Niagara Falls mayor talks Staycation Tax Credit, city businesses, March Break

We checked in with Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati to see how the city is doing.

Ontario’s Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Minister, Lisa Macleod, joined Diodati to promote Ontario’s “Staycation Tax Credit.”

Ontario residents planning a getaway in Ontario in 2022 could get back up to 20 per cent on eligible accommodation expenses with the new, temporary Ontario Staycation Tax Credit.

The temporary Ontario Staycation Tax Credit is a personal income tax credit for eligible Ontario residents to claim 20 per cent of qualified accommodation expenses for vacations taken between January 1-December 31, 2022 in Ontario, up to a maximum of $1,000 for an individual and $2,000 for a family.

Diodati says the city has seen an up-tick in people coming to have a staycation in Niagara Falls.

“We’ve got hockey tournaments going on at the city once again, something we haven’t done in quite some time. Clifton Hill was busy, we had many people playing mini put outside, riding the Ferris wheel and down by the falls,” said Diodati. “It has been really great to see.”

The National Post published an article about Niagara Falls and how business is booming in the city. Diodati says Niagara is great because it is affordable, it has lots of attractions including parks and trails.

“We’re not a big city,” said Diodati. “We’re just under 100,000, but when you add in the millions of tourists…you get the benefits of a big city but with the qualities of a small city.”