{"id":9613,"date":"2025-12-10T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourismcan.ca\/?p=9613"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:37:45","slug":"icaf-letter-to-prime-minister-carney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourismcan.ca\/fr\/icaf-letter-to-prime-minister-carney\/","title":{"rendered":"ICAF Letter to Prime Minister Carney"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9613\" class=\"elementor elementor-9613\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5182df5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5182df5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7440eb elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a7440eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tourismcan.ca\/home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger la lettre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4d6ac elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e4d6ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-7e4d6ac{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33ff81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a33ff81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P.<br \/>Office of the Prime Minister<br \/>80 Wellington Street<br \/>Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2<\/p><p>Dear Prime Minister Carney,<\/p><p>Canada\u2019s tourism sector is united in its concern about the future of the International Convention Attraction Fund (ICAF). Budget 2025 did not renew the program, which expires in March 2026. This $10 million annual investment delivers a 22-to-1 return and advances your trade diversification and competitiveness objectives.<\/p><p>Your Budget 2025 vision aims to catalyze $1 trillion in investment over five years by focusing &#8220;government spending where it delivers the highest return.&#8221; ICAF exemplifies this approach. International conferences are being planned now for 2028, 2029, and beyond.<\/p><p>However, without ICAF\u2019s renewal, Canadian cities will be unable to compete with international destinations that offer millions in financial support for these bids. Each lost opportunity represents foregone economic activity and tax revenue. It also means Canadian researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders lose the chance to connect with global peers and showcase Canadian innovation.<\/p><p>According to Destination Canada, ICAF has committed $30.5 million since launched, winning 87 events projected to generate $649.8 million in direct economic impact and $44.8 million in federal tax revenue. The program was originally projected to only generate $174 million.<\/p><p>Just as &#8220;Own the Podium&#8221; helps Canadian athletes win Olympic gold, ICAF helps Canadian cities win high-value international gatherings of global leaders in advanced manufacturing, AI, life sciences, finance and insurance, natural resources, and agribusiness. These are the sectors critical to reducing Canada&#8217;s reliance on a single trade partner and building the strongest economy in the G7.<\/p><p>We are asking you to commit $10 million annually for four years to renew the International Convention Attraction Fund. This strategic investment exemplifies the crowding in approach central to Budget 2025\u2014public dollars that mobilize multiples of private sector activity. ICAF will catalyze hundreds of millions in private investment, protect thousands of jobs, and strengthen Canada&#8217;s competitive position in the global business events market. This is precisely the type of high-return, productivity-enhancing investment your government has prioritized.<\/p><p>Please confirm your support and renew the International Convention Attraction Fund.<\/p><p>Cordialement,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f78397 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f78397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83569fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83569fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>S\u00e9bastien Benedict<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Association de l\u2019industrie touristique du Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff1154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ff1154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Beth McMahon<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Hotel Association of Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73c888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a73c888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Minto Schneider<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sidente<br \/>Meetings Mean Business Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6037748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6037748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Keith Henry<\/strong><br \/>President &amp; Chief Executive Officer<br \/>Indigenious Tourism Association of Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a195ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a195ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Laura Pallotta<\/strong><br \/>Vice President Sales and Distribution &#8211; Canada<br \/>Marriott International<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c4f49 elementor-widget 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Brian Leon<\/strong><br \/>CEO<br \/>Choice Hotels Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1618d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1618d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Marie Pier Germain<\/strong><br \/>Copr\u00e9sidente<br \/>Germain H\u00f4tels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4f681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e4f681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bradley Sutherland<\/strong><br \/>Director, Business Development<br \/>Air Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f4e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5f4e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Christina Iversen<br \/><\/b>Head of External Affairs<br \/>WestJet<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06aea5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06aea5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jeff Morrison<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br 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Crockatt<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Ottawa Tourism<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86bd8f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86bd8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Alisha Reynolds<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Tourism Calgary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec6214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ec6214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Leslie Bruce<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Banff &amp; Lake Louise 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f9a870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Alex Stubbing<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Voyage au Nunavut<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f022b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f022b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Caroline Anderson<\/strong><br \/>Executive Director<br \/>Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1ac96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b1ac96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Darren Reeder<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Association de l'industrie touristique de l'Alberta<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cab576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cab576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jim Bence<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Hospitality Saskatchewan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f023b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f023b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Walt Judas<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdedfca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdedfca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ginette Doiron<\/strong><br \/>CEO<br \/>Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff777a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff777a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Darlene 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dustin Westling CSEP<\/strong><br \/>Managing Partner<br \/>OneWest Event Design &amp; Production<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca080c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca080c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Emmanuelle Legault<\/strong> <br \/>President and CEO <br \/>Palais des congr\u00e8s de Montr\u00e9al <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f51ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01f51ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Erin Blanchard<\/strong> <br \/>General Manager <br \/>Fredericton Convention Centre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b59914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b59914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jennifer Spear<\/strong><br \/>President<br \/>Clean Slate Strategies <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54df0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54df0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>John C. 