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Tourism Sector Employment in Canada
Looking for employment data on the Canadian tourism industry? Review the most recent reports issued by the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC).
The CTHRC works on behalf of the 164,000 businesses that make up Canada's vibrant tourism sector. In collaboration with its provincial partners, education councils, and Statistics Canada, the CTHRC publishes a wide range of reports and studies on employment and labour relations topics in the Canadian tourism sector.
The Total Tourism Sector Employment in Canada 2006 Update is the sixth in a series of studies produced for the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC). This study describes the tourism labour force, its size, characteristics, and anticipated growth. The study presents, for the first time, a perspective on potential supply of workers to meet demand.
Released in 2007, the Total Tourism Sector Employment 2006 Update report provides employment statistics and projections for the total tourism sector in Canada. The report includes demographic profiles of the tourism labour market presented by industry groups and select occupations. It also contains employment data, trends and graphs for all key tourism industry groups: accommodations, food and beverages services, recreation and entertainment, transportation, and travel services.
Among some of the findings are the following:
- Forecasts that suggest there will be 290,690 new jobs in tourism between 2006 and 2015.
- This is an average of approximately 32,300 new jobs per year, which does not take into consideration turnover that can be as high as, or higher than, 30% per year in some tourism businesses.
- 47% of total tourism employment is found in the Food and Beverage Services Industry group. This group continues to employ the largest number of people within the tourism sector, nationally and in each province.
- The tourism work force remains younger overall than other sectors in the Canadian economy. 33% for tourism employment is between the ages of 15 and 24, as compared to 15% of all Canadian employment.
- 20% of the total tourism labour force attends school full-time, compared to 9% of the Canadian labour force
Whether you are an employer, educator, trainer, or independent researcher, accurate statistics related to total tourism sector employment will guide you in your day-to-day operations and help you plan your business.
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The 2008 Canadian Tourism Sector Compensation Study is a groundbreaking study of the benefits and salary/wage compensation of 33 benchmark occupations in four of the major industry groups: Accommodations, Food and Beverage Services, Travel Services and Recreation and Entertainment.
Job data was collected from over 2,000 establishments and over 76,000 incumbents. Released in Summer 2008 by the CTHRC with the assistance of the provincial/territorial tourism education councils, the compensation study provides employment statistics and projections for the total tourism sector in Canada.
The study provides tourism operators and managers with invaluable information to help them plan human resources strategies in a competitive manner, particularly in view of such factors as labour shortage and high employee turnover in the tourism industry.
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