May 2018

Saskatoon

Tourism HR Canada Awards d3h Hotels’ Chief Human Resource Officer

Tourism HR Canada is delighted to announce that Jesse Tiefenbach has accepted its 2018 Distinguished HR Service Award, formally recognizing his significant contributions to growing a world-leading tourism workforce. The award is presented annually to individuals or groups that demonstrate leadership in advancing human resource management practices that contribute to economic and social benefits for […]

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Moraine Lake, Alberta

Tourism HR Canada Announces Leadership Award Winner: Banff & Lake Louise Hospitality Association

Tourism HR Canada is pleased to announce the Banff & Lake Louise Hospitality Association (BLLHA) as this year’s recipient of its annual Leadership Award, recognizing its contribution to advancing progressive HR practices in Canada’s tourism sector. The BLLHA serves as a strong advocate for the accommodation, food and beverage, and tourism sector in one of

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Statistics

Canadian Tourism Employment Monthly Snapshot – April 2018

(seasonally unadjusted) In April 2018, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 5.1%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the rate reported in April 2017, and lower than the previous month (March 2018) when the unemployment rate stood at 6.4%. At 5.1%, tourism’s unemployment rate was below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate

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Parliament Hill

Tourism HR Canada Highlights Labour Market Issues to Parliamentary Tourism Caucus

Tourism HR Canada was pleased to be invited to the Parliamentary Tourism Caucus to present our projections on available labour in tourism through to the year 2035. More than 20 Members of Parliament and Senators attended the April 25th session, which focused on labour issues impacting tourism’s growth and competitiveness. The projections included the effect

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Meeting

Free Manager Workshops Available for It’s Your Shift

Since It’s Your Shift launched in the fall of 2017, more than 4,000 tourism and hospitality workers have participated in this training to combat sexual harassment and violence in hospitality operations in Ontario. While the four modules for employees and one for managers are available online, the accompanying Manager Workshop and Manager Toolkit were developed

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A Helping Hand: Providing Community Support in a Crisis

When disaster or tragedy strike, local businesses are often eager to assist, providing help with immediate needs and ongoing healing. Tourism and hospitality businesses are particularly well poised to make an impact, as accommodation and food are often two urgent necessities for those affected and for emergency services personnel and volunteers. After April’s tragic Humboldt

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Ready to Work: Nearly 25 Years of Boosting Employability Skills

In this, the fourth installment of “milestone” articles celebrating our 25 years as the voice of the tourism labour market, we look at programs that have provided thousands of Canadians with the entry-to-practice skills training required to work in a variety of tourism operations. The first national program focused on preparing unemployed and underemployed Canadian

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