Map your own path with a career in tourism.

Skills That Travel Learning & Career Hub

A career in tourism can take you places—whether you want hands-on experience, leadership opportunities, or skills you can carry into other industries. Tourism is flexible, fast-growing, and always people-focused.

The Skills That Travel Learning & Career Hub offers courses, career tools, and resources to help people explore opportunities and build skills in tourism—no matter where they are in their career.

See what’s possible with skills that travel.

Learning Hub

Resources for Job Seekers & Career Changers

Resources for Students

Resources for Businesses & Operators

Resources for Community Partners

The career landscape is changing — and so is the tourism industry.

Workforce

In 2023, tourism employed approximately 9.3% of Ontario’s total workforce, equating to about 622,000 jobs.

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The tourism unemployment rate in Ontario was 5.2% in May 2025, lower than the overall provincial rate.

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Inclusivity

Southwestern Ontario has the second-highest number of Rainbow Registered businesses in Canada.

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In 2024, the employment rate for persons with disabilities in Ontario was 46.4%, compared to 66.2% for those without disabilities.

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Youth

Approximately 50% of Canadians gain their first work experience in the tourism sector, highlighting its role as an entry point into the workforce.

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69% emphasized the need for real-world skills like leadership and communication.

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Map your own path with a career in tourism.

Skills That Travel Learning & Career Hub

A career in tourism can take you places—whether you want hands-on experience, leadership opportunities, or skills you can carry into other industries. Tourism is flexible, fast-growing, and always people-focused.

See what’s possible with skills that travel.

The career landscape is changing — and so is the tourism industry.

Workforce

Inclusivity

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