OTRP will support eligible tourism businesses that have been hardest hit by COVID-19. Applicants must have experienced a qualifying revenue decline of at least 50% in the reported 2020-2021 year (a period that reflects COVID-related losses) compared to fiscal year-end 2019 (a pre-COVID, baseline year).

Click below for full program details, eligibility and application requirements.

Deadline: November 10, 2021

The Lake of Bays Community Grant Program supports activities that promote Arts, Culture & Heritage, Community Growth & Development, Environment/Sustainability, Health & Well-being, and Recreation.

Pay It Forward is available to Grassroots Muskoka Community Groups and offers grants of up to $2,500.

Community Enhancement Fund is available to Non-Profit Community Organizations and offers grants up to $10,000.

Deadline: October 27, 2021, at 4:00pm

RTO12 (Explorers' Edge) created a job bank to help regional tourism businesses attract employees and to fill immediate gaps in the labour market. The job bank is being promoted through social media content marketing to hyper local, domestic and scholastic target markets.

If you are a tourism business with job vacancies, please click on the link below to post your positions.

Explorers' Edge hosts tourism sustainability expert Angela Nagy, President & CEO of GreenStep Sustainable Tourism, to share insights on how sustainability makes good business sense for tourism properties.

When: October 20, 2021, 1-2:30pm via Zoom