Ontario Tourism Recovery Program (1)
The Ontario Tourism Recovery Program (OTRP) will support eligible tourism businesses that have been hardest hit by COVID-19. OTRP is a competitive, application-based program supporting private-sector tourism businesses that are significant drivers for their regional tourism economies.
Program funding will help successful applicants:
- prepare to reopen safely
- develop adaptative and innovative tourism products
- retain and create tourism jobs
- support tourism recovery in their region and throughout Ontario
Successful applicants can use funding for expenditures, such as:
- reopening and operating expenses, including staff salaries and maintenance
- health and safety measures to support the safety of visitors and workers
- attracting visitors through tourism product and experience improvements and marketing
As part of the OTRP eligibility criteria, applicants must have experienced eligible revenue decline of at least 50% in the reported 2020–2021 year (COVID impact year), compared to fiscal year-end 2019 (pre-COVID baseline year).
For full program information, please view the Ontario Tourism Recovery Program page on the Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture website.