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Tourism Sector

Tourism

Tourism is one of Haldimand’s key sectors as visitors flock to the municipality annually to enjoy our placed based assets and businesses that support the sector. Key draws include the Grand River, Lake Erie, and activities these waterways permit including kayaking, fishing and boating; culinary adventures including you-pick operations, farm tours, and local restaurants that have signature menus; also outdoor experiences in our rural landscape including birding, hiking and cycling.

Haldimand County also has a Tourism Network which gathers quarterly to discuss marketing initiatives, trends, visitor statistics, partnerships and creating tourism experiences to continue to develop Haldimand County as a premiere tourism destination. For more information on these meetings email Tourism@HaldimandCounty.on.ca.

For more information on how Haldimand County can help your business connect with us here.

The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) in partnership with Attractions Ontario, The Culinary Tourism Alliance,  Indigenous Tourism Ontario, and OTEC awarded Haldimand County’s Economic Development & Tourism division an Ontario Tourism Resiliency Award.

EDT won an Innovation Award in the category of Destination Marketing Organization.

The award encompassed the Real. Local. Strategy that was implemented to support local businesses and position our tourism offerings through the pandemic.

Consider becoming a Signature Experience

  • Experiences are about people and programming that result in learning, joy, and transformation

  • Programming is generally centered around one of three things:

    • Providing access to a special place

    • Sharing a skill that’s been crafted by the host

    • Putting purpose behind passion (e.g., eating local food)

  • The host brings an element to an experience that cannot be replicated

  • Involves not only learning a new skill but actually changing the way someone thinks about something

  • The experience must be bookable and have a clear outline of value proposition

Sector Specific Incentives

The following incentives may be available to qualified tourism operators in Haldimand County, and are offered by a variety of organizations.

Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport

Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation

Regional Tourism Organization 1 (Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation)

To find out more about the Municipal Programs, Incentives or Resources listed on this page please call us at 905-318-5932 ext. 6331 or email: opportunity@haldimandcounty.on.ca