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Free eLearning: Navigating Inclusive Tourism Workplaces

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Helping You Build IDEAL Workplaces—Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accessible, and Leading Tourism HR Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of Navigating Inclusive Tourism Workplaces eLearning, a dynamic new skill-building opportunity under the Belong project. This eight-module online course has been thoughtfully designed to encourage, support, and strengthen inclusion across Canada’s tourism sector, ensuring workplaces are […]

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Focus Group Members Wanted: Workplace Policies for Substance Use in Tourism

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Firsthand experience and insight are important in creating quality workplace resources and policies. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), on behalf of Tourism HR Canada, is conducting focus group discussions with people who work in tourism (including accommodations, food and beverage services, recreation and entertainment, transportation, travel services, and event management) about

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Beyond Barriers: Insights into Tourism Workplace Disability Inclusion

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As part of its Belong initiative, Tourism HR Canada has conducted a range of research activities to provide a foundation for understanding individuals with disabilities in the tourism workforce, and to offer tailored recommendations to create accessible, inclusive workplaces and recruitment practices. A robust year-long process has included the collection and analysis of surveys and

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Building Pathways to Inclusion in Canada’s Tourism Sector

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Tourism HR Canada Announces Launch of the Tourism Workplace Accessibility Clinic (OTTAWA, ON—January 9, 2025) As part of its commitment to fostering an inclusive tourism sector, Tourism HR Canada announces a new initiative to help Canada’s tourism employers by launching the Tourism Workplace Accessibility Clinic. The Tourism Workplace Accessibility Clinic is an innovative new program

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Workforce, Inclusion, Education Key Themes at 2024 TIAC Tourism Congress

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Tourism HR Canada congratulates the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) on hosting yet another hugely successful Tourism Congress. Held this year in Vancouver, the event brought together tourism champions from across Canada to discuss key issues impacting the sector, explore innovative ideas, collaborate on actionable solutions, and celebrate the best of our industry. Workforce

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Belong’s First Community Café Circle: Building an Inclusive Future in Tourism

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Belong’s first Community Café Circle was a resounding success. Held during the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick (TIANB) Summit in Saint John, the event brought together tourism operators from across the province, creating a unique platform to explore how inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) can shape the future of tourism. Highlights of the

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ICHRIE: Elevating Tourism Education

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Tourism HR Canada President and CEO Philip Mondor recently delivered a keynote address at the 2024 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Conference in Montreal. The event, which ran from July 24 to 26, brought together researchers and academics from around the world to share their innovative research and to elevate the

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Belong Connections Webinar: Disability Confidence with CCRW

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Join Tourism HR Canada on May 29 for the launch of its Belong Connections webinar series! These hour-long events will feature renowned organizations offering trusted resources, guidance, and support around IDEAL workplaces: inclusive, diverse, equitable, accessible, and leading. Our very first event takes place during National AccessAbility Week, and features the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation

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Dismantling Barriers and Driving Change: Canada’s Chief Accessibility Officer Addresses Tourism Employers

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“Try things, fail forward. What matters is that you stay open to learning and improving, and that the efforts that you’re making are done with an open heart.” Stephanie Cadieux, Canada’s first Chief Accessibility Officer, shared inspiring words, lived experiences, and real-world advice at Tourism HR Canada’s first event under the Belong initiative, Embracing Disability

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