Seize your opportunity to contribute to building a pan-Canadian competency framework for the tourism sector. Tourism HR Canada has a small number of spots left at two upcoming focus groups. Industry professionals are invited to share their experiences in today’s rapidly changing workplace by providing insights into the current and emerging skills tourism businesses need […]
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Tourism HR Canada previously announced with great sadness that Bill Pallett, tourism champion, HR leader, and Past Chairperson of our Board of Directors, passed away at the end of December. Bill was a graduate and strong supporter of Ryerson University. He was committed to the ongoing development of the school and volunteered supporting the Alumni
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(seasonally unadjusted) In December 2019, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 4.6%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the rate reported in December 2018, and lower than the previous month (November 2019), when the unemployment rate stood at 5.3%. At 4.6%, tourism’s unemployment rate was below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate
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Greetings and warm wishes for a happy new year. As we welcome 2020, we celebrate the many achievements that made 2019 a year of growth and success, and we look ahead to further strengthening our organization and the tourism sector as a whole. Canada’s economy continues to undergo structural transformation brought upon by social, economic,
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The Tourism HR Canada family was deeply saddened to hear of the death of William (Bill) Pallett, who passed away December 27, 2019, after a seven-month battle with cancer. Bill was Past Chairperson of the Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors and a longtime supporter and advocate of the organization. A graduate of Ryerson University,
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December was a busy month for the Future Skills Framework team, with three focus groups taking place across the country over the course of two weeks. On December 3 and 4, 13 participants contributed their feedback in Vancouver. They worked on the development of 18 competencies across the domains of digital competence, compliance, and diversity
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Tourism HR Canada has released new data on its Rapid reSearch tool. In addition to our five existing datasets, users can now access the compensation information available in the 2019 Tourism Sector Compensation Study. Produced with R.A. Malatest and Associates, this comprehensive study presents and analyzes data on the compensation and benefits offered by businesses
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The Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) has launched early bird registration for its upcoming International Conference, to be held June 16 to 18, 2020, in Victoria, British Columbia. This year’s program will look at critical tourism research needs for the future, including new models and paradigms for economics and tourism and the information needed
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Tourism HR Canada is delighted to recognize Tony D’Ariano, who recently celebrated his 15th anniversary as Maintenance Manager at the Residence Inn by Marriott London Downtown. Tony was announced as the 2019 winner of the Tourism Employee of the Year Award at the Canadian Tourism Awards, a gala evening held during the Tourism Industry Association
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A new initiative is building on last spring’s successful series of LGBT+ Inclusion Training workshops, conducted by CGLCC, Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Tourism HR Canada. Thanks to funding from the Government of Canada’s Canadian Experiences Fund, this recently launched project supports Canadian tourism businesses as they seek to ensure their operations
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