TIAC Talk Articles > Parliament Hill Tourism Champions Overview: Key MP’s & Caucuses to Watch
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It’s a new year, and a pretty new parliament in Ottawa, which means to succeed tourism’s 2020 advocacy efforts, TIAC’s outreach and target audiences must reflect the reality, and anticipate the challenges, of the new political landscape.
Identifying key Ministers, Members of Parliament, Senators, and Committees to watch is part of the process to find “Tourism Champions” – in other words, those we hope to work closely with to advance tourism. In terms of criteria, we look at a few key measures, such as regions that see significant tourism activity, as well as key ministries and parliamentary caucuses that work on tourism related issues.
The tables below, show the information the TIAC team has been working hard to assemble and strategize on.
Table 1
The following MPs represent the areas in Canada with the greatest number of tourism businesses:
|
Riding |
MP Name |
|
Niagara Falls |
Tony Baldinelli |
|
Vancouver Centre / Vancouver-Centre |
Hon. Hedy Fry |
|
Vancouver East / Vancouver-Est |
Jenny Kwan |
|
Laurier--Sainte-Marie |
Hon. Steven Guilbeault |
|
Spadina--Fort York |
Adam Vaughan |
|
Banff--Airdrie |
Blake Richards |
|
West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast--Sea To Sky Country |
Patrick Weiler |
|
Vancouver Kingsway |
Don Davies |
|
Calgary Skyview |
Jag Sahota |
|
Davenport |
JULIE DZEROWICZ |
|
Parkdale--High Park |
Arif Varani |
|
Toronto Centre / Toronto-Centre |
Bill Morneau |
|
Victoria |
Laurel Collins |
|
Rosemont--La Petite-Patrie |
Alexandre Boulerice |
|
Calgary Centre / Calgary-Centre |
Greg McLean |
|
North Vancouver |
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson |
|
Toronto--Danforth |
Julie Dabrusin |
|
Kootenay--Columbia |
Rob Morrison |
Table 2
Ministries that work on issues related to tourism.
These ministers (and supporting parliamentary secretaries) are key targets for TIAC:
|
Minister |
Portfolio |
|
Melanie Joly |
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (responsible for tourism); |
|
Marc Garneau |
Minister of Transport |
|
Catherine McKenna |
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities |
|
Maryam Monsef |
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development |
|
Mary Ng |
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade |
|
Filomena Tassi |
Minister of Labour |
|
Carla Qualtrough |
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion |
|
Bernadette Jordan |
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard |
|
Steven Guilbeault |
Minister of Canadian Heritage |
|
Marco E. L. Mendicino |
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship |
|
Jonathan Wilkinson |
Minister of Environment and Climate Change |
|
Bill Morneau |
Minister of Finance |
Table 3
While there are many Parliamentary Secretaries, the six (6) involved in the Economic Development portfolio are key to the tourism portfolio:
|
Parliamentary Secretary |
Portfolio |
|
René Arseneault |
PS - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Official Languages |
|
Larry Bagnell |
PS - Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency |
|
Élisabeth Brière |
PS - Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec |
|
Terry Duguid |
PS - Western Economic Diversification Canada |
|
Terry Sheehan |
PS - FedNor |
|
Kate Young |
PS - FedDev Ontario |
Please note that these tables are not extensive. TIAC plans to engage regularly with a broad rage of parliamentarians, senators, and government officials in the months to come.