Cost Relief

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….

National

Government’s decision to exempt food from new retaliatory tariffs will protect Canadian jobs, food affordability

While Canada still faces significant challenges from U.S. tariffs, Restaurants Canada is pleased by the federal government’s decision…

National

Restaurants Canada applauds Conservative commitment to roll back alcohol excise tax

Restaurants Canada is extremely pleased by the Conservative Party of Canada’s commitment to roll back the alcohol excise…

National

Federal parties can protect jobs and affordability by permanently exempting all food from GST/HST, in face of new U.S. tariffs

The next government can protect the 1.2 million workers in the foodservice industry, improve food affordability for Canadians…

Economist’s Notebook

GST/HST Holiday Leads to Significant Jump in Foodservice Sales in January

Based on data from Statistics Canada, commercial foodservice sales began 2025 on a strong note with a 7.5%…