Administration and Regulations

Areas of focused advocacy: work with provincial and federal partners to reduce unnecessary and burdensome administrative and regulatory requirements to tourism operators.

Small and medium-sized businesses are not only the backbone of the tourism industry, they are the backbone of the Canadian economy. Yet, federal and provincial regulatory requirements force them to navigate through insurmountable paperwork, complex permitting processes, inflexible approval processes and other unnecessary red tape that impede the daily operations of their businesses.

HNL continues to work with provincial and federal partners to reduce unnecessary and burdensome administrative and regulatory requirements. Our goal is a globally competitive, innovative business environment that is conducive to efficiencies, job creation and growth.

Credit / Debit Card Coalition

Areas of focused advocacy: working with national coalition to promote fair business practices and reasonable partnership arrangements with credit and debit providers.

As a result of the efforts of a coalition of business organizations, the federal government established and implemented a voluntary code of ethics for credit and debit merchants. The code was established in an attempt to address many of the “fine print” tactics used by credit and debit merchants, which resulted in unexpected fees charged to debit and credit users. While the Coalition had been advocating for regulations for merchants, the federal government committed to monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the code in order to determine if the regulatory route is needed in the future.