| 1981 | March 17th - the first meeting to try and start a Tour Guide Association |
| 1982 | After many meetings within the small group trying to get it going, it folded |
| 1989 |
April 25th - first meeting and Board of Directors formed August - official certificate from BC Societies Act October 2nd - first information meeting for potential members - 40 in attendance Established monthly member meetings, had 17 Directors meetings |
| 1990 | November 15th - first ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
| 1991 | First guidelines newsletter/38 members |
| 1992 | Worked with Pacific Rim Institute of Tourism, to create National Standards for the Tour Guide Certification Process |
| 1993 |
The first 7 CERTIFIED Tour Guides in BC receive recognition The CTGA of BC Constitution and BI-Laws are re-written |
| 1994 | Membership grows |
| 1995 | Membership grows more |
| 1996 | Membership has reached an all-time high |
| 1997 |
Official CERTIFICATION standards put in place nationally The KEY FACTS booklet was written by volunteer guides jointly with PRITT, to test local knowledge Joined the WORLD FEDERATION OF TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATIONS - they held their convention in Montreal followed by a visit to the Rockies and Vancouver We celebrated INTERNATIONAL TOURIST GUIDE DAY Feb.21st for the first time |
| 1998 |
Changed our name to Canadian Tourist Guide Association of BC Created a Members List and Availability Roster |
| 1999 | Celebrated our 10th anniversary at the Landmark Hotel |
| 2000 | Board members start using computer for the Membership List (now approx. 100) |
| 2001 | January we launched our website |
| 2003 | Changed our name back to the Canadian Tour Guide Association of BC |
| 2006 | Certified Tour Guides to date - 27 |
| 2007 | Designed MEMBERS ONLY SITE (jobs/lounge/certification) |
| 2008 |
Designed a NEW BROCHURE about CTGA of BC Updated and reprinted the KEY FACTS BOOKLET (for local knowledge testing which is part of Certification) Started monthly board reports to members (approx. 150) |
| 2009 | CELEBRATED OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A REUNION PARTY AT THE MARRIOTT PINNACLE HOTEL - MARCH 19TH |