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Advocating for Your Business

NGCOA Canada represents the business interests of golf course owners and operators with governments, regulators, industry organizations and other decision-makers across Canada. Through national leadership, regional engagement and collaboration with industry partners, we work to improve the operating environment for golf facilities, protect member interests and strengthen the voice of the Canadian golf industry.

Our Track Record

Advocacy That Delivers Results

For more than 30 years, NGCOA Canada has delivered advocacy outcomes that have reduced costs, removed regulatory barriers, protected golf operations and improved the business environment for golf course owners and operators across Canada.

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Current National Priority

Fair Tax Treatment for Golf as a Business Entertainment Expense

Our Ask

NGCOA Canada is calling on the Government of Canada to amend paragraph 18(1)(l)(i) of the Income Tax Act to allow businesses to claim the existing 50% business entertainment expense deduction for eligible golf-related expenses — specifically green fees and cart rentals.

Why This Change Is Needed

Under the existing tax framework, Canadian businesses may partially deduct expenses associated with a wide range of legitimate business entertainment activities, including restaurant meals, sporting events such as hockey, baseball and football games, recreational activities such as skiing, tennis, pickleball and squash, concerts, and other client entertainment settings.

Golf, however, remains explicitly excluded. This inconsistency singles out one industry despite golf serving the same legitimate business purpose — providing an environment for client meetings, relationship-building and business development.

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Across Canada

Provincial & Regional Advocacy

Many issues affecting golf operations are provincial or municipal. Our regional teams and Chapter Advisory Boards monitor emerging issues, build relationships with decision-makers and advocate for practical outcomes for golf course operators.

British Columbia Alberta Prairies Ontario Québec Atlantic
National Advocacy Initiatives

Building Relationships That Strengthen Our Advocacy

NGCOA Canada uses national advocacy initiatives to connect golf course operators and industry representatives directly with elected officials. These programs build long-term relationships, strengthen understanding of the golf industry and support the priority issues we are advancing at any given time.

Golf in Your Riding

Bringing Advocacy Into Local Communities

Golf in Your Riding is NGCOA Canada's annual grassroots advocacy program, connecting golf course operators with their local Members of Parliament at the facility level. Each year, the program provides an opportunity to showcase golf's contribution to local communities while supporting the Association's current advocacy priorities.

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National Golf Day

Bringing Golf's Voice to Parliament Hill

Each year, NGCOA Canada joins the National Allied Golf Associations in Ottawa to meet with federal decision-makers and communicate the industry's economic, social and environmental contribution to Canada.

National Golf Day provides a coordinated industry platform to build government relationships and advance issues important to Canadian golf.

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Golf's National Impact

A Powerful Story to Bring to Decision-Makers

Credible industry data strengthens our advocacy and helps demonstrate the value golf contributes to Canada's economy, communities and quality of life.

$23B Total economic impact
239,000 Jobs supported
6M Players across Canada
$382M Raised for charitable causes
A Strong Industry Voice

More Than Government Relations

Advocacy means representing the interests of golf course owners and operators wherever decisions affecting their businesses are made. That includes governments and regulators, but also industry organizations, service providers and other stakeholders whose policies and practices can affect golf facility operations. NGCOA Canada brings the industry together to ensure those interests are understood and represented.