Delivery partners met in Ottawa this week to kick-off the recently announced Employing Newcomers in Canadian Hotels Pilot Project, an exciting initiative to provide career opportunities for newcomers to Canada with hotel jobs in participating regions. This initiative will provide…
A newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Tourism HR Canada and the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) will leverage the strengths of each organization to support the competitiveness and economic sustainability of Ontario’s tourism and hospitality sector. Recognizing…
Tourism HR Canada has received updated data on the number of jobs in each of Canada’s 338 federal ridings and has made them available on our website. The 2016 census counted over 1.8 million Canadians working in tourism, which was…
(seasonally unadjusted) In June 2018, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 4.5%, which is 0.7% lower than the rate reported in June 2017, and the same as the previous month (May 2018). At 4.5%, tourism’s unemployment…
Emerit’s popular Train the Trainer program has been revamped, incorporating cutting-edge adult learning principles and reflecting the evolving needs of industry and workplace trainers. The newly released suite of resources includes an Instructor Guide, Participant Manual, and PowerPoint Presentation Deck,…
On June 20, the Government of Canada announced the launch of an innovative three-year pilot program that will see nearly $7 million dedicated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to connect newcomers to Canada with jobs in the hotel…
When civility in general society begins to take a backseat to reason, respect and open discourse, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the workplace also reflects this disruptive trend. One would think civility would be commonplace, especially with respect to…
