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Hospitality Recruitment Initiative for Youth In early 2014, The City of Toronto, the Toronto Workforce Innovation Group (TWIG) and the Ontario Tourism Education Centre (OTEC) will deliver a joint Hospitality Recruitment Initiative designed to connect job seekers under 30 with employment opportunities in the restaurant/hospitality industry. Attached are the slides from the December 10, 2013, presentation.TRANSCRIPT
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An Innovative Partnership: Labour and Management Serve Newcomers
The Hospitality Workers Training Centre
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Contribution of the sector to Toronto's economy
• Toronto ranks in the top 10 of the world’s top tourist destinations, with over 25 million people visiting (both overnight and same day visitors)
• Toronto has over 35,000 hotel rooms, 4 new luxury hotels
• 9.9 million visitors (39% of total) account for 77% of all spending, generated $1.08 billion in total taxes
• Toronto has over 24,000 tourism related businesses employing 224,000 people
(Source: Tourism Toronto 2010)
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Tourism in Toronto
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SECTOR DATA 2010• $4.35 billion in total spending by visitors• $1.08 billion in total taxes generated by
visitor spending• Over 24,000 tourism related businesses
employing 224,000 people.• Toronto region welcomed 9.9 million
overnight visitors• 574,000 room nights were booked for
future meetings and conventions from 2011 through 2029.
• Toronto had the 6th highest hotel occupancy rate (68.3%) among major North American cities
• A record 8.9 million room nights were sold throughout the year
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A BIT MORE DATA• Increase in number of overseas visitors
by 11%, making it the most rapidly expanding market segment. Brazil (59%), India (28%), South Korea (26%) and China (26%) were the fastest growing markets.
• Three major types of travellers – pleasure, business and visiting friends and relatives – with spending by the three types in nearly equal proportion
• Canadians are the largest geographic group of Toronto’s overnight visitors, 6.6 million visitors in 2010.
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Who’s Working in Hospitality
2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
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Accomodation ServicesEmployment by Age Group Toronto CMA
2001- 2011
15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
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Immigrants vs. Canadian Born in Tourism and Hospitality
Source: Statistics Canada Census 2006, Custom tabulation
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Who’s Working in Hospitality
2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
10002000300040005000600070008000
Accomodation ServicesEmployment by Age Group Toronto CMA
2001- 2011
15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
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Trained to Serve
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Workforce In Toronto Hotels