Alberta aims to more than double its tourism economy by 2035, launching the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program’s Tourism and Hospitality Stream for foreign hospitality workers seeking permanent residency in Canada. Despite high demand since its […]
On February 13, 2024, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) unveiled plans for a new Tourism and Hospitality Stream, which is set to launch on March 1, 2024. In 2022, Alberta experienced a notable surge in tourism
Discussions are going around if Canada should provide medical care for birth tourists – pregnant women who come to Canada solely to give birth to their babies and obtain Canadian citizenship for them. Preterm and
On June 6, 2023, the Government of Canada added 13 countries to its eTA program. Travellers from these countries who have either held a Canadian visa in the last ten years or a valid United States non-immigrant
The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a heavy blow to Alberta’s tourism and hospitality sector, which still grapples with labour shortages hindering industry recovery and growth. To aid employers in the industry, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program
In early March, a travel site dedicated to safety published a report indicating the safest countries for LGBTQ+ travellers. According to “The 203 Worst (& Safest) Countries for LGBTQ+ Travel in 2023,” Canada has topped the list
On December 7, 2022, Newfoundland and Labrador released the 2022-2026 Tourism Vision and Strategy to transform the province’s tourism landscape. In the next five years, the strategy will take a three-phased approach. First, the 2022-2023 transition phase
According to Statistics Canada, tourism is gaining steam in Canada, as both Canadians and foreign visitors from abroad boost the hospitality industry and aid a much-needed recovery back to pre-pandemic activity. Statistics Canada’s report on international tourists
On May 27, 2022, Yukon published a joint news release with the Government of Canada, announcing the vast investment in the province’s tourism sector. Both the provincial and Federal Governments made a combined investment of $1.95 million
On April 21, 2022, the Government of New Brunswick revealed the investments the province plans to spend on tourism to attract more tourists to New Brunswick and assist in the province’s economic recovery from pandemics. Tourism, Heritage