foodservice industry and, as restrictions and closures are maintained in many provinces, Restaurants Canada predicts further food service jobs lost in May 2021. “We were hit first, we were hit hardest, and we will continue to be hit, long after others are,“ James Rilett, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Central Canada, told CTV News Toronto on Thursday.
TORONTO The Ontario Government is rolling out a new program that will provide one-time payments of up to $20,000 to eligible travel and tourism businesses through the new $100-million Ontario Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant. On May 13, Lisa MacLeod, the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, announced the new support program, which will aim to support businesses that did not receive the Ontario Small Business Support Grant (OSBSG), such as travel agents, hotels, motels, resorts, and bed and breakfasts. “Our government is working with small businesses to overcome the challenges of the past year – through programs like the Ontario Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant – and help the tourism industry reclaim its place as an economic powerhouse and key job creator in our province,” MacLeod said.
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