Tourism Employment Stays Strong. The tourism sector[1] in July 2025 grew by around 3% from where it stood last month[2], and was generally in a stronger position than last year. Given the strong economic headwinds facing the economy, and the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ahead of Difficult Times, Tourism Growth Slows The Canadian economy faces a rocky road ahead, in the face of unprecedented disruptions to the geopolitics of North America, and indeed around the world. The impacts that the coming changes will have…
Recreation and Entertainment Pulls Sector Above 2019 Levels The tourism sector[1] in January 2025 saw a general decrease in labour force and employment over the previous month[2]. Employment saw a larger decrease than labour force, although both were modest (-1.4%…
The tourism workforce is an inherently diverse group. In 2021, the gender split matched that across the entire Canadian working population, but tourism employed a greater share of youth, immigrants, non-permanent residents, members of visible minorities, and speakers of multiple…
Tourism Sector Shows Improvement and Stabilizes The tourism sector[1] in December 2024 saw modest growth over the previous month[2], in both labour force (+1.4%) and employment (+1.9%). The sector was in a stronger position than last year, but remained between…
The Mid-Season Slump Returns The tourism sector[1] in November 2024 saw a moderate contraction from October[2], with labour force falling by around 32,000 people (-1.4%) and employment by around 44,000 (-2.1%). Both were in a stronger position than last year,…
