Powers Under Canadian Tourism Commission Act Transferred

Summary#

This is an order that moves responsibility for matters under the Canadian Tourism Commission Act from the Minister of Industry to the Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism). The order was made as P.C. 2025-493 on May 13, 2025 and was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on June 4, 2025.

What it does#

• Transfers the powers, duties and functions under the Canadian Tourism Commission Act from the Minister of Industry to the Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism).
• The transfer was made under the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act and follows an earlier transfer to the Minister of Industry by P.C. 2025-420 on March 14, 2025.

Who's affected#

• The ministerial offices involved: the office of the Minister of Industry and the office of the Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism).
• The organization governed by the Canadian Tourism Commission Act (the federal body that the Act covers).
• People and groups with an interest in federal tourism policy or programs may notice an administrative change in who oversees those matters.

Why it matters#

• The order changes which minister is officially responsible for the federal role set out in the Canadian Tourism Commission Act.
• That can affect who signs off on decisions, who oversees the file internally, and how tourism issues are coordinated with small business policy.
• This is an administrative rearrangement rather than a change to the Act itself.