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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
You are the voice of the Hardest Hit Industry
OMCA
OMCA is a proud partner in this coalition and strongly supports its call on the federal government to establish a tailored wage and fixed cost support program at the earliest opportunity, with a focus on the hardest hit businesses who continue to experience significant revenue loss. We are calling on our Canadian members to send a letter to their MP (it is already written — just hit send) and keep our collective voice strong, loud, and united as we continue to fight for survival during the pandemic. Visit our website for details on how to get involved — it will only take a few minutes.
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Marketplace Registration Opens Monday!
OMCA
On Monday, July 12th, OMCA members will be able to register for the 2021 OMCA Marketplace. Mark your calendars because an early registration could win you a $50 gift card! As we have mentioned in our member notices, the marketplace appointments will be virtual again this year because we didn’t want physical, legal, or budget restrictions to prevent any member from participating. When we know more about the restrictions we will be facing this fall, we will work to offer an live portion of the Marketplace event in whatever capacity available. Check out our website for details and keep your eye out for our direct notice on Monday with the link to register.
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Upcoming OMCA Webinars
OMCA
OMCA is working hard to provide important and relevant content to members and have been building our summer webinar series. In addition to our monthly Townhalls and Online Socials, we have confirmed 3 more webinars so far.
- Employer's Legal Obligations with Employee Severance: July 22nd at 1:00pm
- How Undue Hardships Effect Employers Rights re: vaccine requirements: July 15th at 12:00pm
- Advocacy & Grassroots Know-How with Industry Partners: July 29th at 12:00pm
- Labour Market Update via Tourism HR: August 12th at 12:00pm
Visit our website for details and registration links: https://www.omca.com/events/webinars/
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OMCA President's update: July 9
OMCA
This week, Canada entered phase 1 of easing border measures for travellers entering Canada. Although the border re-opening is much slower than we have been advocating for, it does provide reason for some optimism. This phase will provide Canada’s border services with the opportunity to test systems and build back their capacity to process visitors as they prepare for the next stage. This first phase focuses on fully vaccinated travellers who were previously eligible to enter Canada under the travel restrictions. As long as travelers follow all the protocols and steps outlined, fully vaccinated eligible travellers (like returning Canadians) will no longer be required to quarantine or complete a day-8 test. This week, I was joined by members Gemma Bellekom from Robin Hood Tours / Maxey Travel / Badder Bus for a meeting with MP Karen Vecchio and by Hayden Nagel from Nagel Tours for a meeting with MP James Cummings. Both MPs committed to help us push the Federal government for continued business supports such as a tailored wage and fixed cost support program to replace CEWS and CERS. This program must focus on the hardest hit businesses who continue to experience significant revenue loss. On Tuesday, the association joined the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses summer campaign launch. This campaign is designed to apply pressure over the summer months while Members of Parliament are in their ridings. I’m calling on all members to participate in this local grassroots effort by connecting with their MPs, helping build awareness of our industry's struggles, and to build political pressure. We need all MPs to understand that our recovery will take longer due to continued border closures, lingering public health restrictions and lack of group business persists. We need government support to bridge our businesses through this challenging period. Thank you for your ongoing support, stay safe. Vince Accardi
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Coalition of the hardest hit businesses calling on government to protect travel and tourism in Canada
OMCA
Today, the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses(CHHB)is calling on the federal government to protect travel and tourism businesses and their employees in Canada, as the crucial Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) programs wind down. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,businesses in the travel and tourism sector have been devastated by necessary public health restrictions,border closures, travel bans, and the loss of international and domestic travellers. The CEWS and CERS programs have been lifelines for these businesses that would otherwise have been forced to close. With these two key financial relief measures winding down as of July 4th, many CHHB members are facing a near-certain financial crisis that will hit especially hard in the fall and winter of this year.
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Canada's first Indigenous GG calls appointment 'step forward' to reconciliation
Yahoo!
Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former diplomat, described her appointment as Canada's next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role — as a “step forward on the long path to reconciliation.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Simon as the next person to serve in the viceregal role during a news conference Tuesday at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., in which the theme of healing long-standing divides figured prominently.
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OVER A BARREL: Niagara Falls' precarious pandemic plight
Travel Industry Today
Canada’s lack of a coherent re-opening plan for tourism has left Niagara Falls over a barrel, say political and business leaders from the Ontario city, who are the latest to echo the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable’s call for the federal government to announce a re-opening plan for the country.
With a second consecutive summer travel season now officially in jeopardy, many Niagara Falls attractions are in danger of permanent closure, say city officials, who state that in Niagara Region alone, “40,000 people count on cross-border tourism to put food on the table.”
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Expect hesitancy and anxiety when we meet again
PCMA
Sara Ross, founder of the BrainAMPED research group, noticed something unexpected the morning when her husband left their home, where they’d both been working for months, to go to his office for the first time since the pandemic. She felt, not exactly anxiety, she recalled, but a kind of emptiness. It reminded Ross, a leadership strategist whose work is grounded in neuroscience, that as we start traveling and meeting again in person, our emotions — and those of others — may surprise us.
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When will children under 12 be vaccinated against COVID-19?
CTV News
As Canada slowly transitions into more relaxed COVID-19 protocols and with summer well underway, all eyes are on the continued national vaccine rollout efforts.
Anticipating a return to in-class learning in September, parents are waiting to hear when children under 12 will get their turn to be vaccinated — but that may not be an option until next year.
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The SMB Guide to Success in the LGBTQ Market (2021 Research)
Website Planet
If you own or manage a small or medium-sized business (SMB), this article is for you. With less resources to play around with, SMBs must pull on all available resources to effectively work with and market to a wide customer base focused on interests, not social demographics.
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ACTA ISSUES WARNING: Failures anticipated as federal supports clawed back
Travel Industry Today
ACTA has warned the federal government that many travel agencies and independent travel agents could fail as federal supports are being wound down this month. ACTA had lobbied extensively for continued support for the travel sector, given that borders are still closed and travel advisories remain — and there is no clear plan for re-opening.
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Duty-free stores plead for federal relief as border closure drags on
Windsor Star
Canada’s land border duty-free stores want a slice of federal relief funds as the border closure — and its impact on their businesses — drags on. Industry advocates argue those stores should receive some of the $500 million earmarked for tourism operators in the 2021 federal budget, to help them survive the ongoing border closures.
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Federal government has already begun to close or phase out key small business COVID support programs before the economy is fully open
Cision
Last week, the federal government began phasing out of key small business support programs like the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) and has closed the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) despite more than a quarter of small firms remaining fully or partially locked down and fewer than 40 per cent at normal levels of sales. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shared these concerns in a new letter to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland urging government to reverse these program cuts until the economy and borders are full open.
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