Organization
Association of Canadian Travel Agencies
- Meetings this Parliament
- 27
- With MPs
- 12
- Since Nov 2021
- 44
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 21, 2026.
Lobbying by Association of Canadian Travel Agencies: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 2, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Suzanne Acton-Gervais, President
Lobbyists
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Suzanne Acton-Gervais · President
Former public office holder
Formerly Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Civil Aviation, Transport Canada (2008–2011)
Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (11)Hide details
- Fair compensation for travel agencies and travel advisors; sustainability of travel agency business models; impacts of changes to supplier compensation on Canadian small businesses, consumers, and the travel and tourism sector. To discuss the role of travel agencies and travel advisors in Canada's travel ecosystem and advocate for policies that support fair compensation for travel distribution and servicing activities, consumer access to professional travel advice, and the viability of small and medium-sized travel businesses across Canada.
- Passenger Experience Enhancement: Advocating for improved passenger experience standards across all modes of transportation, including accessibility improvements, enhanced customer service protocols, and streamlined travel processes, and expanded trusted traveller program.
- Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR): Ongoing advocacy regarding the implementation and enhancement of APPR including compensation standards, refund timelines, airline obligations during delays, and passenger rights enforcement, competition bureau report on Canada's airline industry
- Workforce Development and Training: National workforce development initiatives to support the growth of the travel and tourism industry through professional development programs, certification standards, and training accessibility
- Visas and Passport Requirements: Pertaining to the cost of visas to enter various countries and ease of transportation and documentary requirements
- Small Business Support: Advocating for small-business-friendly policies that support recovery efforts, including assistance with COVID-era loan repayments (CEBA, RRRF) and access to forgivable portions of government loans
- Recognition of Travel Industry Regulations: Recognition of consumer protection for travellers from the current regulated provinces of B.C., Ontario and Quebec, to non-regulated provinces and territories
- Interprovincial Insurance Licensing Recognition: Advocating for mutual recognition of travel insurance licensing across provinces and territories to eliminate trade barriers, reduce regulatory duplication, and improve consumer access to licensed travel insurance professionals.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA): Promoting a more inclusive and accessible travel industry through initiatives that support equitable opportunities, representation, and participation across all communities. ACTA advocates for policies, programs, and partnerships that advance DEIA, including the development of accessible travel services, inclusive marketing practices, support for underrepresented groups in the travel workforce, and recognition of travel advisors who specialize in accessible and inclusive travel. These efforts aim to ensure that all Canadians—regardless of ability, background, or identity—can both participate in and benefit from travel.
- Canada-US Trade Relations: Supporting the retail travel industry as it navigates increasingly complex Canada-U.S. relationships, including the impacts of potential tariffs and trade disruptions on the travel sector
- Artificial Intelligence and Travel Advisory Services: Advocating for policies and practices that ensure the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the travel industry.
Registration 950741-6003-35. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Suzanne Acton-Gervais (27), Wendy Paradis (17).
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Reported by Suzanne Acton-Gervais · In-house (organization)
- Tony Baldinelli · Member of Parliament
Small Business Support: Advocating for small-business-friendly policies that support recovery efforts, including assistance with COVID-era loan repayments (CEBA, RRRF) and access to forgivable portions of government loans Read more
Workforce Development and Training: National workforce development initiatives to support the growth of the travel and tourism industry through professional development programs, certification standards, and training accessibility
Interprovincial Insurance Licensing Recognition: Advocating for mutual recognition of travel insurance licensing across provinces and territories to eliminate trade barriers, reduce regulatory duplication, and improve consumer access to licensed travel insurance professionals.
Canada-US Trade Relations: Supporting the retail travel industry as it navigates increasingly complex Canada-U.S. relationships, including the impacts of potential tariffs and trade disruptions on the travel sector
Passenger Experience Enhancement: Advocating for improved passenger experience standards across all modes of transportation, including accessibility improvements, enhanced customer service protocols, and streamlined travel processes, and expanded trusted traveller program.
Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR): Ongoing advocacy regarding the implementation and enhancement of APPR including compensation standards, refund timelines, airline obligations during delays, and passenger rights enforcement, competition bureau report on Canada's airline industry
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Reported by Suzanne Acton-Gervais · In-house (organization)
- Tara J Denham · Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Workforce Development and Training: National workforce development initiatives to support the growth of the travel and tourism industry through professional development programs, certification standards, and training accessibility Read more
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Riley Schnurr · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Tourism
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Krista Apse · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic Development
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Marc Garneau · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Economic DevelopmentEmployment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Krista Apse · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Catherine Foskett · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Foskett · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Krista Apse · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingTourism
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Foskett · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingTourism
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Riley Schnurr · Sr Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Tourism
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Riley Schnurr · Sr Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nadia Kadri · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingTourism
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Riley Schnurr · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nadia Kadri · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Greg McLean · Member of Parliament
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Tim Louis · Member of Parliament
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Jill Pilgrim · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Nicholas Kang · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Tako Van Popta · Member of Parliament
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Philip Lawrence · Member of Parliament
Employment and Training
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Reported by Wendy Paradis · In-house (organization)
- Taylor Bachrach · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Employment and TrainingSmall BusinessTaxation and FinanceTourismTransportation
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.