Tourism HR Canada is delighted to honour a leader in positive human resource practices. Living Water Resorts accepted our Distinguished HR Service Award, presented as part of Canada’s Tourism Week. The Collingwood, Ontario, property has a long history of valuing…
Released today, the latest demographic profile of tourism workers unveils the most recent census data on mature workers employed in tourism. The profile looks at workers aged 45 and up, breaking key employment information into three groups: ages 45 to…
Subject matter experts in the growing field of civility gathered in Toronto earlier this month to share information and explore ideas and needs towards building the Future Skills Framework. Hosted by Tourism HR Canada and Civility Experts Worldwide Inc., the…
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, announced a bold new Federal Tourism Growth Strategy. With extensive input from tourism stakeholders across Canada, Creating Middle Class Jobs: A Federal Tourism Growth Strategy builds on…
The intense and varied reactions to several provinces and territories raising their minimum wages in recent years provided ongoing media fodder and much speculation on the outcomes, both short and long term. In late 2017, Ontario passed new legislation (the…
To provide a full picture of the tourism labour market, Tourism HR Canada regularly acquires customized tabulations for five datasets. We then analyze and share this information with a wide range of stakeholders to help develop plans and policies that…
(seasonally unadjusted) In April 2019, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 5.5%, which is 0.4% higher than the rate reported in April 2018, but lower than the previous month (March 2019), when the unemployment rate stood at…
Released today, the latest demographic profile of tourism workers unveils the most recent census data on youth employed in tourism. Aged between 15 and 24 years old, people in this age group are a key demographic for tourism and hospitality…
The Destination Employment project has helped newcomers in the Yukon, notably in Dawson City, create connections to stable and secure employment with a sustainable wage. Destination Employment has also worked to develop a model for employment programming with components being…
