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Canadian Tourism Students Go Global
Two students and a teacher from Regina’s Balfour Collegiate had the unique opportunity to build connections and share ideas with other tourism students, educators, and industry professionals from around the world at the 2025 Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP)...
Tourism Gatherings: What We Heard and What Comes Next
Canadian tourism is adapting to digital acceleration, climate pressures, and workforce shifts—all while maintaining the human connections that define our sector. Conversations at three recent major gatherings— the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s Tourism Congress, the Conseil québécois des ressources...
Labour Force Survey Snapshot: November 2025
Tourism Stays the Course Through Autumn Lull. November is often a slow period in tourism, with the weather turning colder but not cold enough or snowy enough to support winter activities. The Canadian economy is still adjusting to new political...
Exceptional Experiences Made Easy with Emerit
With a record summer tourism season now in the books, how do we continue growing a skilled workforce to meet the rising demand for exceptional experiences? Whether it’s a frontline worker welcoming guests or a seasoned manager guiding a team,...
The Power to Propel: A Pipeline of Possibility
By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors Opening: A Sector Caught in the Crossfire In recent months, federal policy changes have reshaped the landscape for international students in Canada. New caps on study permits and restricted eligibility for...
Labour Force Survey Snapshot: October 2025
Tourism holds steady from September. The tourism sector[1] in October 2025 saw little change over the previous month in terms of labour force or employment[2]. Both indices grew by less than one percent, on par with changes seen across the...
Federal Budget 2025: Implications for Tourism Employment, Skills, and Competitiveness
Tourism is a cornerstone of Canada’s service economy, supporting over 2.2 million jobs and 265,800 businesses in more than 5,000 communities. The sector depends heavily on human capital — after all, tourism is nothing without its people delivering memorable experiences....
Labour Force Survey Snapshot: September 2025
Early autumn sees tourism workforce contract, but hold its own. September always sees a contraction of the tourism workforce: with the summer surge in demand definitively over and many students leaving the workforce to return to their studies, both labour...
Workforce Pulse: Cautious Stability in a Shifting Economy
Tourism HR Canada has been working closely with a consortium of other workforce development councils to generate cross-sector labour market insights. The initiative, led by the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium, saw a national survey fielded across fourteen sectors to collect...
Help Shape the Future of Canada’s Tourism Workforce
Labour challenges continue to be a top concern for tourism businesses across the country. Share your perspective in the 2025 National Workforce Insights Survey, open from October 13 to 24. This important survey explores the realities of vacancies, operational costs,...
Tourism Outperforms the General Economy When It Comes to Young Workers
Unemployment is a headline-grabber in the current Canadian news cycle: with geopolitical instability and economic unpredictability, many businesses are facing strong headwinds, and the threat of being laid off hangs over much of the Canadian workforce. Tourism may be slightly...
Labour Force Survey Snapshot: August 2025
August is typically a busy month for tourism: it’s the end of summer, and many families take the opportunity for one last break before school and work return to normal in September. This year, of course, the season has been...
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