Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-20
Registrant: Darren Reeder
Client: Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA)
Targeted institutions:
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Senate of Canada
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Government funding received:
Institution: Travel Alberta Corporation
Amount: 485000.00
Lobbying activity details:
TIAA aims to see improvements to the visa application process, ensuring that the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) is available to low-risk countries.
TIAA is interested in ensuring that any proposed changes to labour and immigration policy support the unique needs of the tourism industry, by sector, by region and, by season.
Canadian Wildfire Preparedness and Response Strategy - TIAA advocates for the establishment of a National WIldfire Task Force that aims to create a non-military forest prevention and firefighting force.  TIAA also advocates for the design and funding of a program that provides predictable and scalable financial supports to individuals, businesses and communities impacted by the effects of wildfire
TIAA is interested in the working with the Government of Canada to advance its federal tourism goals, as articulated in the Canada 365: Welcoming the World. Every Day. The Federal Tourism Growth Strategy
TIAA desires to see the cost of air travel become more competitive relative to other global markets by reducing fees, levies and taxes on air travel.
TIAA desires to see Canada's tourism industry become a zero-rated export product by removing the GST on tourism products sold outside Canada to global tourists.
Sustainable Tourism within Canada's National Park System - TIAA's interests relate to sustainable investment within national parks, support of Indigenous tourism development, policy and strategic alignment between the ministries of ISED and ECCC in support of the aims of national parks to protect and present these places to Canadians.
Affordable Housing Supports - as an industry, tourism is disproportionately disadvantaged to other sectors of the economy given a high housing price to income ration and therefore requires purpose-built policies and incentives to ensure the sector's future success.
TIAA is interested in any proposed changes to policy that positively/negatively impact the ability of small-to-medium-sized tourism enterprises to compete for tourists on a regional/international scale.
Discussions regarding the state of Canada's (and Alberta's) visitor economy amidst growing inflationary, interest rate and supply chain pressure
TIAA is interested in any changes to transportation policy or regulation that positively/negatively impact Canada's ability to compete on an international level for visitors.