HAC News & Events

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to announce that Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns Inc., has been appointed Chair of the HAC Board of Directors effective January 8, 2026 and running through HAC’s 2027 Annual General Meeting. “Mandy is a well-known hotelier and entrepreneur with a reputation for bringing energy, creativity, and collaboration to everything she does. Since joining the HAC Board in 2021, and serving as Vice-C…

📅 Date: January 27⏱ Time: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET As part of the national No Room for Trafficking initiative, the Hotel Association of Canada is hosting a free, 30-minute webinar for hotel leaders across Canada. This session will support hotels as they prepare to complete human trafficking awareness training ahead of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (February 22). The webinar will provide an overview of the No Room For Trafficking…

HAC, with partners including the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and Meetings Mean Business Canada, led a joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for the reinstatement of the International Convention Attraction Fund (ICAF). Read the Letter **Note: Since the letter was issued, the ICAF fund has continued to deliver. See the real-time results tracker here….

On November 18, 2025, Senator Karen Sorensen introduced Senate Inquiry No. 8: The nation-building value of tourism in Canada — drawing national attention to the critical role tourism plays in the Canadian economy and the communities it supports. Tourism is a $130 billion economic driver, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs and sustaining businesses across every region of the country. Hotels are at the centre of that ecosystem — e…

The 2025 Fall Workforce Report is now available—exclusively for HAC members. Drawing on insights from 119 hotel operators across Canada, this edition highlights how workforce pressures continue to shape our industry and how hoteliers are responding through youth recruitment, staff housing, and innovative workforce solutions. Your feedback fuels HAC’s advocacy, helping drive policy changes like TFW and student cap exemptions and sha…

Join us in Halifax/Dartmouth! The Hotel Association of Canada is excited to launch its new Regional Events Series, HAC on the Road: Insights, this fall in Halifax/Dartmouth, NS. Join us for an interactive half-day program designed for leaders from hotel properties in the region. The event will feature: An update on HAC’s advocacy efforts Insights from the latest HAC Workforce Trends Report and from STR/CoStar A hands-o…