Canadian Camping and RV Council extremely disappointed that Canadian Government refused to address small family owned private campground’s tax concerns in 2017 Federal Budget

Despite having the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance including the recommendation to address the issue in their report to the Finance Minister, The Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) is extremely disappointed that the 2017 Federal budget did not include measures to protect our private campground members in Canada from potentially economically crippling and retroactive tax increases.

For over a year now, stakeholders of the Canadian Camping and RV Industry across Canada have urged relevant federal ministers to consider the negative impacts this will have on the thousands of families involved in providing camping facilities and the millions of Canadians who visit campgrounds on their vacations. Despite the vast majority of private campgrounds in Canada operating as seasonal, family owned businesses, the Canada Revenue Agency has sought to reclassify them as not being eligible to pay the same rate of corporate income tax as any other Canadian owned small business would, including motels.

“This government has continually reminded us that its focus has been on middle class Canadians” said Shane Devenish, CCRVC’s Executive Director. “But the irony here is that while private campgrounds offers an opportunity for middle-class families to spend time together, create life-long memories and discover Canada’s natural landscape, private campgrounds themselves are generally owned and operated by middle-class Canadians”