Tourism Relief Fund (TRF) in Western Canada

The Tourism Relief Fund supports tourism businesses and organizations adapt their operations to meet public health requirements while investing in products and services to facilitate their future growth. The TRF provides $500 million over two years (2021-2022 and 2022-2023) to position Canada to be a destination of choice when domestic and international travel is once again safe by: +empowering tourism operators to create new or enhance existing tourism experiences and products to attract more local and domestic visitors +helping the sector reposition itself to welcome international visitors by offering the best Canadian tourism experiences we have to offer the world

Grant Deadline

2023-03-31

Funding Amount

$500,000 _{Non-repayable contributions up to $100,000 for up to 50% of eligible costs, or: +Fully repayable contributions up to $500,000 for up to 75% of eligible costs}

Type of Grant

Loans, Grant

Sectors

Tourism

Demographics

Incorporation

For Profit

Perks

Region Restriction

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Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligible applicants include tourism entities in Western Canada that cater mainly to visitors, such as:

• businesses
• not-for-profit organizations, such as tourism associations
• band councils or other Indigenous organizations and cooperatives

To be considered eligible for this fund, applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• be a key supplier or operator in the visitor experience
• be part of a defined tourism cluster or a tourism dependent community, including supporting downtown cores
• provide an anchor product or service in a tourism destination.

Project Eligibility

• Product development: For example, projects that enhance tourism experiences; help tourism businesses adapt to the “new normal” and modernize their offerings; and, encourage the adoption of more environmentally sustainable and inclusive practices.
• Destination development: For example, projects that position communities to take advantage of post-pandemic opportunities through strategic planning for medium- to long-term investments, as well as supporting destination development prospects in line with objectives set out in the Federal Tourism Growth Strategy.

Grant Application website

https://www.canada.ca/en/pacific-economic-development/services/funding/tourism-relief-fund.html

Contact

General inquiries

Pacific Economic Development Canada

Vancouver, BC 

Telephone: 604-666-6256

Toll Free: 1-888-338-9378

Fax: 604-666-2353

Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-877-303-3388

Email: info@pacifican.gc.ca