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L’Association de l’industrie touristique du Canada / Tourism Industry Association of Canada / Beth Potter, President and CEO

Données d'enregistrement

Nom de l'organisation : L’Association de l’industrie touristique du Canada / Tourism Industry Association of Canada
Nom de l'agent responsable : Beth Potter, President and CEO 
Historique des changements d'agents responsables
Date de début de l'enregistrement initial : 2006-09-22
État de l'enregistrement : Actif
Numéro de l'enregistrement : 948593-13771

Communications associées

Nombre total de rapports de communication : 1080

Rapports mensuels de communications au cours des 6 derniers mois : 14

Version 4 de 45 (2008-05-01 à 2008-08-11)

Version 4 de 45 (2008-05-01 à 2008-08-11) a été soumis avant l'entrée en vigueur de la Loi sur le lobbying, le 2 juillet 2008. En raison d'exigences de renseignements différents à ce moment-là, l'enregistrement est présenté sous le format suivant.

A. Renseignements sur l'organisation

Organisation : L’Association de l’industrie touristique du Canada / Tourism Industry Association of Canada
116 Lisgar Street Suite 600
Ottawa, ON  K2P 0C2
Canada
Numéro de téléphone : 613-238-8765
Numéro de fax : 613-238-3878  
Nom et poste de l'agent responsable pendant la période de cet enregistrement : Randall Williams, President and CEO  
 
Description des activités de l'organisation : The Tourism Industry Association of Canada is the voice of Canadian tourism. Founded in 1930 to encourage the development of tourism in Canada, TIAC serves today as the national private-sector advocate for this $62.7 billion industry, representing the interests of the tourism business community nation-wide. It endeavors to influence government thinking and action on behalf of Canadian tourism businesses, promoting positive measures that help the industry grow and prosper. TIAC's membership reflects partnerships among all sectors of the industry, and provincial, territorial and regional tourism associations, enabling the association to address the full range of issues facing Canadian tourism. Its activities focus on legislative and regulatory barriers to the growth of Canadian tourism.
Membres ou types de membres de l'organisation. : TIAC has over four hundred member organizations organized into the following six categories: Tourism businesses which sell goods and/or services directly to visitors/travellers (accommodation, attraction, event/festival, transportation, travel trade, restaurant/food service, convention centre, concert hall, sports arena/stadium, duty-free shop or airport),; Destination (destination marketing organization, provincial marketing organization, convention and visitor bureaux, provincial/territorial tourism industry association or tourism destination region); Sectoral organization/association - typically a supplier that sells goods and/or services to tourism businesses; Media (Companies involved in the travel press); Educational category (institution with a tourism related program offered); and Federal, Provincial or Municipal government department or agency or an interprovincial economic development agency
 
L'organisation a-t-elle été financée en tout ou en partie par une institution gouvernementale domestique ou étrangère au cours du dernier exercice financier complet? Non
 

B. Lobbyistes employés dans l'organisation

Nom : Kevin Desjardins
Titre du poste : Director Communications and Public Relations
Charges publiques occupées : Oui
 
Nom : Christopher Jones
Titre du poste : Vice-President Public Affairs
Charges publiques occupées : Oui
 
Nom : Andrea Labelle
Titre du poste : Director Business Development
Charges publiques occupées : Non
 
Nom : Lydia McCourt
Titre du poste : Manager Special Projects
Charges publiques occupées : Oui
 
Nom : Randall Williams
Titre du poste : President and CEO
Charges publiques occupées : Non
 

C. Renseignements sur les activités de lobbying

Institutions fédérales qui ont été ou seront consultées au cours de l'engagement. : Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Techniques de communication déjà utilisées ou qui seront utilisées au cours de l'engagement :
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: On-line petitions, Lobby Days on Parliament Hill, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Objet : Sujets de préoccupation : Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Environment, Fisheries, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, Labour, Small Business, Sports, Tourism, Transportation
 
