Hospitality Jobs in Canada: Who's Hiring Right Now (Oct 2026)

You want a hospitality job in Canada and you want to know who is actually hiring, not who was hiring six months ago. Here is the current picture, taken from the listings that are open right now.

As of 14 October 2026, the Hospitality jobs in Canada feed on JobRise shows 28 open listings. Fourteen of those were posted in the last 30 days, and 9 went up in just the last 7 days. That is a live snapshot of open listings, not a market survey, so treat it as a map of where to send applications this week.

Who is hiring right now#

Ten companies account for most of the 28 listings. Two of them dominate the count.

Banff Hospitality Collective has 9 open listings, the most of any employer in this slice. Its roles run from front of house to kitchen leadership: "Experienced Bartender - Three Bears Brewery & Restaurant", "Sous Chef - Bluebird Restaurant", and "Bar Manager - Three Bears Brewery & Restaurant". If you can work in Banff, this is the single biggest door to knock on.

Ubisoft has 8 listings in the hospitality slice, which tells you something about how the category is drawn. A games studio is not a hotel, but its Montreal offices run food service, events, and guest-facing operations, and those roles land here. The titles are mostly French, in line with a Montreal workplace.

LOCAL Public Eatery has 4 open listings, a strong showing for a single restaurant group. JOEY Restaurants has 1, a "Food Expeditor - JOEY Coquitlam" role on the West Coast. WD Swim has 1, an "Administrative Assistant & Front Desk Receptionist" position.

The remaining single listings are a mixed group, and that mix is the interesting part. We Are Social is hiring an "Accounts Payable Concierge", an agency role with a hospitality-flavoured title. Tecsys Inc. wants a "Chef(fe) de produit, plateforme de données et plateforme d'IA", a product job whose French title uses "chef" in the management sense. Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada lists "Chef de mêlée, Niveau 17 - FR 596", a public sector position. Lyft has 1 listing, and Pacifica Housing, a housing provider, has 1.

Where the jobs are#

Five cities cover all 28 listings. Montreal leads with 10, then Banff with 9, and Ottawa with 5. Coquitlam and Richmond Hill have 1 each.

Two locations, Montreal and Banff, hold 19 of the 28 openings. If you are already near either, your odds this week are better than someone applying from outside those markets. Banff in particular is a seasonal town where employers often need people who can start fast and find housing.

What the job-type mix says#

Full-time work dominates: 27 of 28 listings are full-time, and only 1 is a contract role. Employers here are building permanent teams, not staffed up for a short spike.

Zero of the 28 listings carry an entry-level title. No intern, graduate, junior, or trainee roles show up in this slice. That is a blunt signal. Right now, Canadian hospitality employers in this feed want people who can walk in and do the job. If you are new to the field, you will need to apply on transferable experience rather than wait for a labelled entry-level posting.

The employer mix is wide. There are restaurant groups (Banff Hospitality Collective, LOCAL Public Eatery, JOEY Restaurants), a big tech employer (Ubisoft), a startup and platform side (Lyft, Tecsys Inc.), an agency (We Are Social), and the public sector (Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada). Hospitality skills travel further than most people expect. Guest service, cash handling, scheduling, and vendor coordination show up in all of those settings.

For the wider picture, the JobRise Hiring Report: Canada shows 1,255 open listings across all categories, with 880 posted in the last 30 days. Hospitality is a small slice of that, so keep your search open to adjacent categories.

One more constraint to plan around: no listing in this hospitality slice shows a salary. Budget for the fact that you will have to ask about pay in the interview, and check the current official provincial employment standards for minimum wage and overtime rules.

How to apply this week#

Apply direct wherever you can. Staffing firms and recruiters appear in these listings, but a direct application to the employer usually moves faster and keeps you in control of follow-up.

Mirror the listing's keywords in your resume. If the posting says "Bar Manager", write "Bar Manager", not "Beverage Team Lead". If it says "Accounts Payable Concierge", use those words in your summary. Many employers screen with software before a human reads anything, so run your resume through a free ATS resume checker before you send it.

Your 7-step plan#

• Pick your two target cities first. With Montreal at 10 and Banff at 9 listings, decide which one you can actually get to and start there.
• List every role from Banff Hospitality Collective and LOCAL Public Eatery that matches your experience, then apply to all of them, not just one.
• Rewrite your resume for each posting, copying the exact job title and two or three key phrases from the listing into your summary and recent role.
• Note that 14 of 28 listings are under 30 days old and 9 are under 7 days old. Apply to the newest postings first, because they are the least likely to be filled.
• If you are applying to Ubisoft or Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada, have a French version of your resume ready. The titles suggest a bilingual workplace.
• Prepare one pay question for the interview, since no listing in this slice shows a salary. Ask what the range is for the role and when it is reviewed.
• Set a follow-up rule: apply, wait five business days, then send one short email to the hiring contact. Then move on to the next listing.

FAQ#

How current are these hospitality job numbers?

They are a snapshot of open listings on the JobRise feed dated 14 October 2026. Counts change daily as listings open and close, so recheck the feed before you plan your week.

Do I need to speak French for hospitality jobs in Canada?

Not for every role, but several listings in this snapshot, including Ubisoft and Export Development Canada, have French titles, which points to bilingual workplaces. For customer-facing work in Montreal and Ottawa, French is often expected.

Why are there no entry-level hospitality listings right now?

Zero of the 28 listings carry intern, graduate, junior, or trainee titles. Employers in this feed are hiring people who can work independently from day one, so lean on transferable experience if you are newer to the field.

Should I apply to staffing firms or directly to employers?

Apply direct when you can, because it usually moves faster and keeps you in control. Use recruiters and staffing firms as a second channel, since some listings in this slice come through them.

What salary can I expect in a Canadian hospitality job?

No listing in this snapshot shows a salary, so there is no range to quote from it. Pay varies by province, role, and season, so ask in the interview and check the current official provincial employment standards for minimum wage rules.