The Small Tourism Operators Restart Program provides a one-time grant of $5,000 to help tourism businesses that were affected by COVID-19 restrictions. The funding can be used for advertising or other restart expenses like personal protective equipment or cleaning supplies.

Businesses are eligible if their main business activity is one or more of the following:

• tour operators
• scenic and sightseeing transportation
• outdoor adventure operators or outfitters
• nature parks, amusement or theme parks, zoos and botanical gardens
• recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds that didn’t qualify for the Tourism Accommodations Real Property Tax Rebate Program Part 1 or Part 2
• travel agencies

More information on the program may be found here: https://tourismns.ca/storp.

This program is not open to roofed accommodations. However, eligible accommodations may qualify for the Tourism Accommodations Restart Customer Attraction Program.

Please note, some older browsers may not be able to support the application webform. If you experience any issues with the application form, try switching to Google Chrome. If you continue to experience any difficulty, please email STORP@novascotia.ca.