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Strengthening Tourism HR Canada Member Benefits

As our industry looks to rebound from the devastating challenges of the pandemic, Tourism HR Canada continues to facilitate, coordinate, and enable activities that foster an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient workforce. Over the past 18 months, we’ve launched the TourismRecovery.ca microsite and webinar series, offered training resources free of charge, kept stakeholders up to date […]

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Tourism’s Acute Need for Labour

Labour Market Information / Tourism HR Canada

The tourism sector experienced a summer in which our ability to find workers was more difficult than ever. This was despite restricted demand from tourists, especially international travellers, and unemployment levels that remained above pre-pandemic levels. Many industries within the tourism sector are still waiting for demand to return, but for those that have started

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Where There’s WIL, There’s a Way

Propel / Tourism HR Canada

By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board Member The Canadian tourism industry has always relied on the higher education system for talent. Our industry employs students enrolled in a variety of programs as seasonal or part-time staff, and we hire students who have intentionally chosen tourism-related programs trying to build their careers in our sectors.

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Empowering Racialized Individuals to Succeed in Tourism

Destination Inclusion / Tourism HR Canada

Tourism HR Canada will soon be launching a new skills development initiative, Destination Inclusion. Coordinated in conjunction with partners World Skills Employment Centre and the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO), this program will offer learning and mentorship opportunities to racialized individuals in communities across Eastern Ontario. Destination Inclusion participants will have free access to

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Summer Employment Rises…but Falls Short

Labour Market Information / Tourism HR Canada

As public health restrictions lifted over the summer months, tourism employment grew significantly. In May, there were 1.55 million employed tourism workers. By August, that number had increased by 341,000, reaching almost 1.9 million employed workers. Despite this, the sector fell well short of the level of employment seen in 2019. August represented the fourth

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Workforce Lifeline for Hardest-Hit Tourism Sector

Propel / Tourism HR Canada

Launch of Student Work Placement Program for Tourism and Hospitality Will Nurture Talent in Devastated Industry (OTTAWA, ON—August 4, 2021) Tourism HR Canada today announced the launch of a federally funded Student Work Placement Program offering paid work-integrated learning opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sector. Called Propel, the new program benefits the full spectrum

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Mind the Gap: Towards a Sustainable Workforce

Labour Market Information / Tourism HR Canada

By Joe Baker, CEO of Joe Baker & Co. and Tourism HR Canada Board Member Originally published by SUSTAIN Magazine If the first step in solving any problem is to recognize one exists, then the Canadian foodservice industry must first acknowledge that we have a workforce sustainability problem. And while this is a complex and

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Strategic Community Partnerships: The Foundation to Revitalizing Tourism

COVID-19 Recovery Toolkit / Tourism HR Canada

Tourism’s revival and growth depends on the ability of tourism businesses to engage in community-led strategies. In many communities, tourism businesses are the main economic driver and a significant job creator. Tourism businesses often take on a leadership role in their community, helping harness resources to create a destination that is ready and willing to

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Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses Calling on Government to Protect Travel and Tourism in Canada

Press Release / Tourism HR Canada

OTTAWA—July 6, 2021—Today, the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses (CHHB) is calling on the federal government to protect travel and tourism businesses and their employees in Canada, as the crucial Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) programs wind down. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the travel

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Tourism Employment Remains 25% Lower Despite May Gains

Labour Market Information / Tourism HR Canada

Despite ongoing public health restrictions that limited tourism businesses’ ability to operate, the sector gained employment in May, adding 45,800 workers. Gains in full-time employment were offset to a degree by declines in part-time employment. The seasonally adjusted Labour Force Survey data for May shows employment across all industries decreased by 68,000. However, the unadjusted

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