Advocacy
As the Voice of Tourism for British Columbia’s 19,300 businesses and 300,000+ employees, we present our list of advocacy activities on our efforts to date with the caveat that our job is far from over.
March 2023
AdvocacyCoalition of Associations Send Letter to Premier on Minimum Wage Increases
On March 1, 2023, the Coalition of Associations that includes TIABC sent a letter to Premier Eby, expressing concerns regarding th...
November 2022
AdvocacyTIABC Congratulates Honourable David Eby on his Appointment as Premier
On behalf of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia, I am writing in support of the Outdoor Recreation Council of Br...
November 2022
AdvocacyTIABC Supports TIAC in CARM Challenges
We are writing as a follow-up to our previous letter from Beth Potter, President and CEO
of the Tourism Industry Association of Ca...
July 2022
AdvocacyLetter of Support for the New BC Trail Fund
On behalf of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia, I am writing in support of the Outdoor Recreation Council of Br...
July 2022
AdvocacyTIABC Urges City of Vancouver to Advance Indigenous-led 2030 Olympic Bid
On behalf of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC), I am writing to urge Council to direct staff to advance...
May 2022
AdvocacyLetter to BC Parks RE: Canadian Mountain Holidays
As the voice of tourism for the province, the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC) advocates for the best inte...
May 2022
AdvocacyLetter to MLA Kevin Falcon
On behalf of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC), congratulations on your election as MLA for Vancouver-Q...
March 2022
AdvocacyInvitation to Attend Rendez-vous Canada
I am writing to you in your role as Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture & Sport, as well as co-chair of the Canadian Council of Tou...
March 2022
AdvocacyBCHA’s BC Hotel Services Sectoral Workforce Solution Skills Training Project
TIABC is a non-profit organization that advocates for the interests of British Columbia’s $22.3 billion visitor economy (normali...
March 2022
AdvocacyLetter of Support for the Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society
Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) is pleased to provide this letter in support of Progressive Intercultural Community Ser...
February 2022
AdvocacyLetter to Minister Mark Re: Sport
It was good to see you in Victoria on Budget Day. I’m glad we had a chance to connect, albeit briefly at the Helijet terminal. Y...
February 2022
AdvocacySupport Letter for the Continuing Education and Training Association of British Columbia (CETABC)
The Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) is a province-wide advocacy organization that represents the more than 19,000 busin...