Canada Summer Jobs program update provided by Employment and Social Development Canada. Youth were among the hardest hit by the related socio-economic consequences of the pandemic and this is why the Government of Canada quickly responded by ensuring youth across the country were supported through a range of programs and services, including Canada Summer Jobs […]
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has launched Employer Agreement sample templates for all streams under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program. The templates were designed to lessen the administrative burden for employers and support compliance with amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations that came into force on September 26, 2022, and which
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program update provided by Employment and Social Development Canada The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program uses wage data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey to help in the administration of the Program and review of the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). The LMIA is in place to protect the Canadian labour market
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Join Tourism HR Canada and the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) for the final event in a special set of one-hour webinars: the Building a Resilient & Vibrant Workforce series. A Blended Workforce takes place Tuesday, June 13, at noon Eastern. With the tourism sector facing a serious staffing shortfall, employers need to get creative –
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The Propel Student Work Placement Program connects tourism employers with post-secondary students looking to complete a paid work-integrated learning opportunity: a co-op placement, an internship, and more. Over the past year and a half, numerous employers have benefitted from these placements and the related wage subsidies as they sought to recover from the pandemic and
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The Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) was created by the Government of Canada to give employers access to an untapped pool of qualified candidates to fill job openings: skilled refugees. The EMPP gives employers an avenue to address their labour market needs and empowers them to emphasize diverse representation in their organizations, while offering refugees
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Tourism boasts a very diverse workforce: some industries employ large numbers of recent immigrants and temporary foreign workers, and many employers go out of their way to welcome and sustain a culturally rich roster of employees. Because the sector spans so many different types of enterprises across a wide array of industries, there’s also a
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Hosted by Restaurants Canada and moderated by The Canadian Mental Health Association, join Top of Prep List: Workers Mental Health & Resources to Support Them to explore different strategies on how operators can support their staff’s mental health within the dynamic foodservice environment. Taking place on Tuesday, May 30, at 1:00 PM Eastern, this free webinar features
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As of 2019, the Canadian tourism sector generated more than 100 billion dollars in economic activity and employed more than 2 million people, representing 1 in 10 working Canadians. The industry was statistically one of the hardest hit sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is fighting to rebuild and needs the collaborative support of higher
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Tourism HR Canada recently joined the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) for its three-stop roadshow addressing pressing industry issues. The Hospitality Action Series offered tourism operators a free opportunity to learn about programs and resources to help them tackle workforce challenges and reduce high operating costs, as well as network ahead of the
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