The arrivals duty free concept is strongly supported among stakeholders and other groups. The coalition is made up of the airports in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Halifax, on the duty free side, with the three duty free operators in Canada, which are Nuance, Aldeasa, and Aer Rianta. The coalition is focused on educating the provinces, as well as working with the already strong support base we have from retailers, chambers of commerce, and regional and civic tourism authorities.
A good quote one of our supporters gave us is that they believe an arrivals duty free program would keep Canada competitive with other foreign jurisdictions in a time of rapid change in the travel retail market.