Tourism operators in British Columbia can apply for financial help from a $15-million relief fund to cover some of their losses due to COVID-19.
The provincial government says B.C.-owned hotels or motels that employ more than 150 people, Indigenous-owned resorts on reserves with over 100 employees and tourism operators who hold tenure or BC Parks permits can all apply for grants.
The fund was suggested by a task force established in September 2020 to look at ways of helping tourism operators during the economic downturn caused by the pandemic.
The government says in a news release the grants could be used for property taxes, BC Hydro fees or for the costs of tenure or park-use permits.
Businesses with tenure or park permits include whitewater rafting, zip lines, wildlife viewing, fishing and hunting.
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The grant is among other measures the province has brought in for the tourism sector.
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