CLN Top 55 Canadian Hotel Report 2008

This year we have expanded our annual report to include the top 35 hotel brands in Canada with information such as gross sales, units by region, and rooms by region. The report also lists the top 20 developer/owners and management companies, providing similar information.  Regional breakdowns are tabulated as well.

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Alberta sweetens the pot for TFWs

EDMONTON—Alberta has made changes to its foreign workers nominee program, designed to draw more workers from other countries to the province. As of July 1, Alberta’s program is referred to as the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). The program now allows family members of employer-sponsored workers to also apply for permanent resident visas through Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

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Saskatchewan leads with foreign worker pilot

REGINA—In Saskatchewan, an additional 2,700 foodservice industry employees will be needed by 2015, according to labour market studies. In 2007, Saskatchewan was Canada’s fastest-growing foodservice market.  Recognizing the growing labour shortages in the foodservice and hospitality industries, Saskatchewan has expanded its Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) to include hotel housekeeping staff and food and beverage servers on temporary work permits.

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OTEC announces new temporary foreign worker resource centre

TORONTO—OTEC, Ontario’s tourism sector council representative and the training and human resource organization for the Province, is introducing new tools and resources to assist employers with the recruitment and retention of employees.  The latest tool is an online temporary foreign worker (TFW)resource centre.

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Safe & secure

Hotel security is perhaps one of the industry’s most important, yet least discussed, issues. Some of the biggest topics are privacy vs. security, the sometimes delicate balance between security and hospitality, and providing good security at reasonable cost. “Hotel security is vitally important to innkeepers, whether large hotels or small inns. [And] it’s not just physical security of the premises; equally important is data security. Today’s hackers and scam artists are sophisticated data thieves,” says Bruce Gravel, of the Ontario Accommodation Association.

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