About the OfficeComité consultatif des agents de voyages

The Comité consultatif des agents de voyages was created in 2004 through a modification of the Regulation respecting travel agents.

Role of the committee

The Comité consultatif des agents de voyages:

• advises the minister responsible for the Office on all matters related to travel agents;
• provides its opinion to the minister on any question they submit.

Composition

The committee is made up of 9 members, these being:

• the president of the Office de la protection du consommateur;
• 8 members appointed by the minister responsible for the Office.

Among the members appointed by the minister:

• 4 are appointed after a consultation of representatives from the travel industry;
• 2 are appointed after a consultation of consumer representatives;
• 2 are appointed to represent the government administration.

The duration of terms is 3 years.

Current members

The committee is currently made up of the following members:

• Mr. André Allard, Office de la protection du consommateur;
• Ms. Sylvie De Bellefeuille, Option consommateurs;
• Mr. Bernard Bussières, Association des tours opérateurs du Québec;
• Ms. Marie-Claude Champoux, Office de la protection du consommateur;
• Ms. Laurence Marget, Groupe de recherche en animation et planification économique de Québec (GRAPE);
• Ms Manon Martel, Association canadienne des agences de voyages (ACTA-Québec);
• Mr. Claude St-Pierre, Association des tours opérateurs du Québec.

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