Capacity Building & Resilience Programs

Are you seeking tourism mentorship? Are you seeking support to plan a tourism opportunity? Is your tourism operation implementing improvements?

The ITBC Capacity Building & Resilience Project for 2023/2024 is offered by Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) and funded by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport. In its second year of delivery, the ITBC Capacity Building & Resilience Project focuses on:

• Support and alignment of efforts to build capacity in Indigenous communities
• Increased industry capacity through programs, training, and collaboration
• Assistance in the enhancement of tourism planning by Indigenous communities

The 2023/2024 ITBC Capacity Building & Resilience Project team will deliver three (3) Programs to ITBC Stakeholders with the following objectives:

• Support Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination and interest in the pursuit economic, social, and cultural development through tourism.
• Lead the Indigenous tourism industry in returning to the 2017/18 level of success by 2024.
• Support Stakeholders and Indigenous communities to cultivate a prosperous and sustainable tourism industry that connects visitors to exceptional Indigenous experiences.
• Build industry capacity through relevant programs, training, and collaboration, and increase or enhance Indigenous communities’ capacity for tourism planning.