Blue Heron Employment

Employment - Jobs at the Blue Heron Company

The Blue Heron Company is a fun, fast-paced, and diverse place to work in beautiful Tobermory.

We are now accepting job applications for the 2027 season. 

About the Blue Heron Company

The Blue Heron Company is a family run business, located in Tobermory, Ontario and is going into its 58th year of operation. The Blue Heron Company consists of three retail stores, motel & cottage rentals and boat cruises, including glass bottom boats to Flowerpot Island and the shipwrecks. The goal of the Blue Heron Company has always been to provide people with quality services and merchandise. The only way to guarantee that this happens is with great staff! Your friendliness, enthusiasm and service make our customers’ visit the best possible.

Seasonality

The Blue Heron Company operates seasonally from May through October, with July and August being our busiest months. Start dates are flexible, with opportunities typically beginning between mid-May and early July. Both full-time and part-time positions are available, depending on the role and applicant availability.

Hiring Process

Click a listing to review the job description and to apply online. At the end of the application form, you will be asked to select a date and time that is preferred for you for an interview. We will reach out to you to confirm your interview and send you a Zoom link for your interview. All correspondence will come from jobs@cruisetobermory.com, so please check your junk/spam folder if you have not heard from us within 48 hours of application submission. Hiring typically begins in January, but applications are accepted and welcome at any time.

Flowerpot Island Cruise
Tobermory Boat Tour

Plan Your Trip

Harbourside Motel Tobermory
Wireless Bay Cottages Tobermory
Sweetwater Bay Tobermory

Blue Heron Cruises wish to acknowledge that we cruise on the waters and have land based visitor services in the Territory of the Anishinabek Nation: The People of the Three Fires known as Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomie Nations. And further Blue Heron Cruises give thanks to the Chippewas of Saugeen, and the Chippewas of Nawash, known collectively as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, as the traditional keepers of this land.

Blue Heron Cruises is committed to doing business in a way that is culturally enriching, environmentally sustainable, and is of benefit to our community. Blue Heron Cruises provides recreational travel and environmental and cultural experiences in a beautiful, well-preserved environment while contributing to the well-being of our local community. We are working with GreenStep Solutions to achieve internationally recognized and verified sustainable tourism certification, a meaningful and powerful tool to help us credibly measure and celebrate our sustainability performance. Our aim is to continuously assess and improve our sustainability performance, identify gaps, set goals, and create action plans.