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Ottawa to give $46 million to Quebec, Atlantic provinces to help boost tourism

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[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Atlantic Canada is also receiving $4.5 million for its various tourism marketing associations to help them promote local events and boost travel across the region.

Most of the funding for Atlantic Canada is coming from money already in the federal budget.“The tourism sector and the 1.8 million people it employs across Canada have been hit hard by the slowdown caused by COVID-19,” Joly said in a statement.“We are working with businesses so they are ready to reopen and to help Canadian tourism to flourish once again.”This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2020..

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