Minister's Orders

On August 11, 2023, the Chair of the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) Board of Directors received a letter from the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery, outlining five orders for the organization: 

• Minister's Order 1 - Size of Board - click here
• Minister's Order 2 - Competency Criteria - click here
• Minister's Order 3 - Maximum Percentage of Board Members - click here
• Minister's Order 4 - Establishing Rules - click here
• Minister's Order 5 - Advisory Council - click here

For more information, please read TICO's advisory - click here.

 

2023 Election of Directors - TICO Board of Directors

Five Directors will be elected for up to three-year terms at TICO's Annual Meeting on September 26, 2023.

• Two (2) Industry Directors 
• Three (3) Public Directors 

To view the candidate biographies, please click here.

 

TICO Annual General Meeting 2023

TICO will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 5 pm. 

Please see below for meeting materials:

• Notice of AGM
• Minutes from 2022 AGM
• Agenda
• Election of Directors – Candidate Biographies
• By-Law No. One Amendments
  • TICO hosted a webinar to explain the by-law amendments, click here to view the recording.
• 2022-2023 Annual Report
• 2023-2026 Business Plan

Registration for TICO's AGM closed on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 5 pm. If you would still like to register, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Areas of Governance 
 

• Governance Model| PDF
• Qualifications  | PDF
•  Board Member Profile | PDF
• Terms of Reference| PDF
• Competencies| PDF
•  Board Evaluation | PDF
• Meetings| PDF

 

Industry Representatives

 

Douglas Ellison President Ellison Travel & Tours Ltd. Exeter, ON Elected: September 17, 2020 Term expires: 2024 AGM

Ted Goldenberg Vice President Chapman Cultural Tours Ltd. Richmond Hill, ON Appointed (OMCA): June 25, 2019 Term expires: 2023 AGM

Robert Townshend President Total Advantage Travel & Tours Inc. Toronto, ON Elected: June 26, 2018 Term expires: 2023 AGM

 Ministerial Appointments

Michael Levinson - Chair Chief Strategist YouNeedaStrategy.com Toronto, ON Appointed: February 25, 2021 Term expires: February 24, 2024	Angella Blanas Toronto, ON   Appointed: February 23, 2022 Term expires: February 22, 2025	Zaid Lama Partner Evolv Capital Partners Oakville, ON Appointed: February 23, 2022 Term expires: February 22, 2025

 

Officers

Michael Levinson Chair	Richard Smart President & Chief Executive Officer
Dorian Werda Chief Operating Officer	Tracey McKiernan, LL.B. Corporate Secretary & Counsel	Richard Smart Treasurer

 

Statutory Appointments

Dorian Werda Statutory Registrar, Travel Industry Act, 2002

Michael Pepper Statutory Director Travel Industry Act, 2002