Madam Chair, let me say to my hon. colleague that we have heard from the sector. We have heard about issues of labour shortages in certain specific sectors and subsectors of the tourism industry.
Let me reiterate that 106% of jobs have been recovered since the darkest days of the pandemic, all hours pre-pandemic recovered with 156,000 jobs reported last year. I hope my colleagues will support me as I walk through some of the numbers. We provided $70 million to support live music venues in our sectors. We provided $200 million to support major festivals from coast to coast to coast. We provided $300 million in budget 2021 to establish the recovery fund for the heritage, arts and sport sectors and $500 million for the tourism relief fund that will be delivered through the regional development agencies, including Prairies Canada and Pacific Canada.
My hon. colleague is welcome to encourage people in his riding and in his region to apply. We are here for Canadians. We are here for the tourism sector. We will do the work.