As Canada’s tourism sector continues its post-pandemic recovery, and as demand for travel continues to grow, a significant labour shortage remains the major obstacle to successful recovery. This was one of the two challenges that students from three universities—Université du Québec à Montréal–l’Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (UQAM-ITHQ), the University of Guelph, and […]
March is National Co-op and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Month, celebrating the successes and promoting awareness of these essential links between education and industry. Tourism, hospitality, and travel employers have access to a distinct Student Work Placement Program, Propel. Funded by the Government of Canada and coordinated by Tourism HR Canada, Propel connects employers with post-secondary
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Christian Buhagiar brings key insights from tourism’s largest industry group (OTTAWA, ON—February 24, 2023) Tourism HR Canada today announces the appointment of Restaurants Canada President and CEO Christian Buhagiar to its board of directors. Christian brings vast governance experience and will provide an important voice from the food and beverage services industry as it and
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The tourism sector has the opportunity to impact global change and lead the world in a new age of environmental and social responsibility. This was the main message and feeling coming out of the 2023 IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism Conference held in Victoria, BC, last month. Tourism HR Canada’s President & CEO, Philip Mondor,
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By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors I’ve spent enough time working in the higher education world and around labour market information to understand that a sample size of sixty-five isn’t exactly statistically significant when evaluating the experience of Canada’s entire high school population. But I have also come to appreciate that lived
Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot The tourism sector[1] in January 2023 saw an increase in its labour force (+15,100) over the previous month[2], but a slight decrease in employment (-8,500). Both indices remained below the 2019 benchmark. This drop in employment reflected a decrease of 1.2% in the number of hours worked, although the ratio
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One year ago, I talked about the unprecedented disruption to the tourism industry and the impact on 100,000s of businesses and 100,000s of workers. One year ago, we were facing a record shortfall of workers in terms of the number of people we needed to fill job vacancies, increasing skills shortages, and growing concerns about
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Strong, pan-Canadian leadership will guide growth of tourism workforce OTTAWA, ON—February 10, 2023) Tourism HR Canada today announced the appointment of two new directors to its board. Bringing extensive experience in both the tourism sector and governance are France Dionne, Executive Director of the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ), and Xavier Gret,
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As tourism employers seek new ways to connect with early talent, the Propel Student Work Placement Program has provided a pathway for engaging with students seeking hands-on experience. In the year and a half since its launch—in the midst of changing pandemic restrictions—the program has seen over 1,700 open positions created across Canada. Each of
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Tourism HR Canada is delighted to announce that Ying Zhou, Research Analyst, has been selected to join the board of directors for the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), Canada Chapter. The non-profit organization is dedicated to individuals interested in advancing the quality and effectiveness of tourism research and marketing and fosters the value and
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