The ACTA board election process is complete and ACTA has announced its new board of directors for 2022/23.   The new board is currently rolling up its sleeves to develop ACTA’s two-year strategic … more

Today, the Government of Canada announced that the vaccine requirement for domestic air and rail travel will be lifted effective 12:01AM ET on Monday, June 20.This means all travellers can travel by … more

As has been reported nationally, travellers are experiencing significant delays at airport security and customs & immigration check points-- and Canadians renewing passports in-person are … more

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

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