ACTA meets with Minister Yelich During Outreach Tour
The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), met with representatives of ACTA and successfully concluded her outreach meetings in Toronto and Montréal with key stakeholders in the travel industry. Minister Yelich discussed emerging consular trends affecting Canadian travellers and discussed the Government of Canada’s modernized approach to the delivery of consular services to address the changing needs of Canadian travellers.
“Canada’s team of dedicated consular officials assist thousands of Canadian travellers abroad each year,” said Minister Yelich. “We provide consular assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through more than 260 points of service in 150 countries.
“The nature of international travel is changing, however. I am therefore modernizing Canada’s approach to consular services through the creation of the 21st Century Consular Plan, so we can focus our attention on helping those who truly need it most, offer assistance more efficiently, and better educate Canadians on how to make smart travel decisions, with the goal of reducing consular issues before they arise.”
Issues surrounding travel fraud and inteprovincial barriers for the sale of travel health insurance was also discussed and progress was made. We will have more to report on in the short future.
Minister Yelich between Marco Pozzobon, ACTA (L) and David McCaig, President and COO (R)