Tour Guide

Program stream:: Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title:: Tour Guide
Organization name:: West End BIZ
Job location:: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Length of assignment:: 2026-05-04 to 2026-08-28 (16 weeks)
Hourly wage:: $16.50

The Cultural & Heritage Tour Guide will promote and conduct tours of Winnipeg’s West End: its outdoor mural gallery and historic sites for Winnipeg’s residents and tourists. The tours showcase the area’s many colourful murals, as well as explore the rich historical and cultural composition of the area. They focus on restaurants, businesses, and communities that sprung up from immigrant groups settling in the West End while including stops at murals and historic sites, with stories shared along the way. The tours help promote the area, benefiting local businesses and the community. All are primarily walking tours, but bus tours are also available for larger groups, and several bicycle tours will also take place. The West End BIZ Tour Program is award-winning and internationally recognized.

The guide will raise awareness of the West End heroes, influences, and ethnic and cultural groups depicted in the murals, by sharing stories and explaining the meaning behind the images to tour participants. They will also share details of significant buildings, landmarks, and the history of the area. The ideal candidate will have an outgoing personality, will be capable of engaging and interacting with their audience in an upbeat and friendly manner, and will provide a fun and educational experience for participants helping them to inspire others to attend tours while passing on their gained local and Canadian cultural and historical knowledge.

REPORTING

The Cultural & Heritage Tour Guide will take direction from the Communications & Marketing Coordinator and is ultimately responsible to the Executive Director. The position will work in a close team environment with other BIZ staff.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Assist in the promotion of tours by coordinating and distributing printed materials and contacting community groups to book group tours;
• Research historical and cultural material for incorporation into tours;
• Update, learn, and rehearse existing tour scripts;
• Conduct Cultural & Heritage Tours along designated routes to groups ranging in size from two to twenty participants; virtual or in person;
• Create and maintain tour schedules and payment collection records;
• Obtain feedback from participants by conducting participant surveys;
• Provide feedback and assist West End BIZ management in the improvement and expansion of the program;
• Other related and administrative duties as assigned.

OTHER

The Tour Guide must be self-motivated, confident, hardworking, and punctual. They must have the discipline to work effectively while unsupervised. Women, people with disabilities, indigenous people, and visible minorities are encouraged to apply for this position.

HOURS OF WORK / WAGES

Hours are 37.5 hours per week. As tour times are chosen by participants who are asked to book their tours several days in advance, the Tour Guide’s hours and days vary as required, but include evenings and weekends as needed. Two days off are provided each week. Pay is $16.50 per hour. The term runs from May 04 to August 21, 2026.

TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter and resume to the West End BIZ by e-mail (info@westendbiz.ca). The application deadline is March 31, 2026.

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