Kootenay Rockies

Tourism & Hospitality Resources for the

Kootenay Rockies

The tourism and hospitality industry in the Kootenay region employed approximately 8,000 employees in 2021, of which 49% are employed in the food and beverage sector and 39% in the recreation and entertainment and transportation and travel sectors (“Other”). The region accounted for 2.7% of the total provincial workforce (298,250), and its workforce distribution across sectors is similar to the provincial distribution with the exceptions of the recreation and entertainment and transportation and travel sectors (“Other”) which represent a relatively smaller percentage of the provincial workforce.