Industry Updates
2022 Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership Award: Scott Wildeman
Posted on August 26, 2022
Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) is pleased to announce Scott Wildeman as the 2022 recipient of the Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership Award.Scott ha...
Read more
The Results Are In: Inactivity is Costly and Exercise Means Bi...
Posted on July 11, 2022
Edmonton, Alberta, July 6, 2022 – In a landmark global report on the impact of the health and fitness sector, the Health and Fitness Industry was proven to ha...
Read more
National Health and Fitness Day June 4th: Let’s MOVE CANADA
Posted on May 29, 2022
From coast to coast, the fitness industry is celebrating the power of exercise to change our lives! Saturday, June 4th, 2022, is National Health and Fitness Da...
Read more
STOP the Saskatchewan Government’s Tax on Fitness
Posted on March 31, 2022
Dear Saskatchewan Fitness Facilities,On March 24, 2022, the Saskatchewan government announced that they will be implementing a 6% tax on gym goers starting in ...
Read more
FIC Outraged over Saskatchewan Government’s Fitness Tax
Posted on March 28, 2022
Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) is outraged over the Saskatchewan’s government’s announcement to implement a 6% tax on gym goers starting in October. ...
Read more
FIC aims to empower fitness businesses to recover and make an ...
Posted on January 20, 2022
Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) is working hard on a number of initiatives to make our industry stronger in 2022. We will continue to advocate and sup...
Read more
Fitness Industry Council Of Canada Thrilled As Government Prov...
Posted on November 26, 2021
With the federal government’s announcement of Bill C-2, an Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, the fitness industry can breathe a sigh of r...
Read more
Sign the campaign urging the Government of Canada to make phys...
Posted on November 16, 2021
Fitness Industry Council of Canada has signed the ParticipACTION campaign and we’re asking the Government of Canada to tackle our national physical inactivity ...
Read more
Ontario Gyms Return to Full Capacity
Posted on November 15, 2021
It has been a hectic day for Andrew Hvizd, director of Fitness & Aquatics at the Schwartz/Reisman Centre–JCC in Vaughan, Ontario. This past Friday, the Ont...
Read more
Fitness Industry Council of Canada disappointed with governmen...
Posted on October 29, 2021
October 25th, 2021 – With the government’s dissolution of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy programs, fitness facilities acro...
Read more
Lobbying from BC FIC Trade Association Continues to Pay Off
Posted on October 24, 2021
Fitness Industry Council of Canada’s (FIC) British Columbia Provincial Coalition continues to see success as it further builds its relationship with its provin...
Read more
Vaccine Passport Implementation: Canada Snapshot
Posted on October 24, 2021
Over the last several weeks, provincial governments have been implementing their vaccine passport policies impacting the fitness industry and other businesses ...
Read more