COVID-19: Helping the Tourism Workforce Prepare and React

We’re here to support the 1.8 million people working in Canada’s tourism sector, from the frontline to the C-suite, new entrepreneur to longstanding business, and single property to national chain.

Tourism has been hit hard and fast by the necessary global efforts to keep everyone safe and healthy in this unprecedented situation.

Governments of all levels are implementing programs to help businesses stay afloat and individuals cope with lost income. But which program is right for you? And how do you access it?

Tourism HR Canada

Tourism HR Canada is a national organization working for the tourism sector in Canada, a $102 billion industry employing over 1.8 million people including over 550,000 youth. The organization works to identify and address labour market issues in the Canadian tourism sector. Its main goals include improving the quality and mobility of the tourism workforce and supplying tourism businesses with the labour market intelligence they need to plan for and overcome their current and future human resource challenges. Learn More.

Features

Future Skills
Framework

A three-year initiative to address the changing nature of work in the tourism sector, the Future Skills Framework will provide a better way to align the skills available within the Canadian labour market and those needed by tourism employers.

Labour Market
Information

Looking for up-to-date information on the tourism industry? Each year, Tourism HR Canada conducts, updates, and publishes several major reports containing the most recent data of interest to members of the tourism sector.

Coronavirus
Resource Hub

We have gathered guidance and a series of resources to help all tourism stakeholders stay healthy, communicate clearly, and mitigate the effects as Canada takes action to slow the spread of the virus.

A Few of our Partners

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Recent Blog Posts

Aug 2020

Tourism HR Canada Welcomes Four New Board Members

Pan-Canadian Leadership to Shape and Support a Skilled, Resilient Tourism Workforce Ottawa, Ontario – Tourism HR Canada is pleased to announce today the appointment... Read more.

Aug 2020

Recovery Toolkit: Tapping into New Visitor Markets

Our Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit offers a wide range of advice, resources, and guidance to help tourism operators safely navigate the gradual reopening of communities... Read more.

Jul 2020

A Balancing Act: Tackling Employee Recalls and Work Refusal

Tourism businesses have gradually started to reopen and recall workers that have been furloughed for months. The process has been met with trepidation and... Read more.

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