ACTA Member Alerts
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ACTA in talks with Ministry of Finance on how to address commission recall | February 18, 2021
ACTA has been in several meetings with the Ministry of Finance, which has now taken over the discussions from the Ministry of Transport, to determine a framework to address the concerns of consumers, … more
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ACTA applauds OPC waiving fees but calls for additional relief measures | February 12, 2021
ACTA applauds the decision of the OPC to waive the permit fees for Quebec travel agencies and travel agents from March 1 2021, until February 28,2022.On behalf of members, ACTA asked the OPC whether … more
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ACTA tells Federal Government that enhanced and urgent aid following shut down of Caribbean and Mexico routes to April 30: commission protection is critical to survival of retail sector | January 29, 2021
ACTA is sounding the alarm for travel agents and travel agencies following the federal government’s announcement today that Canada’s major airlines have agreed to suspend all flights to the Caribbean … more
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Latest travel restrictions and warnings mean industry needs enhanced aid NOW—support new ACTA advocacy campaign | January 27, 2021
Our industry needs your help today!The government’s new travel safety measures including pre-flight testing on top of the 14-day quarantine—as well as the Prime Minister’s strong message to Canadians … more
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Why you should join ACTA now! Your industry needs one voice now more than ever | January 21
The travel industry received further blows at the start of 2021 with the new testing requirement for all air passengers and a lot of anti-travel public sentiment. The industry continues to be in … more
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2021 bring hope and disappointing developments for travel industry as second wave of COVID takes hold | January 7
As 2020 came to an end, there seemed to be some light ahead with the start of the vaccine roll out and various pilot projects underway with rapid testing through select Canadian airports. However, … more
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Regulated provinces bring measures to support Travel Agencies | December 10
ACTA continues to advocate for Travel Agencies, Travel Agents and Independent Contractors with the three provincial governments that regulate the travel industry – Ontario, Quebec and B.C. Quebec … more
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ACTA comments on federal fall Economic Statement | December 1
December 2, 2020
ACTA pleased with several wins for Travel Agencies and Travel Agents in federal Fall Economic Statement
ACTA is pleased to see that several initiatives we have been lobbying the … more
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New ACTA letter writing campaign highlights need for extended aid Explains consequence to Travel Agents of airline refunds linked to aid | November 24
ACTA is launching another critical advocacy initiative and is asking all members to join in the outreach to MPs, the Prime Minister and other government ministers. ACTA is pointing out that as 2021 … more
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ACTA opposed to all commission recalls: Calls on government to cover commissions as part of any aid package | November 9
The COVID 19 pandemic caused mass cancellations at an unprecedented rate last spring. Based on consumer feedback, ACTA and the travel industry understands the desire to provide refunds to consumers … more