Building a World-Leading Tourism Workforce

As Canada’s national HR organization working for the tourism sector, our goal is to support the growth of Canada’s visitor economy with a skilled, diverse, inclusive, and resilient workforce.

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Employers

Strengthen your team with labour insights, skills development, and HR tools.

Educators

Create industry-aligned programming and equip students for success.

Career Navigators

Inspire and plan employment and learning pathways in tourism.

Programs​

2 million

people working in tourism

CA

265,000

tourism businesses across Canada

10%​

of all working Canadians work in tourism

Labour Market Information

Tourism Employment Tracker

Discover how employment in Canada’s tourism sector is shifting month by month. The Tourism Employment Tracker offers interactive charts powered by customized Labour Force Survey data—giving you clear insights into employment, hours worked, and economic indicators across tourism industries.

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Tourism at a Glance

Start here for a quick overview of key tourism definitions, numbers, workforce stats, and industry groups.

Pulling Together: The Productivity and Skills Agenda

Discover key themes that have emerged across recent labour market research and explore recommendations to ensure tourism thrives.

Tourism Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Find monthly and annual insights into important labour market indicators and information on the working-age population in all provinces.

News

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Momentum Continues to Build in Tourism Employment. In spite of economic headwinds in the face of trade uncertainty, domestic tourism demand stayed strong into June, allowing the tourism labour market to maintain its momentum from May. Both labour force and…

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Summer Employment Growth Led by Recreation and Entertainment, Accommodations In spite of ongoing economic tensions between Canada and its largest trading partner, the Canadian tourism sector[1] in May 2025 saw promising growth over the previous month[2]. Although tourism is less…

Upcoming Events

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Propel Student Work Placement Program Webinar

Join the Propel team for an overview of the program, including eligibility criteria, application process, and key dates.

Propel Student Work Placement Program Webinar

Join the Propel team for an overview of the program, including eligibility criteria, application process, and key dates.

Resources Hub

Workforce Management Engine

This interactive platform helps professionals and organizations apply industry standards to best suit their needs.

Immigration Hub

Access accurate, up-to-date information on immigration policies, procedures, and resources.

Compensation Insights

Find wage rates by region and industry, trends in perks and benefits, and resources to build an innovative compensation culture.
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About Tourism HR Canada

Tourism HR Canada is a pan-Canadian Workforce Development Council. Its mandate is aimed at building a world-leading tourism workforce.

Partners

Tourism HR Canada works with businesses, educators, government agencies, and other stakeholders to improve HR-related activities within the tourism sector. For over 30 years, Tourism HR Canada has entered into strategic agreements that encourage sectoral and cross-sectoral cooperation, reduce duplication of effort, and address other challenges facing both the labour force and employers in Canada.