Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure
Merit has been an active participant in the CIBC Run for the Cure for over three years. For the 2008 event, Merit employees and their families raised over $14,000 in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
cibcrunforthecure.com
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School in a Box™ Program
Through a partnership with Green Solutions North America, Merit has made significant contributions of surplus office materials to fulfill the needs of thousands of school children throughout the Lake Victoria area of Kenya. Merit is proud to donate any supplies that will help children around the world improve the quality of their education.
gsnai.com
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Shaw Boxing Festival
Merit is proud to be a lead sponsor for the Shaw Boxing Festival, one of Canada’s most innovative fundraising initiatives, having raised over $2.5 million. These funds directly support the Shaw Festival, an annual world-class event, providing art and entertainment to thousands of theatre-goers.
www.shawfest.com
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University of New Brunswick Development
Merit supports the University of New Brunswick (UNB) as the lead sponsor of the Activator Award. The Activator© Program offers a select group of people with a promising idea the opportunity to have student teams carry out initial and essential work in moving an idea towards commercialization.
unb.com
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United Way Campaign
Through our valued corporate clients, Merit supports the United Way Campaign, a program which strives to improve lives and build communities across Canada by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.
unitedway.ca
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Camp Kirk
Merit is proud to sponsor Camp Kirk, an organization dedicated to serving and advocating for children with learning disabilities by giving them the opportunity to attend a fulfilling summer camp in Kirkfield, Ontario.
campkirk.com
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Crescent School Outreach Program
Merit supports the outreach program at Crescent School which aims to provide each student with an opportunity to understand the world in which they live through active participating in local, national, and international experiences. Students become aware of their role in society, and become sensitive to the needs of others, creating an enhanced global community.
crescentschool.org
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Heights of Horseshoe
On behalf of Merit’s avid skiing clients, we are pleased to support the Heights of Horseshoe Alpine Ski Amateur Racing through Mens and Ladies Days.
theheightsofhorseshoe.com
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PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Conference
Board of Canada & Outbound Tracking Services
It is a non-profit and independent applied research organization which mission
aims to help members from business, government, and public-sector organizations
to anticipate and take advantage of the changing global economy by creating and
sharing insights on economic trends, public policy issues, and organizational
performance. The Conference Board of Canada was formed in 1954, and is
affiliated with The Conference Board, Inc. that serves some 3,000 companies in
67 nations.
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TICO (Travel Industry of Ontario)
This self-managed and non-profit corporation administers the Ontario Travel
Industry Act.
TICO governs approximately 3,000 travel retails and wholesalers registered in
Ontario.
Its mission supports paralleling that one of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer
and Business Services (MCBS) to promote a fair and informed marketplace offering
consumers confidence in their travel purchases.
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TMAC
The Travel Media Association of Canada was founded in 1994 to satisfy the need
to join the country’s travel media and tourism industry. It was an answer to
connect the two sectors bringing as a result a more accurate and effective
communication and an improved level of professionalism. Currently, TMAC has over
350 members, including media and industry representatives. TMAC’s vital purpose
is to encourage professional development, cultivating excellence, and upholding
ethical standards.
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ASTA
(American Society of Travel Agents)
ASTA is the world's largest association of travel professionals. 20,000-plus
members include travel agents and the companies whose products they sell such as
tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. They are the leading advocate for
travel agents, the travel industry and the traveling public.
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SkiTops
Merit Travel Group Inc. is a member of The Ski Tour Operators Association, which
is an organization of the largest and best-established ski tour operators in the
U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1989, SkiTops has demanding criteria for membership
to encourage professionalism and excellence.
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ACTA-
Established in 1977, the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), is a
national trade association representing the retail travel sector of Canada's
tourism industry. ACTA is an industry-led, non profit, membership based
organization.
Our members include retail travel agencies, tour operators, travel wholesalers
and suppliers such as airlines, hotels, destination marketing organizations,
cruise and rail lines, and automobile rental companies. We represent the
interests of Canadian travellers through approximately 3,000 members employing
14,000 travel professionals.
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CCTA
Merit Travel Group Inc. is a member of the CCTA. The Canadian Corporate Travel
Association (CCTA) is a new industry association. This association will provide
a forum for senior executives of Canada’s largest Corporate Travel Management
Companies to discuss areas of common interest and concern to the Corporate
Travel Industry and its customers.
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