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Future Proofing: Industry Events Strategically Strengthening Tourism

Future Skills /

Tourism HR Canada spent June 12th to 14th in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, participating in several events related to determining the future skills needed by the tourism workforce. Team members interacted with a variety of tourism stakeholders, exchanging valuable insights on the short- and long-term opportunities and challenges facing the sector. The Need for Flexible Employment The […]

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Destination Employment Opens Doors to Job Opportunities

Destination Employment /

Tourism Saskatchewan, through its education department, the Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council (STEC), is a proud partner in the Destination Employment program, which helps newcomers to Canada gain meaningful employment in the tourism sector. With generous funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Tourism HR Canada and the Hotel Association of Canada launched the three-year pilot

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Moving Forward: 2019 TTRA Conference Registration Now Open

Labour Market Information /

The Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Canada Chapter has launched a new microsite detailing the programming for its annual conference, held from September 18-20 this year in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Among the highlights is a workshop hosted by Statistics Canada, offering hands-on experience with the robust data the agency provides, including Frontier Counts, the National

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CGLCC Awarded for Its Leadership in Advancing Diversity

Press Release /

Tourism HR Canada congratulates CGLCC, Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, on its receipt of this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Advancing Progressive HR Practices Award. This prestigious award is granted to individuals, organizations, and employers with more than a decade of leadership in advancing human resource management practices that foster authentic, quality service and contributing to

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Encouraging Academic Excellence: Tourism Students Invited to Apply for Two Awards

Press Release /

As part of its efforts to foster growth and innovation in tourism, Tourism HR Canada is delighted to sponsor the Master’s Researcher Award, coordinated by the Tourism and Travel Research Association – Canada Chapter (TTRA Canada). This award is to encourage and recognize excellence in—and the usefulness of—research on travel and tourism at the Master’s

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Forward Thinkers: TTRA Welcoming Conference Submissions on Impactful Tourist Experiences

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The Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Canada Chapter hosts its annual conference this year from September 18-20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Moving Forward, this year’s conference theme, invites tourism researchers to be forward thinkers—to rediscover Canada’s tourism industry through various lenses that acknowledge the past while providing guidance for our future. Moving Forward calls for

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Tourism Labour Force Survey

Canadian Tourism Employment Monthly Snapshot – May 2019

Labour Market Information /

(seasonally unadjusted) In May 2019, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 5.4%, which is 0.9% higher than the rate reported in May 2018, but lower than the previous month (April 2019), when the unemployment rate stood at 5.5%. At 5.4%, tourism’s unemployment rate was below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.5%.

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Living Water Resorts “Humbled” to Receive Tourism HR Canada’s Distinguished HR Service Award

HR Practices /

Tourism HR Canada is delighted to honour a leader in positive human resource practices. Living Water Resorts accepted our Distinguished HR Service Award, presented as part of Canada’s Tourism Week. The Collingwood, Ontario, property has a long history of valuing its staff and implementing progressive, supportive HR policies. In early February, it demonstrated leadership and

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Growing Competition for Mature Workers: Latest Census Profile Available

Labour Market Information /

Released today, the latest demographic profile of tourism workers unveils the most recent census data on mature workers employed in tourism. The profile looks at workers aged 45 and up, breaking key employment information into three groups: ages 45 to 54, 55 to 64, and 65 and up. While these age brackets have generally been

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Exploring Emerging Skills: Future Skills Framework Team Hosts Civility Focus Group

Future Skills /

Subject matter experts in the growing field of civility gathered in Toronto earlier this month to share information and explore ideas and needs towards building the Future Skills Framework. Hosted by Tourism HR Canada and Civility Experts Worldwide Inc., the focus group is part of a process aimed at identifying and building the key competencies

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