The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) has released its 2017/18 year-end report showing the continued growth of the Indigenous tourism industry in Canada through the implementation of year two of its five-year strategic plan: The Path Forward.

Highlights from the year include a series of eight new partnership agreements with international, national, provincial, and territorial partners; a sold out International Aboriginal Tourism Conference in Alberta where more than 500 delegates were in attendance; and further strengthening of the relationships with Destination Canada, Tourism HR Canada, and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC).

This year was a key milestone for the Indigenous tourism sector. As a result of strong advocacy efforts from TIAC and AITC, in 2017 the government announced $8.6 million in funding over four years starting 2017-18 to support the development of Canada’s Aboriginal tourism industry.

We’re very proud of our work with ITAC and we look forward to even better things in the future!

See the full report.