The Government of Canada is consulting tourism stakeholders from across Canada on their experiences with and use of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program. The information collected will be used to formulate recommendations on changes to the program that will better facilitate tourism labour market needs. Tourism HR Canada invites stakeholders who were (or are)…

A new updated version of IcebergFinder.com was launched last week with significant new features and enhancements. To learn more about IcebergFinder.com, Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism is holding a webinar, Tuesday, June 5th from 10:30 – 11:30am. To register, please email Linette Moores at linettemoores@gov.nl.ca. IcebergFinder.com is the leading digital channel for tracking icebergs in Newfoundland…

May 27-June 2 was Tourism Week in Canada. In Ottawa this week, TIAC and industry champions from across the country held meetings and activities that highlighted tourism’s current momentum and illustrated the issues requiring updated measures to ensure Canada meets tourism’s full potential and continues to strengthen local economies in urban, rural and remote locations.…

On May 11, 2017, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, launched Canada’s Tourism Vision. It’s a five-year, whole-of-government approach to increasing the number of international tourists who come to Canada by seizing the global opportunity that tourism offers. Click here to…

May 16, 2018 – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – Atlantic Canada Agreement on Tourism Over 1,800 tourism professionals from more than 30 countries gathered last night, May 15, at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia to discover what makes Atlantic Canada a compelling destination for travellers world-wide. ‘Atlantic Canada Night,’ organized as part…

Dr. Laurel Besco, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, is seeking participants to complete a 10-minute survey regarding business motivations and energy efficiency. Note: participant access closes May 30, 2018.  The three main objectives of this research project are: To better understand what motivates companies to undertake environmental actions (specifically focused on energy efficiency)…

Youth Employment Smart Start consists of 10 participants (Ages 18-30). There are six weeks of in-class training and workshops on employability skills, Essential Skills and other workplace training with a focus on employment in hospitality, retail and labour. They will receive First Aid and WHMIS.  After the six weeks of in-class workshops, participants are paired…

Tourism Week in Canada is a grassroots initiative that brings attention to the economic opportunity available to Canada through travel and tourism and the public policy challenges preventing the sector from capitalizing on those opportunities. Tourism Week aligns tourism organizations, businesses and other partners from across the country around a common vision: a tourism sector…

Hospitality NL will lead a three-year training and research project aimed at reskilling non-tourism sector workers for employment in the tourism industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Reskill project is supported by the NL Workforce Innovation Centre’s (WIC) Research and Innovation Program. Funding is provided by the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, under…

For immediate release April 30, 2018 St. John’s – Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador, the provincial tourism industry association, is calling for immediate action by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to address the issue of unlicensed accommodations operating within the province in direct contravention to the Tourist Establishments Act. Under the Tourist Establishments Act in…