HAC News & Events

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to honour six recipients with an Award of Excellence. Each year, HAC recognizes members who demonstrate significant accomplishments and represent some of the finest examples of professionalism, quality, and excellence in the industry. “The HAC Awards of Excellence acknowledge the people who exemplify excellence across the industry. Recipients share a commitmen….

Effective February 27, 2019, the Hotel Association of Canada’s (HAC) Board of Directors appointed Jonathan Lund, Regional Vice-President, Hotel Operations, at the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), Canada as Chair for a three-year term. “Jonathan has been a valued member of our Board since 2016, and during that time the association has benefitted greatly from his leadership and expertise,” said Alison Evans, Interim President of H….

Fostering Fair Competition in Budget 2019  As part of its #FairRules campaign, HAC recently authored an op-ed piece which was featured in The Hill Times. This publication is an essential part of the Canadian political scene and an influential must-read for the savvy political and government insider. Its readers include Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, Senators, political staffers, the Prime Minis….

Canada’s Hotel Industry Applauds the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance’s Pre-Budget Consultations Report (December 20th, 2018) Ottawa – Today, the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) called on the federal government to follow through on the Standing Committee on Finance’s Pre-Budget Consultations Report. The Committee recommends real actions focused on tax fairness and tax avoidance, w….

A critical turning point in our FairRules.ca campaign and we need your help.  Recently, HAC had an important meeting with senior officials in the Department of Finance. During the discussion, we were told that HAC’s pre-budget recommendations to modernize Canada’s approach to short-term rentals in a digital economy and create a more level playing field for hotels, are under consideration, in front of Govern….

ON THE ROAD AGAIN! HAC was invited to present at the Destinations International Advocacy Summit in Philadelphia in early November. Alana Baker, Director of Government Relations, was onsite to deliver a presentation on short-term rental regulations in Canada, focusing on HAC’s latest research and #FairRules campaign. Importantly, HAC’s recent best practice framework “Developing a Modern Approach to Short-Term R….