Workforce Development
ITO works with Indigenous youth and current tourism business owners to support the workforce and build capacity for future tourism growth.
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E2E Events
Becoming a member of Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) offers invaluable benefits, including access to the opportunity to participate in the Employer-to-Employee (E2E) Matching events.
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IBA Workshops
Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO)’s Indigenous Business Advisors (IBA) Program will assist Indigenous tourism businesses throughout the province to improve sustainability and resiliency and encourage success within their operations.
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Indigenous Ingenuity
The Indigenous Ingenuity Northern Tour is a project that ITO and Science North collaborated on that began in 2022 and will continue until the end of 2024.
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ITO All-Stars Cup
On March 13-17, 2023 Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) was onsite at the Little Native Hockey League tournament hosted by Nipissing First Nation launching the inaugural ITO All Stars Cup.
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Workshops
Since 2021, Indigenous Tourism Ontario's Workforce Development pillar has been training and uplifting the Indigenous tourism workforce with practical workshops centred around career excellence.
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