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Christian Buhagiar brings key insights from tourism’s largest industry group (OTTAWA, ON—February 24, 2023) Tourism HR Canada today announces the appointment of Restaurants Canada President and CEO Christian Buhagiar to its board of directors. Christian brings vast governance experience and will provide an important voice from the food and beverage services industry as it and …

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Strong, pan-Canadian leadership will guide growth of tourism workforce OTTAWA, ON—February 10, 2023) Tourism HR Canada today announced the appointment of two new directors to its board. Bringing extensive experience in both the tourism sector and governance are France Dionne, Executive Director of the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ), and Xavier Gret, …

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Tourism HR Canada congratulates Kaleigh Potts, Client Services Team Lead at Adventure Canada, who was this year’s recipient of the Tourism HR Canada Employee of the Year Award. Kaleigh accepted the award at the Canadian Tourism Awards gala, part of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s annual Tourism Congress. Kaleigh has been a valued member …

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has released Canada’s 2023–2025 Immigration Levels Plan. The new plan demonstrates strong determination by the government to address economic and labour force needs through the immigration system. The plan increases the number of applications under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Family Reunification Program, which could open opportunities for tourism …

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The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) has announced the finalists of its annual Canadian Tourism Awards—the standard of excellence for businesses and organizations in tourism that recognizes success, leadership, and innovation in the industry. Tourism HR Canada congratulates all of this year’s finalists, and is honoured to sponsor two awards categories this year: Employee …

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Employment and Social Development Canada has provided the following announcement: The temporary measures to make Employment Insurance (EI) more accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic will end on September 24th.  After September 24th, EI regular and special benefits (like maternity, parental, compassionate leave, and sickness) will continue to be available to workers, just as they were …

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On behalf of the Tourism HR Canada team, I wish you and yours a happy and healthy new year. I know that 2022 has arrived under incredibly challenging circumstances. Our hard-hit tourism sector has been dealt another blow as the Omicron variant rages. In addition to the worry and uncertainty around the virus itself, the …

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(OTTAWA, ON — December 14, 2021) Tourism HR Canada has been certified for exceptional workplace culture by The Canadian Workplace Culture Index, the leading measure of Canadian workplace culture. Certified companies demonstrate care for their employees, their customers, and their communities. Tourism HR Canada exceeded the Index, made up of the opinions of average Canadians …

Tourism HR Canada Ranked One of the 2021 Workplace Culture Innovators by the Canadian Workplace Culture Index Read More »

The Canadian Tourism Awards are presented annually by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) to recognize success, leadership, and innovation in Canada’s tourism industry–rewarding those people, places, organizations, and events that have gone above and beyond to offer travellers superior tourism experiences in Canada. TIAC received just under one-hundred nominations this year across four …

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