Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 45 (2008-05-01 to 2008-08-11) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
Tourism Industry Association of Canada / L’Association de l’industrie touristique du Canada
116 Lisgar Street Suite 600 Ottawa, ON K2P 0C2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-238-8765 |
| Fax number: | 613-238-3878 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Randall Williams, President and CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | 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. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | 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 |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Kevin Desjardins |
| Position title: | Director Communications and Public Relations |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Christopher Jones |
| Position title: | Vice-President Public Affairs |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Andrea Labelle |
| Position title: | Director Business Development |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Lydia McCourt |
| Position title: | Manager Special Projects |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Randall Williams |
| Position title: | President and CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Environment, Fisheries, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, Labour, Small Business, Sports, Tourism, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | 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.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism Industry Association of Canada/L’Association de l’industrie touristique du Canada | 2024-04-03 | current |
| Tourism Industry Association of Canada/L’Association de l’industrie touristique du Canada | 2008-08-11 | 2024-04-03 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Potter | 2021-03-24 | Current |
| Vince Accardi | 2020-11-16 | 2021-03-24 |
| Charlotte Bell | 2015-04-09 | 2020-11-16 |
| Rob Taylor | 2014-10-08 | 2015-04-09 |
| DAVID GOLDSTEIN | 2010-04-06 | 2014-10-08 |
| Wayne St. John | 2010-01-04 | 2010-04-06 |
| Randall Williams | 2006-09-22 | 2010-01-04 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.