Cost Relief

Ontario

Ontario Budget – Some positive measures for restaurants, but more to do.

While today’s Ontario Budget contains some measures that will be positive for the restaurant industry, our advocacy continues on core priorities like: Small Business Tax Rate…

Manitoba

Manitoba Budget 2026 misses opportunity to make all food more affordable

Today’s Manitoba budget fails to exempt all food, including restaurant meals, from provincial sales tax (PST) to make…

National

Restaurants Canada encouraged by federal government’s announcement of new food affordability measures

Restaurants Canada is encouraged by today’s announcement by the federal government of an enhanced GST credit to deal…

Alberta

Alberta Wine Tax Drives Up Prices For Consumers and Businesses, Undermines Interprovincial Trade

Calgary, Alberta: A coalition of industry associations representing Canadian wineries, restaurants, import agents, and Alberta retail and hospitality…

Manitoba

Restaurants Canada welcomes details of Manitoba’s Business Security Rebate

Restaurants Canada welcomes today’s announcement by the Manitoba government that its Business Security Rebate will provide $2,500 per…

National

Food continues to be excluded from internal trade agreements, despite chronic rising costs

With food costs continuing to rise beyond general inflation, provincial and federal governments need to focus on liberalizing…

Ontario

Restaurants Canada’s Reaction to the Ontario Fall Economic Statement

Restaurants Canada welcomes Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement, delivered today by Ontario’s Finance Minister, Peter Bethlenfalvy. Ontario’s foodservice businesses…

National

Federal budget underwhelming on affordability, alarming on immigration: Restaurants Canada

Restaurants Canada is underwhelmed by the lack of measures addressing cost of living in Budget 2025 and alarmed…

National

Restaurants could create 25,000 additional youth jobs with boost from permanent GST exemption

The federal government could add more than 25,000 youth jobs in the foodservice industry by eliminating the GST…

National

Restaurants Canada praises Government of Canada for its removal of retaliatory tariffs on food

Restaurants Canada is pleased with today’s announcement that Canada will lift its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. food products….