About GBTA Canada
GBTA Canada is the voice of the Canadian business travel industry. We believe in providing the business travel and meetings community with a global platform to serve as a resource library for their peers, to implement world-class conferences, workshops and virtual meetings, and to foster an interactive network of innovation and support.
Join GBTA Canada to take advantage of valuable features and programs that are tailored and targeted to support your success and to benefit your company.
As a member of GBTA Canada, access comprehensive business resources on the latest trends and practices in the Canadian marketplace. You’ll benefit from our educational programs held in cities across Canada throughout the year, industry leading benchmarking tools and reports specific to the Canadian marketplace and a network of Canadian corporate purchasing and management professionals coast-to-coast!
Membership
Make the business travel connections in Canada that matter most to you, your career, and your business. Learn More
Research
The Canadian Business Travel Industry: Business Travel’s Impact on Jobs and the Canadian Economy Learn More
Sponsor
Expose your brand to the largest number of Canadian business travel professionals. Learn About Sponsorship Opportunities
Why GBTA Canada?
Our Location
Operations across all 10 provinces and on 6 continents around the globe
Our Network
A global membership of 9,000+ and growing
Our Impact
$23.5 billion CAD represented in Canadian business travel*. $435+ billion CAD of business travel and meetings expenditures represented globally.
*Credit: Economic Impact Study
Our Scope
GBTA Canada’s research, advocacy and media reaches 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts
Regional Direct Talks
GBTA Canada recognizes the importance of peer networking and best practice sharing. Unique to GBTA Canada are our Regional Direct (buyer) Talks. Direct (buyer) members gather virtually, to exchange ideas, and understand market dynamics.
Upcoming 2025 Direct Talks:
- March 27, 2025 @ 2PM EST
- June 3, 2025 @ 2PM EST
- September 25, 2025 @ 2PM EST
- December 4, 2025 @ 2PM EST
To learn more and register for the GBTA Canada Direct Talks, please contact: Canada@gbta.org
Why Join GBTA
We believe business travel is a fundamental force for good. Meeting face to face deepens relationships, fosters collaboration, and develops culture in ways that technology alone can never truly replicate. It drives progress for businesses, governments, economies, and people.
As the barriers and challenges facing business travel evolve and change, we must continue to innovate and set new standards as an industry, bringing many perspectives together under one roof. GBTA is the platform for all sides to come together to tackle how travel can adapt to and drive dynamic transformations in the workplace, from the changing way people work, to new attitudes towards managing risk, to improving sustainability.
Join GBTA
Join the GBTA network by subscribing to the membership that matches your profile:
Direct
(Buyer)
Includes one-time, $25 new member
activation fee
Are you non-profit, educator, student, or government?
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Direct Buyer Membership ($345 + $25 One Time Activation Fee)
Education Direct Membership ($100 + $25 One Time Activation Fee)
Government Direct Membership ($75 + $25 One Time Activation Fee)
Non-Profit Direct Membership ($75 + $25 One Time Activation Fee)
Note: During application, process currency will be determined based on your country of residence.
Allied
(For Suppliers and Consultants)
Includes one-time, $25 new member
activation fee
Allied Supplier Membership ($395 + $25 One Time Activation Fee)
Note: During application, process currency will be determined based on your country of residence.
Note: During application, process currency will be determined based on your country of residence.
GBTA Canada Advisory Board
The mission of the GBTA Canada Advisory Board is to assist with, review, research and make recommendations on all current issues in the Canadian marketplace that impact all members (allied-supplier and direct-buyer) of GBTA Canada.
Deanna Ois
Advisory Board Chair
Canadian Forces Morale & Welfare Service (CFMWS)
Travel Services Manager
Sue Spear
Advisor to Chair
Cengage Learning
Director of Travel, Fleet & Facility Services
Elizabeth Oliveira
GBTA Board of Directors
Regional Canada Direct Seat
OMERS
Manager, Global Travel
Robert Belliveau
Board Member
Canada Post
Manager, Corporate Travel, Expense Claims & Commercial Cards
Derrick Britt
Board Member
Choice Hotels
Director, Sales Canada
Ann Cecco
Board Member
Direct Travel
Director Business Development
Chuck Crowder
Board Member
ARC
VP and Global Head of Customer Engagement
Patrick Doyle
Board Member
Mastercard
Vice President – Principal
Services Business Development
Bertie Fernandes
Board Member
Ledcor Industries -Manager, Corporate Travel
Amanda Ierfino
Board Member
WestJet
Vice President, Sales & Cargo
Kate King
Board Member
International SOS
Director, Global Travel Partnerships
Teresa Man
Board Member
Celestica
Global Commodity Manager
Monica McKill
Board Member
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Senior Manager
Air & Ground Transportation
People Services
Tim Oldfield
Board Member
Niagara Falls Convention Centre
President & General Manager
Samantha Pilch
Board Member
International Development Research Centre
Security and Travel Specialist
Jeanine Uhl
Board Member
Nutrien
Manager, Travel and Meeting Services
Katherine Vaillancourt
Board Member
Samuel, Son & Co., Limited
Director, Indirect Procurement
Marayka Wilson
Board Member
United Airlines
Country Manager, Canada Sales
- To guide GBTA Canada’s leadership on their education and professional development programs relative to the marketplace
- To guide GBTA Canada’s leadership in their education-focused initiatives and programs
- To be champions of GBTA Canada with fellow members and potential members coast-to-coast
- To be a knowledge-based resource for new and existing members of GBTA Canada
- To volunteer onsite at GBTA Canada events
Sue Spear
Canada Regional Chair
Manager, Corporate Travel & Fleet
Cengage
Stephen Anderson
Board Member
SVP Corporate Relations & Marketing
FocusPoint International
Chuck Crowder
Board Member
Vice President Sales & Distribution
WestJet Airlines
Brooke Davis
Board Member
Global Travel & Events Manager
lululemon
Patrick Doyle
Board Member
Vice President & General Manager, Canada
American Express Global Business Travel
Alex Ferdinand
Board Member
Senior Director, Worldwide Sales Global Business Travel & Affinity Partnerships
BWH Hotel Group
Bertie Fernandes
Board Member
Corporate Travel Manager
Ledcor Group of Companies
Jon Heppenstall
Board Member
Manager Sourcing Operations, Corporate Services
Hydro One
Tim Oldfield
Board Member
VP – Global Sales, Corporate and TMC Accounts
Marriott International
Elizabeth Oliveira
Board Member
Global Travel Program
OMERS
Geoffrey Parsons
Board Member
President
Geopar Consulting
Ian Race, CTE, GTP
Board Member
Senior Vice President, Sales & Account Management
Direct Travel
Connie Smith, GTP, GLP
Board Member
Manager, Global Travel Services
McCain Foods Ltd.
Jennifer Urquhart
Board Member
Strategic Sales Manager, Central/Eastern Canada, Business Rental
Enterprise Holdings
GBTA Canada Sponsorship Opportunities
Looking to connect with Canadian business travel and meetings management professionals?
Increase your brand awareness and visibility by making an impact as a sponsor at one of our events. Expose your brand to the largest number of Canadian business travel professionals.
Contact GBTA Canada at canada@gbta.org
Contact GBTA Canada
Janette Acosta Sanchez
Country Director ‑ GBTA Canada
Email Janette
+1 571 403 9827
Email: Canada@gbta.org
Address: 800, 840 – 6th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 3E5
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