Tourism employment increased in July, albeit at a slower pace than in June. Employment increased in four of five tourism industry groups but declined in the transportation industry. Tourism employment increased by 190,000 jobs between June and July, an increase of 12.8%, lower than the 19.7% growth in employment that occurred between May and June. […]
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Tourism HR Canada would like to extend its thanks to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, and the Government of Canada on their appointment of Marsha Walden as President and CEO of Destination Canada. The Tourism HR Canada team offers its sincere congratulations to Marsha on her new role leading Canada’s
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As published in Canadian Lodging News Tourism HR Canada Board Member Joe Baker says that as we reopen our businesses, let’s not underestimate the impact our workers have on our guests and clients. And let’s not underestimate the toll this pandemic and the return to work has had on the mental health and emotional wellbeing
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Tourism has been severely limited since COVID-19 closed international borders. Statistics Canada’s tracking of travel to and from Canada showed that international travel came to a standstill by the end of March, with trips to Canada by travellers from abroad down 54.2% from February. International travel remained low in May, the latest month for which
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Pan-Canadian Leadership to Shape and Support a Skilled, Resilient Tourism Workforce Ottawa, Ontario – Tourism HR Canada is pleased to announce today the appointment of four tourism champions to its Board of Directors. Joining the Tourism HR Canada Board are: Krista Bax, CEO, go2HR Juanita Ford, Chief Operating Officer, Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador Tracey Kalimeris,
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Our Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit offers a wide range of advice, resources, and guidance to help tourism operators safely navigate the gradual reopening of communities and businesses. As the situation across Canada is constantly changing in response to fluctuations in cases, regional needs, and new research, the Toolkit will be regularly updated to reflect this reality
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Tourism businesses have gradually started to reopen and recall workers that have been furloughed for months. The process has been met with trepidation and confusion, and with some workers refusing to return to work, many for legitimate reasons. The Struggle with Recalling Workers Employers are seeking assistance on making decisions on whom they bring back,
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Tourism HR Canada has continued building the Future Skills Framework, a federally funded three-year project compiling a comprehensive bank of the competencies required in tourism. The completed framework will help minimize skills and labour mismatches in tourism and guide job seekers, educators, and governments as they identify current and emerging skills demands in tourism workplaces. We’re
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As part of Tourism HR Canada’s desire to support the recovery and resiliency of the tourism workforce throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we made our entire catalogue of Emerit online training free of charge. The goal: to ensure tourism’s dedicated professionals were ready to act as soon as it was possible to begin reopening. The online
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OTEC’s Joe Baker compares hotel owners and managers to sports coaches. “Our athletes have been in an off-season world for the last three months. Before we can get them on the field performing at their peak during games, they will need to go through training camp and skills drills.” By Joe Baker First published by Canadian
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