Research / Publications

Research / Publications

Your one-stop resource for the latest statistics and data on the tourism labour market in Canada

Want to know what’s happening in the tourism labour market? We have the answers.

Here, you’ll find valuable information on tourism employment in Canada that can help employers, researchers, policy makers and other tourism stakeholders learn more about human resource issues.

Fast Facts

Want to know…

• how many people work in the tourism sector?
• the age, gender and geographic location of tourism employees?
• how much tourism employees are paid and what types of benefits they receive?
• whether your business is likely to face labour shortages in 10 years?
• how tourism employment statistics compare to those of the overall Canadian economy?

Find answers

Labour Market Information

Learn about the characteristics of tourism jobs, access demographic data about people who work in tourism, review monthly tourism employment levels, and find information regarding productivity in the tourism sector.

Access research studies

Labour Supply and Demand

The Future of Canada’s Tourism Sector uses long-term demographic and economic trends to outline potential labour shortages in tourism industries.

Explore labour outlook

Compensation and Benefits Study

The Canadian Tourism Sector Compensation Study offers information on cash compensation and non-cash benefits in the sector, as well as human resource management issues and trends.

View compensation trends

Workplace Matters

Reports and newsletters based on the valuable information received from the Workplace Matters panel can be found here. You can also add your voice to this advisory group of tourism industry representatives.

Join the discussion

Comments and Suggestions?

The CTHRC’s research initiatives help inform the overall strategy of the Council. We welcome feedback regarding current and ongoing projects, as well as suggestions for new tourism employment research that could benefit your business. Please send any comments or suggestions to research@cthrc.ca.