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2022 In Review | The BCHA Advocacy Report

Have you had a chance to review our 2022 Advocacy Report? Over the past year, the BCHA fought hard on your behalf to move the needle on our key advocacy files, while building resources and tools aimed at supporting your operations. We are so grateful to the generous support of our members which has enabled our advocacy efforts. We will continue to ensure your voice is heard at the community, provincial, and federal level.

Please see below our BCHA Advocacy Report which outlines progress on our key advocacy files along with our priorities for 2023.

Fast-Track Your Future Education Series | Register Today!
The BCHA's Fast Track Your Future Education Series offers 4 different programs led LIVE by some of the industry's most compelling leaders. The series is designed for accommodation operators and team members interested in refining and building new skills, and offers actionable and easily digestible guidance!

Registration is currently open for:
  • LIVE TRAINING | Financial Leadership with David Lund | HURRY! Training Begins January 18 
  • ONLINE LEARNING CENTRE | Customer Service Training with Blue Mountain Solutions | Available 24/7  

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BCHA Buy & Sell | Anchor Inn & Suites Seeking Equipment
The Anchor Inn & Suites is looking for a gently used self-contained ice maker (with a storage bin) and two small commercial glasswashers - one conveyor type and one circular revolving type. Have this equipment and looking to sell? Contact Bev Herperger at manager@anchorinn.ca
Meet the Team | Karissa Bourgeault
A BCHA superstar of many titles, Karissa is an industry advocate with deep roots in hospitality. Karissa not only ensures our board and team are on track to meet their goals but seeks opportunities to create industry growth as our Project Manager.
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HAC Shares 2022 Year in Review Update
Over the past year, our industry has overcome a great deal. The Hotel Association of Canada has been instrumental in that growth. The team has put together a timeline of some of the key advocacy successes.
 
Royal BC Museum Launches Public Consultations
The Royal BC Museum is inviting the public to the first phase of its community engagement with a series of information and dialogue sessions, launching in Victoria, BC January 17, 2023, and continuing throughout the next few months across the province.
Workforce Challenges Survey
Please use the link below to participate in a short 2-minute survey that will help inform the development of the Hotel Association of Canada's future workforce recommendations. Note that all recorded responses will be anonymous.

RESOURCES
Deepening your Understanding of EDI with go2HR
go2HR has posted a new Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Employer Framework - a great new resource for you to explore. This is the beginning of their EDI initiative aimed at creating respectful workplaces for all. Please explore the framework and look for additional EDI resources.
Deadline Jan.12 | Canada Summer Jobs Program!
Are you looking to hire a youth next summer? The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Program provides wage subsidies for employers from non-profit, private, and public sector organizations. Applications for the subsidy are due until January 12. To learn more about the CSJ Program and whether you are eligible, sign up for a one-hour FREE virtual session today. Sessions are offered from now until January.

ICYMI - New Year New Tactics Virtual Event Recording
Thank you all for joining us for the New Year, New Tactics Virtual Event with Jennifer Woppenkamp. Thank you also to Jennifer who shared 5 Leadership Tools to Bring into 2023. Miss the webinar? Don't fret! Watch the recording below.

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TRENDING
B.C.’s new tourism minister wants to be ‘wind at the back’ of the sector
“My goodness, is it ever an interesting and exciting portfolio,” Popham said. “I spent five years in agriculture and food and now moving over to a ministry that has so many different pathways in it, my vision is to make sure that the government continues to be the wind at the back of all of our stakeholders.”
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AT A GLANCE
BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference
March 1-3, 2023
Submit award nomination by Dec. 15!
IMPACT
January 22-25, 2023
Victoria
2023 International Indigenous Tourism Conference
March 8-10
BCHA Summit Returns!
May 1-2, 2022
Kelowna
HERE'S TO YOU!
Coast Hotels Sets its Sights on a Huge Expansion!
Coast Hotels announced today it will expand its USA footprint and complete the acquisition of a master franchise agreement. The USA expansion plan will see Coast Hotels target a mix of owned and franchised properties, aiming at exponential growth in North America by 2027.
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