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Calling it the “most challenging year ever faced” by those in the province’s tourism sector, BC’s Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Melanie Mark announced on Tuesday that the government is committing to $105 million to support the sector, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
The funding allocation is a response to the recommendations of the Tourism Task Force, which contained seven recommendations across three related categories.
Mark said that “within days” of receiving the report and its recommendations, the province acted on them by committing $100 million in dedicated relief funding for the tourism sector. In addition, the Province is also allocating $5 million to Indigenous Tourism BC to administer relief grant funding targeted for Indigenous businesses.