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Temporary Foreign Workers and Work Stoppages

Government Programs, Immigration Programs /

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has shared the following information to help employers understand their responsibilities towards temporary foreign workers affected by work stoppage situations, as it relates to their obligations under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Program requirements stipulate that employers hiring temporary foreign workers must provide these workers with full-time work, defined […]

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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: June 2023

Labour Market Information /

As Tourism Demand Ramps Up, So Does Employment With the demand for tourism rising as summer heats up, employment in the sector has also been on the rise. Overall, the sector[1] in June saw across-the-board improvement over the previous month[2], with increases in both labour force and employment, and a slight decrease in unemployment. Compared

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Propel Employer Stories: 9 Mile Legacy Brewing

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Created specifically for the tourism sector, the Propel Student Work Placement Program connects employers with post-secondary students looking to complete a paid work-integrated learning opportunity: a co-op placement, an internship, and more. Numerous tourism-related businesses across Canada are benefitting from these placements and the accompanying wage subsidies, helping to ensure they have a skilled team

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Filling in the Blanks: Working Around Hard-to-Source Data

Labour Market Information /

With the current and ongoing demographic shifts in the Canadian population, many sectors—including tourism—are increasingly turning to immigration to meet their labour needs. Governments are trying to address these changing needs by adjusting immigration policies, including recent changes to some of the programs that bring international talent temporarily into the Canadian labour force (e.g., the

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Tourism HR Canada Applauds Workforce Focus of Federal Tourism Growth Strategy

Press Release /

July 4, 2023 (Ottawa, Ontario) – The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, today announced the Government of Canada’s new Federal Tourism Growth Strategy, highlighting key priorities and targets to enhance the visitor economy. Given the widespread labour challenges faced by tourism operators across the country, Tourism HR Canada is

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Quality Work-Integrated Learning Relies on Quality Partnerships

Education, Propel /

By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors For as long as there have been tourism- and hospitality-focused post-secondary programs, there have been elements of work-integrated learning (WIL). Whether WIL manifested as apprenticeship, internships, practicums, or field placements, educators have known that careers in tourism and hospitality can be elevated through quality WIL experiences

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Propel Employer Stories: Melange

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Created specifically for the tourism sector, the Propel Student Work Placement Program connects employers with post-secondary students looking to complete a paid work-integrated learning opportunity: a co-op placement, an internship, and more. Numerous tourism-related businesses across Canada are benefitting from these placements and the related wage subsidies, helping them emerge from the pandemic and ensure

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Sneak Peek: New Compensation, Business Intelligence Reports

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Employers Get Candid About Compensation Understanding compensation is about more than just tracking dollars and cents: it’s also about the larger workplace culture against which employees assess the value of their pay. If they feel overworked and underappreciated, it will take higher wages to keep them on. If they enjoy the work and they like

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Canada Summer Jobs Program Targets Realigned

Government Programs /

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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