ACTA is eager to work with Prime Minister Trudeau’s new Cabinet, announced earlier this week, to ensure the travel industry’s timely recovery.

The two organizations have released official statements, expressing their intent to work alongside returning ministers and new ones.

ACTA, in particular, says it’s pleased to see many of the ministers it has built strong relationships with over the past 18 months remain in important federal Cabinet roles, including: Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland; Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development; Mélanie Joly, who takes over as Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra.

Said Wendy Paradis, ACTA President on October 26: “We will begin our advocacy immediately with personal letters going out today to each minister, explaining key points and priorities for our sector. While we were pleased to see several measures take place last week that will ease the way for travel to resume, there is still work to be done on several fronts.”

Wendy notes that the travel industry is still in need of support, with key priorities that include the following:

• The extension of financial support to independent travel agents and furloughed travel agency employees
• The immediate rollout of the new Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program
• The easing of the ‘avoid all cruise’ travel advisory for fully vaccinated travellers
• The removal of the pre-departure molecular COVID-19 test for fully vaccinated travellers returning to Canada

Source: Travelweek