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 		 Want to Work in Canmore? 

Don’t sacrifice your quality of life just to earn a living!  Experience the glorious mountain lifestyle by living and working in the Canadian Rockies. 

Canmore offers year-round & seasonal employment opportunities in a many sectors.  Jobs are plentiful, our local papers publishing pages of career ads weekly.  Jobs and careers can vary from seasonal service work to careers and self-employment opportunities in the construction / trades sector, and anything in-between. 

It is not uncommon for jobs that begin as front-line service sector to move up to supervisory and management positions, including training and education opportunities.  In construction, enterprising labourers have opportunity to find apprenticeship openings and eventually can become self-employed or even build their own company. 

While tourism & construction are today’s current driving forces and the highest source of entry-level employment, the community is experiencing growth from an active, affluent & educated population working globally and living in Canmore for the healthy lifestyle and outdoor recreation.  And the community is building on that trend to proactively develop more opportunities in other sectors for the future.  

Explore your career opportunities today – the future is open. 

Employment Opportunities: 

  • Canmore Leader Newspaper Career Ads
    The Canmore Leader is one of 2 weekly newspapers that publishes career ads weekly.  Click here to view their Career Ads, updated weekly.

  • Rocky Mountain Outlook Newspaper
    The Rocky Mountain Outlook is the other weekly newspapers that publishes career ads. Click here to access their publication and click on the career tab.
     

  • Canmore Business Listings
     Bow Valley Business Directory through the Town of Canmore website for a listing of all registered businesses operating in Canmore.  Choose the category you are interested in and check out the contacts to these businesses.  Many have active websites listed to find even more information on the employer themselves. 
     
  • Canmore Job Resource Centre
    The Job Resource Centre specializes in helping individuals find employment in Canmore & Banff.  Click here to link to their website, which also has connection to HRSDC programs, national job bank and other key sources of employment information.
     
  • Temporary Employment Opportunities
    Canmore & the Bow Valley are serviced by 2 companies that offer temporary employment opportunities.  Many people coming out to look for work find this helpful as they are able to earn quick money while embarking on their permanent job search.  Some positions can even work into permanent placements.
     

Tourism & Hospitality

  • Canmore Hotel & Lodging Association 
    Want to work in one of our many hotel properties?  The Canmore Hotel & Lodging Association is a membership association of hotels, motels, inns & hospitality operations in the valley.
    Click here for a direct link to their accommodation members and contacts.  Send your resumes electronically or contact them with your questions.
     
  • Tourism Canmore
    Tourism Canmore is Canmore’s marketing agency made up of hospitality &  tourism members & businesses.  To link to the Tourism Canmore Website click here.  You will find links to their members throughout this website, and can source email contacts to forward your resumes. 
     

Construction & Trades

  • Bow Valley Builders & Developers Association (BOWDA)

    BOWDA is a non-profit, voluntary,  membership-driven organization advocating on behalf of the Bow Valley building, construction & development industry, their consultants and suppliers.  Click here for a link to their members websites as available.   

     

  • Or click on the Bow Valley Business Listing for local construction & trades and check out the active web links to those companies that you might be interested in contacting.

Need Housing?
 
Click here for ideas & links to housing options:

  • Temporary Accommodation (Hostel or dorm style)

               Alpine Club of Canada  - 403-678-3200

               The Hostel Bear - 403-678-1000


 

Partners in Economic Development

  Town of Canmore
  Tourism Canmore
  The Biosphere Institute
  BOWDA
   Mountain Arts Foundation
  Canmore Community Housing Corporation
  Downtown Canmore Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ)
 

Associate Membership
 Canmore Business Registry