The Future Skills Podcast
Canada is facing wide-reaching demographic and technological changes that pose increasingly significant challenges to the world of work. The Future Skills Centre Podcast, presented by The Conference Board of Canada, will explore these crucial emerging challenges to the future of work. In each episode, we will unpack a unique issue facing Canadians and hear from varying perspectives—such as community members, decision-makers, and thought leaders—to discuss solutions and paths forward.
The Future Skills Podcast
S2 Ep. 02: Adapting to Change—The Case of Canada’s Hospitality & Tourism Industry
Restaurants, hotels, and attractions across Canada are an important place of work, particularly for youth, students, and newcomers to Canada. But with cycles of closures and layoffs, health and safety concerns, and new enforcement requirements due to COVID-19, there has been an exodus of workers from the hospitality and tourism industry. How are businesses rethinking their hiring, training, and compensation practices to adapt and recover?
This episode explores issues of workforce development and business strategy in the hospitality and tourism industry, in conversation with Krista Bax from go2HR and Adam Morrison from OTEC. We also hear firsthand from a business about their experiences.
Guests
Matt Pearson, Director, Human Resources, Living Waters Resorts
Adam Morrison, President and CEO, Ontario Tourism & Education Council (OTEC)
Krista Bax, CEO, go2HR
Host
Linda Nazareth
Links
Future Skills Centre Homepage: https://fsc-ccf.ca/
Future Skills Centre Twitter: https://twitter.com/fsc_ccf_en
The Conference Board of Canada Homepage: https://www.conferenceboard.ca/
The Conference Board of Canada Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConfBoardofCda
The Conference Board of Canada Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConferenceBoardofCanada/
OTEC: https://otec.org/
Go2HR: https://www.go2hr.ca/