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Skilled migration is one of the policy levers available to governments to address workforce shortages in the economy. This issue of Focus on explores how skilled migration is utilised by governments globally to address skill and labour shortages; how effective policies and procedures that recognise and validate qualifications and credentials gained overseas can facilitate the integration of skilled migrants and refugees in destination labour markets; and the impact the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on skilled migration around the world.

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Despite the recent economic recession, labour shortages in the Canadian tourism sector are projected to increase substantially by 2025. The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) set out to improve the food and beverage industry’s ability to attract and retain skilled workers by conducting a comparative review of cooking credentials in Canada and identifying learning and career paths within the field. The qualifications framework that was developed encourages the understanding and respect of tourism occupations as a career choice and not simply a job in order to increase the attractiveness of a career in tourism. It also helps ease the entry of new Canadians into the workforce by helping employers recognize and value qualifications from immigrants who have received their training and education outside of Canada. It is hoped that these two methods will help grow the potential labour supply in the tourism sector.

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