Alberta tourism facing grave labor deficiency

Friday, March 31, 2023

The tourism division of Alberta is facing a grave labor deficiency that can challenge its long-term practicability, said a new labor study.

According to the Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA), majority of businesses are experiencinga lot ofproblems in finding staffs to fill unoccupied positions, which is indeed a threat considering Alberta’s top tourism period to start soon.

As per the industry study, staffing, retaining and rivalry from other segments are increasing laborproblems and the price risecrisis further.

Darren Reeder, the TIAA president said that the pandemicbroughtsubstantialdisturbance to their tourism labor market, and almost one million worksvanished during the initial eight weeks after the pandemic began.

Reederadded that today the tourism segment continues to have considerablyless workers compared to the times before. Consequently, with the recovery ofrepressed travel demand, tourism businesses would not be able tocope up with the demand with their current workforce.

From November 2022 to March 2023, Tourism HR Canada functionedalong with the TIAA to review and consult trades and Albertans while also checking Statistics Canada statisticsregarding job openings, number of travelers and workstatistics.

The study intended to discoverissuesdeterringdevelopment of tourism in Alberta and revival from the pandemic. It was presented yesterday to the industry frontrunners.

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