TORONTO — Convictions for breaching the Ontario Travel Industry Act brought a jail sentence for one individual and probation for another.

Aero Canadian Tour and Travel Inc., Ragubayan Logasundaram and Sutharsanan Shanmugasundaram were convicted on one count each of failing to obtain the consent of the Registrar prior to assuming the role of director of a Registrant, contrary to section 5(1) of the Travel Industry Act, 2002.

They were also convicted on two counts each of failing to maintain trust accounting contrary to section 27 of Regulation 26/05 made under the Ontario Travel Industry Act, 2002 and two counts each of failing to notify the Registrar of a change in location and banking institution contrary to section 17(1) of Regulation 26/05 and one count each of operating without registration contrary to section 4(1) of the Travel Industry Act, 2002.

The registration of Aero Canadian Tour and Travel Inc. under the Act was revoked on Jan. 10, 2008 and claims were paid to the consumers from the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund.

Ragubayan Logasundaram was sentenced to 90 days in jail and a two year period of probation which includes restitution to TICO in the amount of $8,750 and cannot be employed in the travel industry without the permission of the Registrar, Travel Industry Act, 2002. Sutharsanan Shanmugasundaram was sentenced to a two year period of probation including paying restitution of $6,000 to TICO and cannot be employed in the travel industry without the permission of the Registrar, Travel Industry Act, 2002.

Aero Canadian Tour and Travel Inc received a suspended sentence.