Lobbying Activity Report

6405-48828

Organization: Association of Canadian Travel Agencies
Associated registration: 11873-6405-1
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-24
Arranged a meeting: Yes
Posted date: 2026-02-06

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Suzanne Acton-Gervais
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North
Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Anne Kang, MLA for Burnaby Centre
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Nina Krieger, MLA for Victoria-Swan Lake
Minister Public Safety and Solicitor General, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Interprovincial regulatory harmonization relating to travel agency licensing and travel insurance distribution. ACTA is encouraging consideration of changes that would:

Establish mutual recognition of equivalent provincial travel agency licensing regimes;

Reduce duplicative licensing, reporting, and compliance requirements for agencies operating interprovincially;

Facilitate the ability of licensed agencies and host agencies to support travel advisors located in multiple provinces;

Enable licensed travel advisors to distribute travel insurance products to clients across provincial boundaries based on home-province credentials.

The broader context relates to reducing interprovincial barriers to trade while maintaining consumer protection standards through coordinated regulatory oversight and information sharing between jurisdictions.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Insurance
 
Lobbying Activity Report amended on: 2026-02-06 previous entry: 6405-48827
Reason for amendment: Incorrect date
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Suzanne Acton-Gervais
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
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