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Providing advice on Canada's Clean Electricity Strategy, specifically offering input that would accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and energy storage both in front of the meter and behind the meter.

Access for Visitors to Canada – TIAC supports the efficient movement of travellers to and within Canada through enhancements to temporary residency policies and entry program requirements (including the visitor visa and electronic travel authorization processes) in order to meet international demand for travel to Canada.

Building a Regenerative Tourism Industry – TIAC works with government to support a tourism sector that is more resilient and sustainable through priority investment in regenerative and eco-tourism.

Ensuring a diverse and equatable tourism sector - TIAC’s efforts on this front include monitoring and raising policy issues that directly affect Indigenous tourism development with a goal of empowering Indigenous communities in generating their own economies while also providing Canadians and foreign visitors alike the opportunity to connect with Indigenous peoples and to experience their unique and diverse culture in a deeply meaningful way.

Promoting Industry Competitiveness – TIAC promotes optimal support for the competitiveness of Canada’s tourism companies via public grants, tax credits, repayable financing contributions and policies and programs that augment entrepreneurship, innovation and investment.

Transportation and connectivity - TIAC also works to ensure that regulations and policies related to transportation, air travel, waterways and ports of entry are developed and implemented to optimally connect, and not impede, domestic and international travellers to urban and rural destinations, key attractions, sporting events, and business meetings in Canada.

Promoting a strong recreation and entertainment industry- A competitive tourism sector includes local and national cultural, heritage and sporting events, as wells as arts and heritage institutions that draw visitors and provide an economic driver for local communities. TIAC values the government's partnership in promoting and supporting a vibrant recreation and entertainment industry.

Future federal greenhouse gas regulations.

The development of a national outdoor recreation satellite account within Statistics Canada to capture the economic and social contributions of the outdoor recreation sector. This will help governments and the sector to better understand it's contributions and how to best resource the sector.

Accès au financement pour la sécurité dans les festivals et événements, par un programme existant à modifier ou via un nouveau programme

Bonification des programmes de Patrimoine canadien à l'intention des festivals et événements

Ensure a green investments Taxonomy does not include fossil fuels.

Supporting a Climate-Aligned Finance Act, that would include enforcing science-based targets and holding financial institutions accountable to them.

Engagement with government officials regarding current and future potential funding support options for tourism businesses severely impacted by COVID-19.