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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Webinar on New Workplace Violence and Harassment Training Requirements: Jan. 27th at 12pm EST
OMCA
For federally regulated companies: On June 24, 2020, the Federal Government published the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations that set out requirements aimed at addressing workplace violence and harassment. In effect January 1, 2021, these new regulations include requirements for employers to conduct risk assessments, prepare a workplace harassment and violence prevention policy, employee training, providing information about support measures, and engaging in the resolution and, where required, investigation process. Please join us on Wednesday, January 27th at 12:00 pm EST to ensure you are prepared to meet your obligations under the new requirements. Presented by Zeinab Yousif, Partner at Miller Thomson LLP.
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Webinar on HST Applicability moved to February 9th at 1:00 pm EST
OMCA
Last week we announced a webinar on the ‘Applicability of HST and the definition of “Continuous Journey”’ scheduled for January 28th but this webinar has been moved to February 9th at 1:00pm EST. If you have already registered, your registration remains valid and you will receive a link for the February 9th event.
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Update on OMCA's Letter to Minister of Tourism
OMCA
OMCA has finally had a response to two requests for industry assistance (original request June 19, 2020 and further request December 11, 2020). Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries have responded they have been overwhelmed with requests for assistance and are working 6 – 7 months behind but, they are acknowledging our requests.
We have been given the opportunity to complete an application for potential Grant Funding and once submitted, it will be a further 4 – 5 months to be reviewed and hopefully approved. We do not know if we will be approved or any dollar amount at this point, but we assure our members that we will be seeing this through to a final outcome.
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Free CRA webinar on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 @ 2:00 pm EST: Tax year-end filing for businesses
Government of Canada
The Canada Revenue Agency is hosting a free webinar to help employers prepare and file their information summaries and tax slips at their tax year-end.
This webinar is for you if you're a business:
- with remunerated employees;
- using the services of non-employee worker or contractor; and/or
- looking for additional direction on filing in light of new measures announced in 2020 as a result of COVID-19.
This webinar is hosted by CRA and not OMCA. You must visit their website to register.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Sandals to offer free PCR testing at resorts
Travel Week
Sandals has announced that it will be offering complimentary in-resort COVID-19 testing through March 31, 2021.
The news comes on the heels of new testing requirements announced by both the Canadian and U.S. governments.
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The University opens its residences to tour groups, conference guests, sports teams, and vacationers visiting the region. Conveniently located downtown and within walking distance of major attractions, the residences allow you to enjoy your stay in Canada’s capital with ease. Plan your stay at uOttawa now!
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'WORD OF THE YEAR': Spontaneity and other 2021 travel trends
Travel Industry Today
Answer: “Spontaneity.” Question: What is 2021’s travel word of the year? This according to Hotels.com, which surveyed global users to help ascertain travel trends for the year ahead.
Indeed, with the prospects of travel utterly uncertain amidst surging COVID rates, lockdowns, ever-evolving testing and quarantine protocols, and travel bans, the online booking company says 89% of travellers taking part in its “The 2021 Upgrade” poll will be more impulsive than ever, following 2020’s cancelled trips, boredom, and all-round “year of nothing.”
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Ontario's first major COVID-19 vaccination site will pause after just 5 days due to supply shortage
CTV News
Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg says a pilot COVID-19 vaccination clinic that just opened at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will have to pause vaccinations on Friday because of a shortage of vaccine supply in the province.
The proof-of-concept clinic opened Monday and is meant to help develop a blueprint for how shots should be administered in non-medical settings as soon as this spring. So far, COVID-19 vaccines have only been administered at long-term care homes and at 19 hospital sites across Ontario.
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Time to prepare for the 2021 season! Experience the best of both worlds: a complete forest immersion combined with thrilling sensations! An amazing waterfall, 3 suspensions bridges including one sitting 60 meters high. And soar at 50km/h, 90 meters in the air with AirCANYON!
Ask about our group rates!
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10 countries suffering the biggest tourism revenue loss due to COVID-19
Travel Pulse
The coronavirus crisis has hampered international travel for the past 10 months and countries all over the world are feeling the effects. Using data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and The World Bank, visa waiver processing firm Official ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) recently revealed the countries with the biggest tourism revenue loss due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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What travel trends will outlast the pandemic?
Travel Weekly
From domestic driving trips to all things private, luxury travel advisors said in a new survey that they expect many of the changes in travel habits driven by the COVID pandemic to continue through 2021.
The big question, however, is which of the changes will emerge as long-term trends and which will slip away as the pandemic eases.
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U.S. hotels tell Joe Biden: Let us be vaccination centers
Forbes
A leading U.S. hospitality industry group has asked the Biden-Harris transition team to consider using hotels as vaccine administration sites in partnership with local and state public health departments. “America’s hotels stand ready to work alongside America’s governors as states continue to move forward in administrating the COVID-19 vaccine,” begins a letter sent by Chip Rogers, President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), to the Biden-Harris transition team. “By quickly mobilizing an existing network of sites, hotels can help strengthen the delivery and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in communities across the country to better streamline and build on current state efforts.”
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World Health Org won't endorse proof of vaccines for safe international travel
Skift
The World Health Organization recently refrained from advising proof of COVID-19 vaccination or immunity as a condition for international travel, citing “critical unknowns” regarding their efficacy in reducing transmission and limited availability.
The WHO’s Emergency Committee, composed of 19 independent experts, held its sixth meeting in a year as the global death toll from the pandemic reached two million among more than 90 million cases.
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