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Over $8.3 million in funding to support one of the sectors most impacted by COVID-19 health and safety restrictions
VANCOUVER, BC, May 27, 2021 /CNW/ - Tourism in British Columbia has been among the sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the unique challenges presented by shutdowns and travel restrictions. Prior to the pandemic, tourism was a significant contributor to BC s economy with 161,500 jobs at 19,300 businesses, which generated $20.5 billion in revenue and directly contributed $8.3 billion to provincial GDP in 2018. BC has the greatest number of tourism-dependent communities of any province in Canada. From the outset, the Government of Canada has recognized the importance of tourism to British Columbia and has taken action to help the sector survive the pandemic and position it for success when safety restrictions are lifted and tourism operators are able to once again welcome visitors from home and abroad.
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Over $8.4 million in funding to support one of the sectors hardest hit by COVID-19 health and safety restrictions
EDMONTON, AB, May 27, 2021 /CNW/ - Tourism has been among the sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the unique challenges presented by shutdowns and travel restrictions. Across Western Canada, tourism generates $13.6 billion in economic activity and supports 230,600 jobs, employing a higher proportion of women, youth, and Indigenous people than most other industries. From the outset, the Government of Canada has taken action to help tourism businesses and others survive the pandemic and position them for success when safety restrictions are lifted and the economy recovers.
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The challenge of precarious employment in Huron County and elsewhere in Ontario was discussed during the most recent lecture organized and held by the Gateway Centre of Excellence for Rural Health.
Dr. Al Lauzon, a professor and researcher at the University of Guelph and the Gateway Research Chair of Rural Change and Development at Gateway, discussed the subject under the topic of Rural Precarious Employment: Implications for Health and Wellbeing.
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His discussion highlighted how shifts in the labour force have increased rates of precarious employment and how it has disproportionately affected rural regions.