Federal government unveils Canada Strong Pass to promote domestic tourism and travel

Canadian Culture and Identity Minister Steven Guilbeault announced connected Monday greeting that the national authorities volition motorboat the Canada Strong Pass aboriginal this week — a determination to beforehand home tourism that makes Canada's historical sites and parks escaped to sojourn and obstruction question little costly for young people.

"Canadians are arrogant of their country. Canada is beardown and it's yours to discover," Guilbeault said astatine the Canadian Museum of Nature successful Ottawa.

The pass, which launches connected Friday, doesn't necessitate registration oregon a carnal card. Instead, the benefits volition beryllium disposable upon accomplishment astatine parks, nationalist museums and erstwhile booking bid tickets. Canadians and overseas tourists are eligible.

In a quality release, Canadian Heritage said the walk includes escaped admittance for each visitors to nationalist historical sites, nationalist parks and nationalist marine conservation areas administered by Parks Canada and a 25 per cent discount connected camping fees.

The walk besides gives children aged 17 and nether escaped admittance to nationalist museums and the Plains of Abraham Museum. For young adults aged 18 to 24, they get a 50 per cent discount.

Children aged 17 and nether tin besides question for escaped connected Via Rail erstwhile accompanied by an adult. Young adults aged 18 to 24 get a 25 per cent discount connected tickets.

Finally, children get escaped admittance to prime provincial and territorial museums and galleries, portion young adults aged 18 to 24 get a 50 per cent discount.

"Our national authorities makes it easier than ever for families to take Canada erstwhile readying their summertime vacation, and to afloat bask the places and experiences that bring america unneurotic and that fortify our country," Guilbeault said.

More Canadians exploring Canada

The national government's announcement comes arsenic less Canadians question southbound to the United States — and immoderate of that question itch is being redirected backmost to Canada.

In May, Statistics Canada released information that showed instrumentality trips by Canadians coming backmost from the U.S. by aerial dropped by 19.9 per cent, and instrumentality via onshore borders dropped by a whopping 35.2 per cent compared to April of past year.

Many Canadians person been opting not to sojourn the U.S. successful caller months for a fig of reasons, specified arsenic increased scrutiny and hazard of detention astatine the border, oregon arsenic a mode to boycott the U.S. fixed President Donald Trump's commercialized warfare threats and speech of annexing Canada.

In March, at slightest 8 provinces and territories shared with CBC News that they've seen accrued involvement from Canadian tourists successful visiting their respective regions.

Guilbeault said the walk is "about discovering and reconnecting with nature, past and civilization of this singular state we each stock and are arrogant to telephone our own."