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Students

Are you looking into starting a career in one of the world’s fastest growing industries? This site contains detailed information on formal education related to tourism as well as industry-based training and recognition options.  Explore our member community area to see what people are saying about the industry, view excerpts from the National Compensation study to see what the average pay rates are, or visit Discover Tourism, our sister site, to view detailed information on job profiles and links to national job boards.

Discover Tourism

Discover Tourism is designed to help you find future opportunities in the tourism industry and decide where your skills, knowledge and attitudes will have the best opportunities to develop. Whether you are looking for a fun summer job or considering a serious career in tourism, Discover Tourism has a lot to offer. Check out national job boards, career profiles, and the tourism school finder.

The Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism (CATT)

CATT gives high school students the opportunity to build the foundation of a tourism career while staying in school and acquiring the skills for post-secondary education, life-long learning and work in the tourism industry. Students follow the regular curriculum with a “specialization” in tourism. Many academic and experiential projects associated with the regular curriculum are tourism related. This is a great way to jumpstart your career in tourism!

Service Canada Summer Work Experience Program

Under the Youth Employment Strategy, the Summer Work Experience Program creates summer employment opportunities for secondary and post-secondary students, and supports the operation of Service Canada Centres for Youth where they may also find a job. These jobs provide students with the opportunity to acquire skills, gain valuable work experience and help finance their return to school.

Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCY)

SCCYs are helping students and employers across Canada with their summer employment needs. SCCYs provide a variety of services, free of charge, to help students improve their job search skills and acquire meaningful employment. They also help employers find enthusiastic summer help.

Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)

The ACCC is a national, voluntary membership organization created in 1972 to represent colleges and institutes to government, business and industry, both in Canada and internationally. The ACCC interacts with federal departments and agencies on members' behalf and links college capabilities to national industries. ACCC organizes conferences and workshops for college staff, students and Board members to facilitate networking and participation in national and international activities such as sector studies, awards programs and linkages.

Parks Canada - Young Canada Works (YCW)

Summer jobs, winter jobs, jobs all year round! If you are interested in unique summer work experience unlike any other student job, then the Young Canada Works (YCW) program is for you. YCW provides full-time secondary and post-secondary students (ages 16 to 30) with summer work experience and skills.