On May 25, 2020, the Provincial Government, through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, announced a new $25 million support program to assist eligible tourism and hospitality based operators impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligible tourism operators may apply for a one-time, non-repayable contribution of either $5,000 or $10,000, dependent on gross sales. In the event of applicants with less than $10K in annual sales in 2019, the contribution rate will be calculated at 50% of total sales or 50% of expenditures for new start-ups.

The Tourism and Hospitality Support Program complements other Provincial Government supports announced to date as well as existing emergency supports from the Government of Canada.

Additional details are included in the news release.

Eligibility Guidelines

Please click here to view eligibility guidelines for the program.

Please click here to view eligibility guidelines update July 14

To Apply:

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Required Information

If you are planning to apply for the new Tourism and Hospitality Support Program after the process opens on June 8th, 2020, you will be required to provide information such as:

  • 2019 business and financial information pertaining to gross sales, net profit and number of employees;
  • 2020 financial information pertaining to estimated losses to date and forecasted losses to December 31, 2020;
  • details of any other COVID-19 support funding applied for or received;
  • details regarding a reasonable plan to continue operations in 2020 and/or 2021; and
  • CRA Business Number if applicable.

You will be required to upload specific documents to the online application system, as outlined below:

For Existing Businesses

  • VOID Cheque
  • Government-issued Identification – a picture of a government-issued identification for the person completing the application must be provided.
  • Financial Statements – prepared financial statements reflective of the 2019 operating season. Where prepared financial statements are not yet available, in-house generated profit/loss or income/expense statements for the same time period will be accepted.

For Start-Up Businesses

  • VOID Cheque
  • Government-issued Identification – a picture of a government-issued identification for the person completing the application must be provided.
  • List of Costs Incurred to Prepare for 2020 Season – please include vendors, brief description of activity/cost, invoice numbers, individual costs and the overall total cost.

Please Note: Documents uploaded to the system must be one of the following formats: .PDF, .PNG, .JPG, or .JPEG. Maximum file size is 20MB

If you have questions, please send an email to:  THSP@gov.nl.ca