Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC)

The Northern Tourism Recovery Incubator developed by ITAC was created to support SMEs in Northern communities to strengthen their business, rebuild Indigenous tourism operators and re-train staff members to support visitors and public health expectations as the tourism industry recovers.

The needs of these businesses were assessed through a national accreditation program (Project Rise) which provided individual business assessments and aggregated data for ongoing support. By working with the Indigenous provincial and territorial partners, ITAC supported the effective delivery of regionally specific support to revitalize operators ahead of the 2023 operating season. Regional needs were considered as businesses reported through the accreditation program, recognizing that the gaps in one part of the country may not be the same as another. This coordinated effort aimed to increase tourism revenues and jobs by increasing Indigenous tourism products to meet visitor demands.

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Research

Indigenous finance and management professionals: critical for reconciliation and indigenous self-determination

• June 2022
• Signal49 Research (formerly The Conference Board of Canada)

Indigenous skilled labour is critical to realizing this new vision of economic reconciliation. Indigenous finance and management professionals can help their communities navigate the new and increasingly complex economic relationships.

• Inclusive Economy

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Research

Skills Next Series

• August 2019
• Public Policy Forum, Diversity Institute

The Public Policy Forum, the Diversity Institute, and the Future Skills Centre have joined together to publish Skills Next, a series that explores what is working in workplaces, universities, and the labour market – and where workers are falling through the gaps in our skills training system. Each report focuses on one issue — such as the impact of technology in the workplace, gig work, digital skills, and barriers to employment that some marginalized groups experience — and reviews the existing state of knowledge on this topic and identifies areas in need of additional research.

• Inclusive Economy
• Tech and Automation

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Mind Your Health

• October 2024
• Not 9 to 5

The “Mind Your Health” project, initiated by Not 9 to 5 in Canada, addressed the acute mental health crisis in the hospitality sector.

• Inclusive Economy
• Quality of Work

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• Insights ReportPDF
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