Only the travel agency or wholesaler (corporate, partnership or sole proprietor) registered
under the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act is required to hold a restricted travel agent licence with
Council. Employees or commissioned salespeople of the licensed travel insurance agency are exempt from licensing where
the individual’s only activity as an insurance agent or salesperson is in connection with travel insurance as defined in the
Insurance Licensing Exemption Regulation sold incidentally to the ordinary business of the travel agent or travel
wholesaler AND:
- The individual has passed the course and exam approved by Council. Once an individual has taken the course
and exam it is valid for a period of one year. If the individual has not worked in the travel insurance industry for one year
after successful completion of the course, then the individual is not eligible for the exemption and the course and exam
must be retaken. Any individual who has not been actively involved in the travel insurance industry for two or more years
must take the course and exam again before they are eligible for the exemption. It is the responsibility of the travel
agency to determine whether an individual meets the education requirement. Also see Council’s Notice ICN# 05-001 dated
January 5, 2005 in the NOTICES section for further information. AND
- The individual must complete a minimum of two hours of continuing education each calendar year. There are requirements
regarding the type of education that must be taken and mandatory record keeping. All of these requirements are set out
under CONTINUING EDUCATION–TRAVEL INSURANCE.
To obtain application forms, instructions and fee schedules to licence a Travel Agency, click on the type of Travel Agency you have below:
1.
SOLE-PROPRIETOR TRAVEL AGENCY LICENCE;
2.
CORPORATE OR PARTNERSHIP TRAVEL AGENCY LICENCE.
