The federal government may be winding down as we approach the end of the legislative session this month, but just as our industry is about to enter high season, TIAC’s Public Affairs team will be hard at work this summer preparing for a busy fall!

Our team’s first order of business this summer is working on submitting our Pre-Budget submission to the federal government, where we will outline industry priorities that will help continued growth for our sector by addressing labour shortages, cost-competitiveness, streamlining the visa process for tourists, and ensuring adequate tourism marketing funding.

We will also be addressing these issues at a political level with the four main political parties in Canada ahead of the 2019 federal election, in the hope of engaging politicians on tourism issues as they develop their party policy platforms. TIAC will be addressing tourism issues through an election lens and integrating these themes into the Tourism Congress and our communications channels, as we work with the industry to spread the word to political hopefuls in every riding about why Tourism Matters!

We will also be preparing for other exciting industry events. In addition to our annual Tourism Congress, TIAC is planning more Town Hall stops in markets across Canada this fall as well as helping to facilitate ‘China Readiness’ sessions for tourism businesses. Stay tuned to TIAC Talk and our website for more details on these events.