Ontario Investing $1 Million to Expand the Bruce Trail

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Source: Ontario - Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Date: 2026-10-30 15:34:00.0
Tags: [Ontario, Environment, Tourism, Infrastructure]

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is investing $1 million through its Species Conservation Program and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance to help the Bruce Trail Conservancy transform the former Talisman Mountain Resort into the 123-acre (50-hectare) Talisman Forest Nature Reserve. The project will permanently add a nearly 1-kilometre section to the 900-kilometre Bruce Trail along the Niagara Escarpment by removing old ski resort infrastructure, reforesting ski slopes, and restoring meadow and forest habitats for species at risk. The funding is part of a broader expansion of the Species Conservation Program, which has provided the Ontario Land Trust Alliance with over $12.5 million over five years to support local land securement and conservation initiatives.

P.E.I. got cash to crack down on short-term rentals — but did it help boost the housing supply?

Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
Date: 2026-10-24 09:00:00.0
Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Housing, Affordability, Tourism, Governance]

Tourism P.E.I. utilized federal funding from the Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund to establish an inspection unit targeting unlicenced short-term rentals across Prince Edward Island. During its first year of operations, the enforcement unit identified 242 illegal short-term rental operations, which represented 10 per cent of the province's licensed tourism accommodations. Of those identified operations, the provincial government reported that 164 have subsequently ceased operating or transitioned into long-term housing options. However, housing advocates and municipal officials note that determining whether these regulatory enforcement efforts have measurably boosted the available year-round housing supply remains inconclusive.

P.E.I. will not renew nearly $8M deal with the NHL

Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
Date: 2026-10-22 20:05:10.0
Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Tourism, Economy, Governance]

Prince Edward Island Tourism Minister Ernie Hudson announced that the province will not renew its three-year, $7.75 million tourism marketing partnership with the National Hockey League when the contract expires on December 31, 2026. Despite opposition criticism regarding costs and accountability, the government defended the deal by citing a commissioned report showing it reached over 8.5 million Canadians, brought 315,000 new visitors, and generated $95 million in visitor spending. The province stated that tourism marketing investments will continue at the same funding level next year through alternative strategies.

Air Canada cancels 5 more routes to U.S. destinations for 2027

Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-10-22 15:44:44.0
Tags: [National, Trade, Transportation, Tourism]

Air Canada announced the cancellation of five direct flight routes between Canada and the United States for 2027 due to weaker travel demand and ongoing geopolitical and economic tensions. The affected routes include Montreal-Seattle, Vancouver-Nashville, Vancouver-Raleigh-Durham, Toronto Billy Bishop-Boston, and Toronto Pearson-Charleston, marking the complete elimination of Air Canada's direct service to South Carolina. This decline in cross-border air travel follows repeated tariff threats and annexation rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, which led to a 65 per cent drop in Canadian trips to destinations like Myrtle Beach according to University of Toronto data, alongside broader schedule reductions by carriers including WestJet and Air Transat.

Canadians are still boycotting Las Vegas. The Sin City slump is now a major election issue

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-13 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Trade, Tourism, Economy]

Canadian travel and tourism to Las Vegas has sharply declined amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, tariff disputes, and critical rhetoric directed at Canada, with Canadian visits dropping by 17.4 per cent in the previous year and contributing to a 7.5 per cent drop in overall city visitors. The resulting economic slump and drop in international visitors have directly impacted local hospitality businesses, casino revenues, and employment, becoming a major political talking point in Nevada's midterm elections and close congressional races. Local tourism executives, such as MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle and Caesars Resorts CEO Tom Reeg, alongside the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 representing 60,000 hospitality workers, point to the Canadian consumer boycott as a primary driver of weak demand and declining shift hours for workers.

Historic Yorkton Brick Flour Mill Opens Interpretive Centre Strengthening Cultural Tourism to Share Saskatchewan's Agricultural Story

Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
Date: 2026-10-02 01:00:00.0
Tags: [Saskatchewan, Tourism, Culture, Agriculture, Infrastructure]

The Government of Saskatchewan, Tourism Saskatchewan, and federal funding programs have invested a combined total of nearly $1.1 million to support the Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society in opening the Yorkton Brick Flour Mill Interpretive Centre. Specifically, the Government of Saskatchewan contributed a $600,000 investment, Tourism Saskatchewan provided $40,000, and the federal government contributed $500,000 through the Tourism Growth Program via PrairiesCan, alongside additional funding from Canadian Heritage. Furthermore, community fundraising efforts yielded a $300,000 contribution from the City of Yorkton, alongside support from the Yorkton Tribal Council, to preserve the historic 1890 municipal heritage property as a cultural tourism and agricultural education destination.

