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The closing of businesses has hit the tourism sector particularly hard, and the recovery has not been as strong as in other industries. Statistics Canada tracks the number of businesses opening, closing, and remaining active.[1] Closing businesses are those that had at least one employee in the previous month, but no employees in the current […]

By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board Member and OTEC’s Strategic Advisor Originally published in Canadian Lodging News As we experience change in seasons, the challenges ahead of the Canadian hospitality and tourism industry are continuously formidable. And so are its leaders and its workforce. Ever resilient, we are trained to persevere in the face

In September, tourism employment increased slightly by 4,200 jobs. This was the fifth month of increased employment since it began to recover in May. It is very unusual to see tourism employment increase in September. Since 2001, when our customized tourism labour force survey data began, there has never been an increase in tourism employment

Tourism HR Canada is delighted to share a recording of its latest webinar, Growth, Interrupted: Navigating COVID’s shock to Canada’s tourism workforce. President and CEO Philip Mondor leads this one-hour presentation, sharing insights into the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the tourism workforce. In early 2020, Canada was on track to employ 2.2 million people

Since COVID-19 struck Canada’s tourism sector, tourist activity has plunged to unimagined levels. During the summer, the highest weekly average occupancy rate for hotels in Canada only reached 42.9%[1]. Passengers on major Canadian airlines for the month of June reached 440,000, which was 6.7 million fewer passengers than the same month a year prior[2]. And

Join Tourism HR Canada President and CEO Philip Mondor for this free one-hour webinar sharing insights into the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the tourism workforce. In early 2020, Canada was on track to employ 2.2 million people in its tourism sector. Where are we six months into the COVID crisis? And what is the

In August, tourism employment increased by 54,300 jobs, the smallest monthly gain since tourism employment began to recover in May. Tourism employment dropped by 881,700 jobs through March and April. The sector has now gained back 572,200 of those lost jobs. But summer is the height of Canada’s tourism season, and on a year-over-year basis

For the second month in a row, tourism employment increased in June, rising in all five of the industry groups that make up the tourism sector. Highlights: Tourism employment increased by 243,900 jobs between May and June The tourism unemployment rate remains high at 25.0% There were 668,300 fewer individuals employed in tourism in June

COVID-19 has impacted all aspects of Canadians’ lives and affected employment across industries and occupations. Almost no segment of the economy has been untouched, but certain groups have been more affected than others. We know that women and youth have suffered greater employment losses as a percentage of pre-COVID employment levels than men. A recent