I mentioned Croisières AML, the largest private company in Canada offering cruises on the St. Lawrence River.
With respect to the international cruise industry, as you pointed out, Canada has not finished vaccinating its population and unpredictability remains regarding when the border will reopen. International cruise lines will build their itineraries around destinations outside Canada. The same goes for conventions, which are hugely important events for the country's major urban centres, including Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver and Toronto.
Without predictability as to the reopening of the border and other factors, we may have new tourism customers in 2023, but we will likely miss out on them in the 2022 season—yet again. Hotels and local businesses in big cities rely on the convention and cruise ecosystems. Clearly, the repercussions are enormous, highlighting the importance of support measures in the interim, while businesses wait for the border to reopen.
Another reason the sector needs to know when the border will reopen is so that it can negotiate agreements with tour operators and major contract givers.