Objets poursuivis : Renseignements rétrospectifs : Met with politicians and public servants from various departments and agencies on a range of files pertaining to the Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, Border Infrastructure and Travel Facilitation Issues, Funding for the Canadian Tourism Commission, Airport Rents, Air Liberalization Policy and Bilateral Air Services Agreements, Sustainable Tourism Initiatives,Sport Tourism Hosting Policy and the National Tourism Strategy
Objets poursuivis : Renseignements prospectifs : TIAC will be active on files pertaining to funding for the Canadian Tourism Commission; the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; support for Enhanced Drivers Licences; sustainable tourism; tourism infrastructure and product development; aviation costs and air liberalization policy; border policies; human resources and training; sport tourism, aboriginal tourism, multi-modal transportation; and the development of a National Tourism Strategy. This will involve meetings with Parliamentary Committees, the Tourism Industry Caucus (Chaired by Bruce Stanton MP), public servants in relevant line departments, key Ministers and MPs..
 

Détails sur l'objet indiqué

Catégories Description
Policy or Program Develop a Communications Program for dissemination of the new documentation rules for land, sea and air modes pertaining to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. TIAC will advocate that the Federal Government, in conjunction with the U.S. government, increase its communication efforts vis-a-vis the Canadian and U.S. travelling publics about new U.S. entry & exit documentation requirements.
Policy or Program Develop Federal support for the creation of Enhanced Drivers Licenses at the provincial level. TIAC will work to ensure the necessary infrastructure and databases concerning authentication of citizenship and nationality are put at the disposal of the provinces in order to facilitate their issuance of Enhanced Drivers Licences.
Policy or Program, Regulation, Legislative Proposal Enhancements to Border Infrastructure and Travel Facilitation. TIAC will advocate for improvements to physical infrastructure, technology and security at our land, marine and air ports of entry.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policy or Program Enhancements to Canadian Tourism product and supporting infrastructure. TIAC will work to ensure that infrastructure funding is available to ensure that Canadian tourism products are modern and attractive to domestic and overseas visitors. This may include investments in items such as ancillary infrastructure in the form of roads, sidewalks, sewage and water treatment; meeting and convention facilities; new border and customs inspection facilities and others.
Policy or Program, Regulation Human Resources. TIAC wil work to ensure that sufficient numbers of well trained workers are available to staff postions within the travel, accommodations and attractions sectors. This may necessitate advocating on behalf of changes to the Foreign Workers Program and other federal labour market initiatives
Regulation Increase number of Open Skies Air Liberalization Programs with other countries and regions (EU etc.) TIAC will work to develop support for futher air liberalization initiaitives that will benefit the choice of flights, frequency of service, and affordability of air fares for travellers to and within Canada.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Marketing Funding for the Canadian Tourism Commission. TIAC will work to obtain an additional increment for the CTC which is engaged in the marketing, branding and promoting of Canada to overseas visitors and tourists. The CTC is a Crown Agency of the Federal Government.
Policy or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Support for multi-modal passenger transportation initiatives. TIAC will work in support of the provision of rail, coach and air passenger transportation networks that are "intermodally connected", modern, and safe. Such investments help to facilitate the movement of visitors in an efficient and secure manner whilst they are in Canada.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Sustainable Tourism Toolkit Dissemination Phase. TIAC will work to secure funding for the dissemination amongst industry of the soon to be completed Toolkit. This will require contacting groups such as the Canadian Tourism Commission, Parks Canada and others to secure additional funding for the dissemination of the Toolkit to operators and businesses within the Canadian travel and tourism sectors. The objective is to help Canadian businesses in this sector to reduce their carbon and environmental footprint.
Policy or Program TIAC will advocate for improvements to the Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program. This program provides GST relief to volume leisure tour groups and meetings and conventions being held in Canada. TIAC will work to enhance the scope and functioning of this program.

Objets ajoutés par l'intermédiaire d'un rapport de communication
Citizenship and Immigration 2008-07-07



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