Banff Winter Hiring Fair returns in October

The streets of Banff are seen on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Banff is hosting a winter hiring fair next month for the first time in three years.

The annual fair has been cancelled in years past due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returns on Oct. 6.

Hosted by the Job Resource Centre, the hiring fair is free to attend.

"Over 200 seasonal, year-round and career positions will be up for grabs," spokesperson Michel Dufresne said in a Tuesday release.

Representatives from the local ski resorts and the hospitality industry will be on hand to recruit for a wide range of positions including ski instructors, lift attendants, kitchen staff, shuttle bus drivers, guest service agents and more.

The fair will featuring the following employers:

• Lake Louise Ski Resort;
• Nakiska Ski Area;
• Norquay;
• Sunshine Village;
• Banff Centre;
• Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts;
• Fairmont Banff Springs;
• Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise;
• Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge;
• Pursuit Banff Jasper Collection;
• The Old Spaghetti Factory; and
• The Canadian Brewhouse.

The 2022 Banff Winter Hiring Fair runs from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Cascade Shops in Banff on Oct. 6.

Job Resource Centre says the fair attracted a record crowd of over 600 job seekers in 2019 – many of them young people from across Canada and some from as far away as Australia and Germany.