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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: June 2025
Momentum Continues to Build in Tourism Employment. In spite of economic headwinds in the face of trade uncertainty, domestic tourism demand stayed strong into June, allowing the tourism labour market to maintain its momentum from May. Both labour force and...
Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: May 2025
Summer Employment Growth Led by Recreation and Entertainment, Accommodations In spite of ongoing economic tensions between Canada and its largest trading partner, the Canadian tourism sector[1] in May 2025 saw promising growth over the previous month[2]. Although tourism is less...
Propel: Building Canada’s Tourism Workforce, One Student at a Time
By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors In August of 2021, Canada’s tourism sector was in a fragile place. We were navigating workforce losses, sector uncertainty, and deep concern about future capacity. Out of that turbulence came a...
Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: April 2025
Sector Overall Grows, but Accommodations Industry Continues to Struggle The tourism sector[1] in April 2025 was in a stronger position than in March[2], showing growth in both labour force and employment, and a slight decline in the unemployment rate. The...
Taking Action Against Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes in Canada, and tourism businesses can be unwitting facilitators in this exploitation. A report from U.S.-based Polaris found that 75% of human trafficking survivors in the U.S. have some contact with a...
Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: March 2025
Tourism Labour Force and Employment Slow in March. The tourism sector[1] in March 2025 contracted slightly from the previous month[2], across both labour force and employment. Both indices were higher than they were last year (+2.1% and +3.0%, respectively), and...
Celebrating Tourism Week in Canada: A Tribute to the People Behind the Experiences
Tourism Week in Canada is a time to shine a spotlight on one of our country’s most vibrant and people-driven industries. At the heart of tourism is a dynamic, diverse, two-million-strong workforce whose passion and dedication create memorable experiences for...
Free eLearning: Navigating Inclusive Tourism Workplaces
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...
Focus Group Members Wanted: Workplace Policies for Substance Use in Tourism
Firsthand experience and insight are important in creating quality workplace resources and policies. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), on behalf of Tourism HR Canada, is conducting focus group discussions with people who work in tourism (including...
Beyond Barriers: Insights into Tourism Workplace Disability Inclusion
As part of its Belong initiative, Tourism HR Canada has conducted a range of research activities to provide a foundation for understanding individuals with disabilities in the tourism workforce, and to offer tailored recommendations to create accessible, inclusive workplaces and...
Propel Launches Fifth Year with New Success Stories
Tourism HR Canada is delighted to announce that the Propel Student Work Placement Program is launching its fifth year of supporting the growth of a vibrant and skilled tourism sector. The program plays a vital role in linking post-secondary students and...
Pulling Together: The Productivity and Skills Agenda
Over the past three years, Tourism HR Canada’s research team has been closely monitoring and studying the shifting dynamics of the tourism workforce as the sector continues its post-COVID recovery. This work has involved a number of parallel and concurrent...
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