A membership that makes the grade.

Annual Membership Fee:
$500

Canada’s colleges and universities play a significant role in growing food tourism across Canada by resourcing our industry with top-tier talent.

The Culinary Tourism Alliance is proud to partner with academic institutions across the country to showcase their world-class culinary arts, tourism, and hospitality programs.

Along with a list of other great benefits - listed below - educational institutions across Canada can enjoy marketing exposure through our website and @CulinaryTourismAlliance social channels.

Join the Culinary Tourism Alliance and put your institution front and centre on the food tourism map.


Join us and help create a dynamic food tourism industry in Canada.

ALLIANCE BENEFITS

  • Comprehensive Membership Newsletter featuring news & opportunities

  • Opportunity for Associate Membership with TIAC for only $25!

  • 15% discount on regular price tickets to the Taste of Place Summit

  • Representation for you to media, consumers, and government

  • Representation within TIAC, TIAO, ITAC and UN Tourism

  • Eligibility to serve on the Board of Directors

  • Access to our Annual General Meeting with voting privileges

  • Annual report on the successes and future plans of the Alliance

  • Access to “How to Tell your Food Story” webinar content and online delivery, subject to staff availability

MARKETING BENEFITS

  • Logo presence on CulinaryTourismAlliance.com

  • Customizable profile page on CulinaryTourismAlliance.com including dynamic Instagram gallery, backlinks and the opportunity to showcase your program offerings

  • Full year of ad space on OntarioCulinary.com or CanadaCulinary.com

  • Opportunity to provide content for our blog, social media channels, and monthly member newsletter

  • Social media love when you tag @CulinaryTourismAlliance

FEEL GOOD BENEFITS

  • Support the national culinary and agritourism strategy

  • Grow food tourism in Canada

  • Support stakeholders in your region interested in accessing our knowledge base and promotional channels

  • Contribute to the collective voice building Canada’s culinary tourism industry

  • Access the wealth of expertise in food tourism development

  • Stay in the know on who is doing what in food and tourism across Ontario

Join our network


The Culinary Tourism Alliance is Canada’s voice for food tourism through strategic partnership and authoritative, trusted advocacy.

Academic members benefit from the CTA’s strong ties with provincial and federal governments. Our membership base has allowed us to, collectively, make some pretty incredible strides in Canada. Some of the most significant work the CTA has accomplished include:

  • Successful implementation of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports 2005-2015 Ontario Culinary Tourism Strategy Development of a framework for the facilitation of direct connections between growers/producers and the hospitality sectors through our Forums on Food Tourism

  • Expanded food tourism experiences through strategic development work with destinations across Canada

  • Establishment of the two consumer websites OntarioCulinary.com, and CanadaCulinary.com and associated channels

  • Active involvement with the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, the United Nations Tourism Organization, and the Destination Canada National Sector Organization