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Fitness Industry Council of Canada responds to budget decision not to include exercise News provided by Share this article Share this article EDMONTON, AB, April 20, 2021 /CNW/ - The federal government's decision to decline the proposal to have gym memberships and services as a tax deduction included in the budget is a huge disappointment for Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) and all Canadians. "We understand that there were a lot of demands on the government in this budget, but the ask wasn't simply for the benefit of the fitness industry – it was for all Canadians," says Scott Wild...

iPolitics By Charlie Pinkerton. Published on Apr 12, 2021 5:44pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the Game On The Hill rugby event on Parliament Hill in 2012. (iPolitics/Matthew Usherwood) The upcoming federal budget should include a tax credit for gym memberships to help Canadians improve their health, and to support fitness centres following the financial battering they’ve taken during the pandemic, says an industry group that’s backed by several of the country’s well-known health organizations. A “Fitness Tax Credit” was one of the budget suggestions from the Fitne...

  EDMONTON -- The fitness industry has come together to ask the provincial government to support local businesses by providing more direct framework to reopen. In a release sent out on Monday, owners of fitness facilities say the data they provided to government officials has largely gone unheard.  Blake MacDonald, president of Orange Theory Fitness Canada, said: “There is a theoretical risk that’s been presented, but the reality is that the numbers don’t support it." “We don’t necessarily need to rely on our own personal experiences. We don’t need to make mistakes to lear...

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, March 4 Alberta reports a jump in new COVID-19 cases, a Red Deer meat-processing plant at the centre of an outbreak linked to three worker deaths plans to reopen and NDP Leader Rachel Notley urges the UCP government to keep it closed while launching a public inquiry of the Olymel outbreak. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 04, 2021 11:15 AM MT | Last Updated: March 7 The Olymel outbreak, first declared on Nov. 17, 2020, has been linked to at least 500 cases, and led to the temporary closure of the plant on Feb. 15.(O...

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, March 3 Decisions about what constitutes "safe" indoor fitness activities will be left to gym owners and their clients, Alberta's health minister says as the province moves to a modified version of Step 2 in easing restrictions. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2021 10:14 AM MT | Last Updated: March 3 Under Step 2 of the province's relaunch plan, announced on Monday, gyms and fitness centres were allowed to reopen for "low-intensity" activities.(CBC)