COVID-19 Update | Friday, April 24
April 24, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress There remains disagreement over what the next legislative step will be in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats continue to want to push forward with large packages while most Republicans want to evaluate the effectiveness of the funding to date. Conversations continue about a stimulus-like package but what it will end up including remains […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, April 24
April 24, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress There remains disagreement over what the next legislative step will be in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats continue to want to push forward with large packages while most Republicans want to evaluate the effectiveness of the funding to date. Conversations continue about a stimulus-like package but what it will end up including remains […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, April 23
April 23, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The House passed H.R.266 – The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. The final vote was 388-5. Elevate expects the President to sign this bill as soon as possible. Additionally, by a party line vote of 212-182, the House approved legislation establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | Thursday, April 23
April 23, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Work TIAC’s President and CEO is participating in an industry webinar with Destination Canada and ISED today, to continue TIAC’s cooperative efforts to assist tourism businesses in these difficult times The President & CEO also held a call with executives from airlines to discuss collaborative advocacy efforts. TIAC participated on a Canadian Chamber of […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, April 22
April 22, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress As reported yesterday, the House will consider the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020 tomorrow. The House will convene for legislative business at 10am and we expect recorded votes to begin at 1:30pm EST. The House intends to vote in nine groups to allow for appropriate social distancing. The first eight groups will […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, April 22
April 22, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Work TIAC’s President and CEO, Charlotte Bell, was featured today in the Financial Post speaking on the plight of COVID-19 on the tourism sector, and what needs to be done for relief https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/tourism-catastrophic-hit-covid-19 TIAC’s President and CEO continued conversations today with ISED and other government stakeholders, emphasizing the importance of liquidity for our industry […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, April 21
April 21, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Work TIAC’s President and CEO continued conversations today with various political stakeholders, emphasizing the importance of liquidity for our industry and ensuring tourism businesses are able to access relief measures. Today, the Prime Minister announced that the online application portal to access the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) will be available on Monday April 27th on the […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, April 21
April 21, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate passed additional funding for CARES Act programs today, titled the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020. The bill totals $484 billion and was passed by voice vote this afternoon. A few additional details are below: Small Business Assistance $321 billion was included in the deal for the oversubscribed Paycheck Protection Program […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, April 20 (PM)
April 20, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress A deal on additional funding for existing programs under the CARES Act was not realized today. It is expected that a deal could be passed by unanimous consent in the Senate as early as tomorrow in a Pro Forma session. The deal contours include an additional $500 billion to replenish oversubscribed programs from the […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | Monday, April 20
April 20, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Work TIAC’s President and CEO reported on industry feedback on relief measures today on a regularly scheduled call with ISED Associate Deputy Minister, where she emphasized again that many stakeholders are reporting long waiting times to receive answers on relief measures. Further details are now available regarding last week’s announcement of the Regional Development Agencies […]
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