Outfitters warn any N.B. ban on American hunters and anglers would devastate industry

Source: New Brunswick - Regional News
Date: 2026-09-23 16:28:53.0
Tags: [New Brunswick, Trade, Tourism, Economy, Industry]

Industry groups, including the United Guides and Outfitters of New Brunswick and the Canadian Federation of Outfitter Associations, are lobbying New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt to scrap a proposed retaliatory trade measure against American tariffs that would ban U.S. citizens from obtaining provincial hunting and fishing licences. Outfitters warn the ban would devastate the regional tourism and outdoor recreation sector, noting that approximately 85 per cent of their clients originate from the United States. According to a Canadian Federation of Outfitter Associations study, foreign clients accounted for $7.3 million out of the $8.9 million spent by outfitters' clients in New Brunswick in 2017.

Canada’s Mexico visa requirements limit country’s tourism potential, says tour operator

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-23 13:11:18.0
Tags: [National, Tourism, Immigration, Trade]

Federal Tourism Minister Rechie Valdez attended a Destination Canada business-to-business event in Mexico City, where tour operators like Jesus Martinez of Dream Destinations Mexico and Darlene Fedoroshyn of Travel Alberta noted that Canada's visa requirements—reimposed by the federal government in the winter of 2024—continue to limit Canada's full tourism potential. Despite these visa constraints, the Canadian government projects Mexican visitor numbers to rise by 40 percent over the next four years to nearly half a million visitors spending approximately $1 billion annually by 2030. While provincial marketing agencies like Travel Alberta advocate for simplified entry barriers to capture a potential market of one million annual visitors from Mexico, Minister Valdez declined to state whether the federal government would rescind the visa requirement.

Halifax Wanderers pitch privately-funded $100M stadium and sports hub

Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-09-15 20:37:12.0
Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Infrastructure, Culture, Tourism]

Halifax Wanderers president Derek Martin has submitted a $100-million proposal to Halifax Regional Council to construct a permanent, privately-funded stadium and sports hub on municipal land. The project features a year-round Wanderers Block stadium with a potential winter dome, a 650-space parking structure serving the adjacent QEII Health Sciences Centre, integrated facilities for the Halifax Lancers horse riding school and a lawn bowling green, and a community sports hub at Maybank Field in Dartmouth. While Halifax Regional Municipality would partner through a 99-year land lease, the proposal faces scrutiny over its tight timeline—targeting a January 2027 groundbreaking—and the implications of private investment on public land, though Halifax Regional Council voted 15–1 to request a staff report on the project.

P.E.I.'s premier is 'outraged' about a for-profit health company. Its CEO says it can help

Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
Date: 2026-09-11 23:00:00.0
Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Healthcare, Governance, Tourism]

Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz directed the Department of Health and Wellness to review and halt operations of PEIDoctor.com, a private for-profit service operated by EndWell Management Inc. that charges international visitors and Quebec residents between $229 for virtual consultations and $900 or more for house calls. The company's CEO, Marius Croeser, defended the service by stating it operates outside public health hours and assists tourists who otherwise lack public insurance coverage on the island. Meanwhile, Opposition health critic Gord McNeilly criticized the government for allowing a two-tiered fee-for-service mechanism to emerge while local residents face severe difficulties accessing family physicians.

BC Business House bringing long-lasting economic benefits after World Cup

Source: British Columbia - Government News
Date: 2026-09-09 19:45:00.0
Tags: [British Columbia, Economy, Trade, Tourism, Industry, Technology]

The Government of British Columbia hosted the BC Business House during the FIFA World Cup 2026 matches at BC Place in Vancouver, welcoming over 2,300 attendees from 25 countries to build international trade and investment relations. The initiative, part of the Province's Look West strategy, featured 22 business-related sector showcase events covering technology, life sciences, mining, energy, agriculture, food processing, and tourism. Survey results indicated that 91.5% of attendees rated the experience positively and 81.2% reported successfully establishing new business connections. Delegations and business representatives from organizations such as the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, AI Network of BC, Simon Fraser University, Invest Vancouver, and CNANO Pharmaceuticals participated in the economic development programming.

