(seasonally unadjusted) In June 2018, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 4.5%, which is 0.7% lower than the rate reported in June 2017, and the same as the previous month (May 2018). At 4.5%, tourism’s unemployment rate was well below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.7%. With the exception of […]
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On June 20, the Government of Canada announced the launch of an innovative three-year pilot program that will see nearly $7 million dedicated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to connect newcomers to Canada with jobs in the hotel industry in five regions across the country. Tourism HR Canada and the Hotel Association of
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(seasonally unadjusted) In May 2018, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 4.5%, which is 1.0 percentage point lower than the rate reported in May 2017, and lower than the previous month (April 2018) when the unemployment rate stood at 5.1%. At 4.5%, tourism’s unemployment rate was well below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment
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A record 1.8 million Canadians worked in the tourism sector in 2016, recently released census data reveals. Those 1.8 million individuals account for 10.6% of all employed individuals in Canada. As a sector, tourism is the third-largest employer of Canadians, and is rapidly growing. The number of people employed in tourism has increased 11% since
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(seasonally unadjusted) In April 2018, the unemployment rate1 in the tourism sector was at 5.1%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the rate reported in April 2017, and lower than the previous month (March 2018) when the unemployment rate stood at 6.4%. At 5.1%, tourism’s unemployment rate was below Canada’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate
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