Finding practical, timely solutions to labour challenges was a key topic at the recent Travel Nunavut Conference & AGM. Dena Maxwell, Tourism HR Canada’s Director of Workforce Development, joined Clarence Synard, President, Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Shawn Lester, Owner, Lester Landau, to address HR Barriers for Tourism Businesses: How do we normalize hiring […]
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Working from home and hybrid work were necessities in many industries throughout the pandemic, and numerous employers have continued to offer these options. Tourism employment provides much less opportunity for this type of work, however roles within tourism operations—finance, marketing, HR, and others—could see these arrangements become more sought after. With stiff competition for labour,
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The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) has announced the finalists of its annual Canadian Tourism Awards—the standard of excellence for businesses and organizations in tourism that recognizes success, leadership, and innovation in the industry. Tourism HR Canada congratulates all of this year’s finalists, and is honoured to sponsor two awards categories this year: Employee
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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot On the whole, the tourism sector[1] remained relatively stable compared to September, although that sectoral stability is masking some shifts at the industry group level[2]. Across the sector, there were modest increases in the labour force and in employment, and the total hours worked continued to narrow the gap between
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Tourism HR Canada has released a series of resources to provide snapshots of tourism employment recovery. These four profiles share national and regional employment demand projections, as well as more detailed looks at labour market information for three key demographic groups: immigrants, Indigenous peoples, and youth. Findings from Tourism HR Canada’s report Canadians’ Attitudes Toward
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Tourism’s recovery demands timely labour market research and analysis to inform smart, strategic programs and policies. As the trusted source for this data, Tourism HR Canada is pleased to announce the expansion of its Labour Market Intelligence team, as it welcomes a new Vice-President and a new Director. Isabelle de Bruyn will lead the team
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Join Tourism HR Canada for industry consultations to update its Emerit Professional Certification Programs. Tourism HR Canada is looking for Directors of Housekeeping and Hotel General Managers to participate in a number of development activities to update the nationally recognized Emerit certification programs for these two occupations. The various activities include phone interviews, virtual consultation
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Industry leaders across the country recently met to share their insights on the next steps for tourism’s recovery and growth. Tourism HR Canada hosted nearly 100 tourism stakeholders—from businesses to associations, education to government—at its annual Labour Market Forum. This unique event is a key opportunity to engage all sides of the tourism sector on
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By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors What gives me enough expertise to reflect on the lived experience and value of international students in Canada? I spent nearly 15 years working in Canadian higher education at a critical time. A time when domestic interest in tourism and hospitality programming began to fade and
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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot With summer firmly over for another year, the landscape of Canada’s tourism sector[1] shifted in September, as the peak travel season drew to a close and students (who comprise a substantial portion of younger workers) returned to full-time studies. There were decreases in both labour force and employment figures from
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