Board of Directors appointed for Alberta 2028 Summer Games

Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-09-09 18:08:59.0
Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Tourism, Culture]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has appointed a 12-member volunteer Board of Directors, chaired by Charity Wiley, to oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of the 2028 Alberta Summer Games in Fort McMurray. The provincial government has pledged a $1,150,000 grant through Alberta Sports to cover major staffing, transportation, promotions, and event delivery costs for the games, which are anticipated to draw approximately 2,800 participants. The event marks the fourth time Fort McMurray has hosted the provincial games and the first time since the 2018 Alberta Winter Games.

Provincial Government Announces Appointments and Reappointments to Marble Mountain Development Corporation

Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-09-08 17:15:12.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Tourism, Governance]

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced new appointments and reappointments to the Board of Directors of the Marble Mountain Development Corporation, a Crown corporation operating the Marble Mountain Resort in Steady Brook. Charles Pender was appointed as Chairperson and Steve Moores as Deputy Chairperson, alongside board members Ronald Shelley, Victoria Young, Kevin Vincent, Catherine Targett, and Janice Webber, with the Deputy Ministers of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation and Finance serving as general member representatives. All appointments are for a three-year term under the administration of Minister Mike Goosney.

As Canada-U.S. relations sour, border towns of upstate New York fear damage will be permanent

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-05 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Ontario, Trade, Economy, Tourism]

As Canada-U.S. relations sour due to ongoing tariff disputes and U.S. President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," border communities in upstate New York are reporting severe economic fallout. The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority reported a 23 per cent decline in Canadian cross-border traffic volume in 2025 compared to 2024, resulting in a 35 per cent drop in toll revenue, or approximately $536,000 in lost revenue. Local tourism, small business operators, and municipal leaders in regions like Sackets Harbor, Ogdensburg, and the Thousand Islands warn that these deteriorating diplomatic and economic conditions risk causing permanent structural damage to long-standing cross-border ties.

Danielle Smith says Tennessee trip isn’t sending wrong message during trade war

Source: Alberta - Provincial Politics
Date: 2026-09-01 22:49:45.0
Tags: [Alberta, Trade, Tourism, Economy]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended an upcoming personal trip to Nashville, Tennessee, amid an ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States, stating that diplomacy and maintaining cross-border relationships remain core responsibilities. Despite the personal nature of the travel, Premier Smith's office confirmed she will meet with state tourism officials and the head of the Nashville chamber of commerce. Accompanied by Alberta's senior representative to the United States, Nathan Cooper, Smith aims to gather municipal development insights to advance Calgary's long-standing strategic ambition to position itself as 'Nashville North' and expand Alberta's tourism and music industry partnerships.

Premier Wakeham Announces Senior Appointment

Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-09-01 15:50:59.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Tourism, Culture, Governance]

Premier Tony Wakeham of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the appointment of Craig Foley as the Deputy Minister of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, effective September 28, 2026. Mr. Foley brings over 25 years of leadership experience in the provincial tourism sector, having previously served as the chief executive officer of Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador and as chair of the Provincial and Territorial Tourism Industry Associations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University and an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Ontario Advancing Widening of Highway 69 Between Parry Sound and Sudbury

Source: Ontario - Ministry of Transportation
Date: 2026-08-25 19:30:00.0
Tags: [Ontario, Infrastructure, Transportation, Mining, Tourism]

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is advancing the widening of Highway 69 between Parry Sound and Sudbury by investing in the relocation of a Canadian National Railway Company (CN) rail line within the Township of Mowat and the Municipality of Killarney. The project involves splitting the remaining 68 kilometres of highway widening work into six sections—with four under heavy construction by the end of next year—to facilitate the construction of a new Highway 522 interchange. To date, the province has completed widening 84 kilometres of the 152-kilometre corridor, supported by a broader $31 billion ten-year provincial investment in highways, roads, and bridges.