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…
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,…
Tourism HR Canada and Okanagan College sign MOU to equip students for meaningful careers in growing sector (OTTAWA, ON) – Tourism HR Canada and Okanagan College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) supporting the sharing and enhancement of programming…
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…
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) is asking for your valuable input by way of a survey questionnaire regarding the need for an accelerated MBA program in Canada. As a higher education institution and wanting to be part of the solution…
We’re excited to be partnering with the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and Baxter Media to connect tourism operators and job seekers from across the country with a new, virtual event: the National Tourism Job Fair. Taking place February…
By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors For as long as there have been tourism- and hospitality-focused post-secondary programs, there have been elements of work-integrated learning (WIL). Whether WIL manifested as apprenticeship, internships, practicums, or field placements, educators…
Discover Tourism shifts the narrative on career opportunities Ottawa, April 4, 2023 – Travel is rebounding from the COVID pandemic more quickly than expected, with widespread global interest in experiencing all that Canada has to offer, but Canadian tourism businesses…
As Canada’s tourism sector continues its post-pandemic recovery, and as demand for travel continues to grow, a significant labour shortage remains the major obstacle to successful recovery. This was one of the two challenges that students from three universities—Université du…
By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors I’ve spent enough time working in the higher education world and around labour market information to understand that a sample size of sixty-five isn’t exactly statistically significant when evaluating the experience…
