Train and Grow Your Tourism Career with COTA!
Are you looking for an exciting, adventurous, culturally relevant career path? Discover the possibilities in the Cree tourism industry!
Whether you are exploring career options, planning your post-secondary journey, or upgrading your skillset, we are here to encourage and support Eeyouch/Eenouch youth and professionals every step of their tourism career journey.
Watch our video “Cree Tourism: Creating the Career of Your Dreams” to learn more about this exciting industry, then scroll down to explore the programs and support COTA offers to students and trainees!
COTA Student Bursary Program
Pursue your education in tourism with support from COTA!
Tourism is a stimulating and rewarding career choice with so much opportunity for growth and adventure!
If you are a Cree student who has completed studies in one of five tourism sectors (accommodations, food and beverage services, recreation and entertainment, transportation, or travel services), you may be eligible for COTA’s bursary program!
COTA bursaries range from $250 for graduates of a vocational program to as much as $3,500 for students who have successfully completed a doctoral degree. Up to three bursaries are available in each category of education established for this fund.
Your Future in Tourism: Annual Essay Contest
Our essay contest is back! Enter your essay by August 25, 2025, for your chance to win a trip to the International Indigenous Tourism Conference in Edmonton.
More information is available here.
Helpful Training Programs & Career Planning Resources
Build your skills, explore your options, and learn more about tourism career pathways.
Become an Eeyou Istchee Ambassador (FREE ONLINE TRAINING!)
Become an ambassador of Eeyou Istchee with this free online training!
You will…
- Perfect your hospitality and customer care
- Discover what there is to do and see in the region
- Learn how to use the region’s Official Tourist Guide and give basic tourism information.
Click here to sign up for the training!
If you have questions about this training program, please contact our office at 418-745-2220 or email info@creetourism.ca.
Discover Tourism (Tourism HR Canada)
Find out more about careers in tourism with this resource-rich website from Tourism HR Canada. Take the “Is Tourism Right for Me?” quiz, explore career pathways, and get inspired by tourism success stories.
ITAC's Tourism Digital Accelerator
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada provides its members with a suite of digital marketing tools, resources, and courses to support the development and literacy of online marketing. The Digital Training Incubator provides a range of training options includng one-on-one consulting, self-paced platforms, and mini-courses that are tailored to specific learning needs.
For more information, visit ITAC’s website.