Tourism HR Canada (THRC) is a not-for-profit that supports Canada’s tourism sector by facilitating, coordinating, and enabling HR development activities to ensure a dynamic and resilient workforce.

THRC conducted biennial compensation surveys from 2006 to 2012. The 2018-2019 study provided fresh compensation data from tourism employers. In 2022-23, the tourism sector is still in flux, reeling from the past 2 years which have seen major impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourism sector is interested in understanding the compensation of certain occupations within the sector. The topics covered in this research include:

• An understanding of businesses’ gratuity practices, benefits, perquisites, and incentives offered.
• Information on compensation for 15 occupations, including bonus payouts; commission payouts; type of compensation; salary range minimum; salary range maximum; and average salary broken out by region, industry, union status and employment status.
• Determining the level of compensation across four industry groups: Recreation and Entertainment, Accommodations, Food and Beverage Services; and Travel Services.