Health committee  As an industry, we are self-regulated currently. There are a number of registries in place, so folks who have a fitness certification can be identified. The public can search the registry to see if their fitness professional is accredited. As an industry association, we work wit

Health committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you all today. The Fitness Industry Council of Canada represents over 6,000 fitness facilities, ranging from single boutiques to large regional and national chains. We employ over 150,000 Canadians coast to coast to coast, and we serve

Finance committee  Messaging supporting Canadians to be proactive with their health care and rewarding their initiatives with allowing them to write off or deduct their expenses against their income tax would be the number one priority.

Finance committee  That's a great question. If you look at the rent subsidy, it's been really well received with the amendments by many of the smaller players, the unique boutique studios. A company the size of GoodLife would be capped at $300,000 for that rent support. They have well over 500 loc

Finance committee  That's a great question. We have done modelling. We've looked at, for example, expanding the Prescription to Get Active program over 10 years, leveraging not only federal government investment, but also the facilities. The Fitness Industry Council of Canada is made up of faciliti

Finance committee  Thank you. I really appreciate the opportunity. This is definitely something that I would make time for. The fitness industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 closures and restrictions. Just to give context, currently facilities that are open are operating at approximately 50%