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Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) / Darren Reeder, Consultant

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-03-20

Who is lobbying?

Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

Business Relationships

Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The activities of Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Economic Development
Immigration
Labour
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Discussions regarding the recovery of Canada's (and Alberta's) visitor economy to pre-COVID19 levels amidst growing inflationary, interest rate and supply chain pressure
TIAA aims to see improvements to the visa application process, ensuring that the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) is available to low-risk countries.
TIAA desires to see Canada's tourism industry become a zero-rated export product by removing the GST on tourism products sold outside Canada to global tourists.
TIAA desires to see the cost of air travel become more competitive relative to other global markets by reducing fees, levies and taxes on air travel.
TIAA is interested in any changes to transportation policy or regulation that positively/negatively impact Canada's ability to compete on an international level for visitors.
TIAA is interested in any proposed changes to policy that positively/negatively impact the ability of small-to-medium-sized tourism enterprises to compete for tourists on a regional/international scale.
TIAA is interested in ensuring that any proposed changes to labour and immigration policy support the unique needs of the tourism industry, by sector, by region and, by season.
TIAA is interested in the working with the Government of Canada to advance its federal tourism goals, as articulated in the Canada 365: Welcoming the World. Every Day. The Federal Tourism Growth Strategy

Subject matter details in previous versions
Policies or Program
- Discussions regarding COVID-19 impacts on the visitor economy and federal supports for the industry as one of the hardest hit sectors
- TIAA is interested in the ongoing work of the federal government in support of the tourism industry as its 7th economic strategy table. This includes the work on the federal tourism strategy and issues ranging from, but not limited to: sustainable funding for tourism marketing, labour shortages, tourism product development, attraction of investment for tourism projects, careers in tourism, air access, sharing economy, etc..

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Parks Canada (PC)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Written communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who is the lobbyist?

Darren Reeder, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

No public offices held

Consulting Firm

1863373 Alberta Ltd. o/a 2thePOINT Public Relations (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 783227-365634
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-02-26	Darren Hall, Policy Advisor \| Conservative House Officers - Research Division , House of Commons Anton Lori, Stakeholder Relations Advisor \| Party Leader - Conservative, House of Commons	Tourism
2023-10-23	Paul Arvanitidis, Senior Tourism Policy Director \| ISED, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Tony Baldinelli, Member of Parliament House of Commons Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance \| ISED, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Andrew Campbell , Vice President \| Parks Canada , Parks Canada (PC) Mark Emes, Policy Advisor to the Leader of the Official Opposition \| Official Opposition Office , House of Commons Diane Gray, President, Prairies Economic Development Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) Darren Hall, Policy Advisor to the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition \| Official Opposition , House of Commons Darren Hall, Policy Advisor, Leader of the Official Opposition \| Tourism , House of Commons Rachel Harder, Member of Parliament House of Commons Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development of Canada Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Angelo Iacono, Member of Parliament House of Commons Jwane Izzetpanah, Manager, Stakeholder Relations, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition \| Official Opposition, House of Commons Michele Kingsley, ADM, IRCC Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Stephanie Kusie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ron Liepert, Member of Parliament House of Commons Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Kelly McCaulley, Member of Parliament House of Commons Greg McLean, Member of Parliament House of Commons James Moran, Director, Trade Policy Transport Canada (TC) Liam Olsen, Regional Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Blake Richards, Member of Parliament House of Commons Martin Shields, Member of Parliament House of Commons Karen Sorensen, Senator Senate of Canada Gerald Soroka, Member of Parliament House of Commons Colin Stacey, Director General, Air Policy Transport Canada (TC) arnold vriessen, Member of Parliament House of Commons Len Webber, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Immigration, Labour, Tourism, Transportation
2023-10-05	Michele Evans, Assistant Deputy Minister \| ISED, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)	Tourism
2023-09-14	Karen Sorensen, Senator Senate of Canada	Labour, Tourism
2023-07-10	Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance \| ISED, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Tourism
2023-07-06	Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance \| ISED, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Tourism
2023-05-30	Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Immigration, Tourism, Economic Development

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End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)	$499,800.00	Yes
Travel Alberta Corporation	$515,000.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2022-12-31	Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)	No	Yes
2022-12-31	Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)	$499,800.00	Yes
2022-12-31	Travel Alberta Corporation	$480,000.00	Yes
2022-12-31	Travel Alberta Corporation	$515,000.00	Yes

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) / Darren Reeder, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

Darren Reeder, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) / Darren Reeder, Consultant

Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Communication techniques

Darren Reeder, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) - Address & Client Representative

1863373 Alberta Ltd. o/a 2thePOINT Public Relations