Agencies can apply retroactively but program expires May 7Some travel agencies may have overlooked the federal Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) which supports businesses experiencing sufficient … more

There are upcoming changes to Canada’s border measures effective April 25:

Unvaccinated children 5 – 11 accompanied by a fully vaccinated parent or guardian are exempt from pre-departure testing … more

ACTA has received some comments from members expressing disappointment about the end of federal financial subsidies for travel agencies, travel agents and independent travel agents (ITA).ACTA is also … more

Need ITAs to share their storiesIndependent travel agents have been without direct financial support since the end of the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) in October-- despite being among the hardest- … more

Now that government restrictions have started to slowly ease in Canada and Canadians are looking to travel again, many ACTA travel agency members say they are already experiencing labour shortages.  … more

The Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program rent and wage subsidies are scheduled to decline in half on March 13, 2022 and end entirely May 7, 2022. The fifth wave of Omicron has devastated Canada’s … more

ACTA’s extensive advocacy with the Quebec provincial government has finally paid off with the announcement this week that Quebec will waive the OPC permit from Feb 2022 until February 2023.ACTA has … more

Following over a year of advocacy by ACTA and the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable, the Government of Canada announced Feb. 15th that the pre-departure molecular (PCR) testing requirement for … more