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data-id=\"f93bcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nathan Gauld<\/strong><br \/>General Manager<br \/>Victoria Conference Centre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e905668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e905668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Preston Miller<\/strong><br \/>Director, Conference Sales<br \/>Tourism Whistler<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc0aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc0aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee24da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ee24da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Paul Bugge<\/strong><br \/>CEO<br \/>Destination St. John\u2019s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe4d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fe4d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Andrew Siegwart<\/strong><br \/>President and CEO<br \/>Association de l'industrie touristique de l'Ontario<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07fd68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07fd68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vincenza Ronaldi<\/strong><br \/>President and CEO<br \/>Destination Ontario<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029182c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"029182c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Craig Foley<\/strong><br \/>CEO<br \/>Hospitalit\u00e9 \u00e0 Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53696d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e53696d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Doug Birrell<\/strong><br \/>President<br \/>Niagara Falls Canada Hotel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aff1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aff1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chris Yeung<\/strong><br \/>Executive Director<br \/>Edmonton Destination Marketing Hotels Ltd. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae95d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae95d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dominique Villeneuve<\/strong><br \/>Pr\u00e9sidente-directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale<br \/>L&#8217;Association H\u00f4teli\u00e8re du Grand Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146663d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"146663d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Paul Hawes<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>BC Hotel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feae558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feae558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sandra Jackle<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Regina Hotel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7960459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7960459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tracy Douglas-Blowers<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Alberta Hotel &amp; Lodging Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8204f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f8204f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Myka Osinchuk<\/strong><br \/>Senior Executive<br \/>Calgary Hotel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364c381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"364c381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Barrett Fisher<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Tourism Whistler<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92a87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d92a87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Alnoor Gulamani<\/strong><br \/>President<br 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb34bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb34bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Krista Leclair<\/strong><br \/>Executive Director<br \/>Kingston Accommodation Partners<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1903bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1903bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Michael Juce<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Manitoba Hotel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c8bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c8bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tony Elenis<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Ontario Restaurant, Hotel &amp; Motel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce960a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce960a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Christine Kennedy<\/strong><br \/>CEO<br \/>Atlific Hotels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a5be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46a5be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Susan Freeman<\/strong><br \/>Executive Director<br \/>Meet PEI<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7150a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa7150a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shazma Charania<\/strong><br \/>President<br \/>ZS Holdings Ltd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed63416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed63416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vanessa Kosteroski<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sidente<br \/>Saskatoon Destination Marketing Hotels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede041c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ede041c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Doug Hayes<\/strong><br \/>Senior Vice President<br \/>Sandman Hotel Group<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46b131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b46b131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Alupa Clarke<\/strong><br \/>Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Association h\u00f4teli\u00e8re de la r\u00e9gion de Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41aeeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e41aeeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Doug Smith<\/strong><br \/>Head of Institutional and Managed Development<br \/>Wyndham Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d121341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d121341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>John Cudmore<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sidente<br \/>The Hotel Association of Prince Edward Island Inc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a15c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4a15c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Carey Power<\/strong><br \/>President<br \/>Hotel Association of Nova Scotia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf3ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daf3ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>David Stevenson-Moore<\/strong> <br \/>pr\u00e9sidente<br \/>Hotel Association of Vancouver<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6d2bb\" 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Prince<\/strong><br \/>President &amp; COO<br \/>Realstar Hospitality<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7691fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7691fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Don Lougheed<\/strong><br \/>Regional Vice President Franchise Performance &amp; Commercial Services \u2013 Canada<br \/>Hyatt Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52fa3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e52fa3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kevin Toth<\/strong><br \/>President<br \/>Fox Harb&#8217;r Resort<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb3191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb3191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Steve Ball<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c169c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c169c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tony Cohen<\/strong><br \/>Partner &amp; 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Goodkey<\/strong><br \/>President<br \/>Goodkey Show Services Ltd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b79737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b79737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dawn Baldwin<\/strong><br \/>Director of Sales<br \/>Halifax Convention Centre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25031a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25031a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suzanne Fougere<\/strong><br \/>Executive Vice President, Strategy &amp; Business Development<br \/>Events East Group<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0341858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0341858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Janice Matthews<\/strong><br \/>Senior Director, Business<br \/>Development<br \/>National &amp; Global Parnterships e=mc\u00b2 events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fbd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fbd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>John G Murray<\/strong><br \/>pr\u00e9sident-directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<br \/>Sonesta Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6c7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd6c7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shane Downey<\/strong><br \/>Vice President, Government Relations<br \/>Global Business Travel Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download Letter The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P.Office of the Prime Minister80 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister Carney, Canada\u2019s tourism sector is united in its concern about the future of the International Convention Attraction Fund (ICAF). Budget 2025 did not renew the program, which expires in March 2026. 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