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

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

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

ACTA is pleased to announce that it will be taking its events back on the road and connecting the travel and tourism industry face-to-face in 2022 hosting 1-day conferences in Toronto, Vancouver, and … more

ACTA and its travel and tourism advocacy partners call on the federal government to lift the mandatory arrival testing and quarantine requirement for fully-vaccinated, asymptomatic travelers so these … more

Clarifies support details

ACTA and industry received good news last week on several fronts, including from the federal government and TICO.    

Our advocacy for government support continues in  … more