Last Updated: November 1, 2023
This Cookie Policy explains how Canada Tourism ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at www.canadatourism.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Please read this Cookie Policy carefully. By continuing to browse or use our Website, you agree that we can store and access cookies and other tracking technologies as described in this policy.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Canada Tourism) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our Website functions.
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often. We use this information to improve our Website and provide a better user experience. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
These cookies are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
| Category | Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | session_id | Used to maintain your session state across page requests | Session |
| Essential | cookie_consent | Stores your cookie preferences | 1 year |
| Performance | _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years |
| Performance | _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 24 hours |
| Functionality | language | Remembers the user's selected language | 1 year |
| Marketing | _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver advertisements | 90 days |
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie banner on our Website.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website though your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Canada Tourism