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…
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,…
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…
(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…
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…
OTTAWA—July 6, 2021—Today, the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses (CHHB) is calling on the federal government to protect travel and tourism businesses and their employees in Canada, as the crucial Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy…
On April 19, 2021, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. It contained promising news to help address tourism workforce recovery efforts. More information is…
2021 is the start of a long recovery for the tourism industry, and it will be hampered by a shortfall of workers. The sector has faced a very difficult year and the long road to recovery will continue to be…
Are you an employer in the tourism and hospitality sector? We need your input to help shape the future of our post-pandemic workforce. As we enter a new year and reflect on the devastating and lasting effect that COVID-19 has…
Tourism HR Canada is honoured and delighted to announce that Philip Mondor, President and CEO, is the proud recipient of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Industry Award 2020. The award is presented in recognition of significant…
Tourism HR Canada is encouraged by the support measures outlined in the Speech from the Throne delivered yesterday by Governor General Julie Payette on behalf of the government. The hard-hit tourism, hospitality, and cultural industries were singled out for initiatives…
Tourism HR Canada would like to extend its thanks to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, and the Government of Canada on their appointment of Marsha Walden as President and CEO of Destination Canada. The…
