Resources and Information

Resources and Information

The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC)

The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council coordinates human resource development activities in support of a globally competitive and sustainable Canadian tourism sector. Visit the site to find:

• Tourism labour market information 
• Up-to-date details on wages and benefits 
• Tourism and hospitality news and events 
• The Ready-to-Work tourism internship program
• An online community of tourism stakeholders

Discover Tourism

The Discover Tourism website provides an introduction to the tourism and hospitality sector. CATT students and educators can:

• Search postsecondary tourism programs through the School Finder
• Access job search, résumé writing, interview and training resources
• Explore nearly 70 tourism career profiles
• See what a day on the job is like through 20 tourism career videos
• Try interactive career quizzes
• Evaluate transferable skills through a unique self-assessment tool called FAST--Finding and Applying your Skills in Tourism.

emerit Tourism Training and Certification

emerit training and certification resources are developed by the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) in collaboration with tourism industry professionals. The emerit website offers a wealth of career development and curriculum resources for tourism:

• Free, downloadable tourism National Occupational Standards
• Online and paper-based tourism training programs
• Professional certification for dozens for tourism and hospitality careers
• Learning outcomes to help inform curriculum
• Business and HR planning tools