Obviously, the biggest problem is the labour shortage. Currently, tourism businesses, especially the larger ones, have to recruit workers from outside Canada to be part of their work teams. Workers from here are replaced with people from other countries. However, their situation is no better, since the same effects also apply to them. They receive EI benefits, but the unemployment rate that is taken into account in the calculation of benefits for seasonal workers also makes them come up short, since they hold the same type of job. That's what's happening.
On December 3rd, 2024. See this statement in context.