International Relations - Visas and passport requirements: pertaining to the cost of visas to enter various countries (Turkey where Canadians are charged more than any other nationality) and the advent of ePassports for Canadians.
Transportation - National Airports Policy: especially in regard to the intent of the government 'to replace the present transportation regime with an integrated and affordable national system that emphasizes safety, reliability and efficiency and that builds strong, viable companies in all modes,' and the cost to the travelling public of this policy.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Security - Consumer Protection Act: the expansion of consumer protection for travellers from the current regulated provinces of B.C., Ontario and Quebec, to non-regulated provinces and territories
Règlement
Consumer Issue: Travellers Bill of Rights- legislation providing certain inalienable rights to passengers on airlines and other modes of transportation assuring their security, comfort, access to information and fair pricing.
Taxation and Finance - Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) and changes in the Place of Supply rules as they apply to transportation and tourism.
Qui fait l'objet de lobbying?
Institutions gouvernementales
Affaires mondiales Canada (AMC)
Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC)
Bureau de la concurrence Canada (BUCO)
Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada (BST)
Chambre des communes
Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada (CPVP)
Emploi et Développement social Canada (EDSC)
Finances Canada (FIN)
Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada (ISDE)
Office national des transports (ONT)
Transports Canada (TC)
Techniques de communication
Techniques de communication déjà utilisées ou qui seront utilisées au cours de l'engagement :
Appel au grand public
Communication écrite
Communication orale
Organiser une ou plusieurs réunions
Qui sont les lobbyistes?
Wendy Paradis,
President
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Aucune charge publique occupée
association canadienne des agences de voyages / Association of Canadian Travel Agencies - Adresse, activités et membres
Adresse :
PO Box 12612
Martinway Plaza
Etobicoke, ON M9R 4C7
Canada
Numéro de téléphone :
905-282-9294
Poste
121
Coordonnées dans les versions précédentes
2560 Matheson Blvd. East
Suite 226
Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y9
Canada
Numéro de téléphone :
905-282-9294
Poste
121
2560 Matheson Blvd. East
Suite 226
Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y9
Canada
Numéro de téléphone :
905-282-9294
Poste
122
Numéro de fax :
905-282-9826
2560 Matheson Blvd. East
Suite 328
Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y9
Canada
Numéro de téléphone :
905-282-9294
Poste
122
Numéro de fax :
905-282-9826
2560 Matheson Blvd. East
Suite 328
Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y9
Canada
Numéro de téléphone :
905-282-9294
Numéro de fax :
905-282-9826
510 - 350 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
Canada
Numéro de téléphone :
613-237-2657
Poste
225
Numéro de fax :
613-237-7052
Description des activités de l'organisation :
Trade Association for Canadian Travel Agencies: ACTA encourages travel agencies and agents to act at all times in a professional manner and to protect the interests of consumers. ACTA members agree to abide by our Code of Ethics and our Standards. ACTA promotes travel agents as experts in arranging leisure travel and business travel. ACTA speaks out for members against actions and decisions that can harm Canadians’ freedom to travel in comfort and safety and in favour of actions and decisions that help our industry to grow and our consumers to get the optimum of enjoyment and efficiency from their travels. ACTA is willing and able to work closely with government bodies, sister associations and other organizations who recognize the benefits and the contributions to travel and tourism and to society at large of travel agencies and the agents who work in them for their clients in Canada’s consumer and corporate marketplaces.
ACTA's mandate is to ensure consumers have professional and meaningful travel counselling by providing effective leadership in a number of key strategic areas on behalf of the retail travel industry members. ● Advocacy and Lobbying federal and provincial governments and national and multi-national corporations to ensure a positive environment exists for travel retailers to provide service to travel consumers.● Communications & Public relations to government and travel industry partners to insure they are aware of the importance of the retail travel sector; to the general public to ensure they are aware of the benefits of using ACTA member retailers for their travel needs; and to members and non members to better equip them to manage their businesses.● Perform and communicate Research which is relevant and meaningful to members and partners to enable them to better manage their businesses and work more effectively together.● Facilitate or deliver Education and Training to further professionalize the retail travel sector and add greater value to travel consumers.● Membership Development to ensure the greatest participation rate of the retail travel community in ACTA and maximum impact for businesses and consumers in Canada.
Membres ou types de membres de l'organisation. :
Travel Agencies and Travel Industry Suppliers: The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) is a large organization in Canada’s travel industry, speaking on behalf of more than 1,200 travel agencies and about 14,000 travel agents who are members of the association. In addition, hundreds of industry members such as hotels, rent-a-car companies and other providers join ACTA as Allied Members. We also partner with corporate leaders such as which supply travellers with vital products. ACTA also represents over 1,200 certified travel professionals holding the Certified Travel Counsellor (CTC) and Certified Travel Manager (CTM) designations. About 55 percent of all travel agents hold ACTA membership. About 80 percent of our members are in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec but we have members in all provinces and territories including full time employees and the approximately 30 percent of travel agents who work part time.
Membres ou types de membres de l'organisation dans les versions précédentes :
Travel Agencies and Travel Industry Suppliers: The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) is a large organization in Canada’s travel industry, speaking on behalf of more than 1,800 travel agencies and about 14,000 travel agents who are members of the association. In addition, hundreds of industry members such as hotels, rent-a-car companies and other providers join ACTA as Allied Members. We also partner with corporate leaders such as which supply travellers with vital products. About 66 percent of all travel agents hold ACTA membership. About 80 percent of our members are in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec but we have members in all provinces and territories including full time employees and the approximately 30 percent of travel agents who work part time.
Travel Agencies and Travel Industry Suppliers
ACTA represents the retail travel services industry where ideas and resources are pooled into initiatives designed to create and maintain a healthy business and legislative environment in which the retail travel industry will thrive.
Charges publiques occupées :
Avery Campbell
Liste des charges publiques occupées
Poste
Période d'occupation
Date du dernier jour d'occupation de la charge publique désignée
Program Assistant
Environment Canada, Species at Risk
septembre 2012
à
avril 2013
Pas une charge désignée
Clerk of Activities
Environment Canada, Physical Sciences
août 2010
à
décembre 2010
Pas une charge désignée
Financement public
Date de la fin du dernier exercice financier complet :
2022-12-31
Liste du financement public
Institution gouvernementale
Financement reçu au cours du dernier exercice financier
Financement attendu pendant l'exercice financier en cours
Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC)
133 980,00 $
Non
Emploi et Développement social Canada (EDSC)
7 888,00 $
Oui
Charges publiques occupées :
Avery Campbell
Liste des charges publiques occupées
Poste
Période d'occupation
Date du dernier jour d'occupation de la charge publique désignée
Program Assistant
Environment Canada, Species at Risk
septembre 2012
à
avril 2013
Pas une charge désignée
Clerk of Activities
Environment Canada, Physical Sciences