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The View From Washington
Richard Alexander’s Blog from the Tariff Trade Mission to Washington
Category: News
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Restaurants Canada Awards of Excellence 2025 recipients are announced, celebrating leadership, innovation and community impact in foodservice
Restaurants Canada announced today the 2025 recipients of its Awards of Excellence. The winners will be honoured at…
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Foodservice outlook improves slightly in Q2, but remains fragile amid trade tensions and cost volatility
After a tumultuous first quarter, the outlook for the foodservice industry has moderated thanks to a cooling of…
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Restaurants Canada strongly supports Premiers’ call for immediate work permits for asylum seekers and reinstatement of economic immigration allocations
Restaurants Canada welcomes and supports the collective call by Canada’s Premiers at yesterday’s Council of the Federation meeting…
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Economic Mobility Pathways Program Extended
Yesterday, the federal government announced the extension of the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) until December 31, 2025….
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Feds could add up to 80,000 new jobs, save Canadians $5.4B in tax by permanently removing GST from all food
Removing the 5% GST on all restaurant food would save Canadians $5.4 billion in taxes annually and create…
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Restaurants Canada statement on Prime Minister Carney’s Mandate Letter
Restaurants Canada is pleased to see affordability and internal trade at the top of the list of priorities…
British Columbia 
WorkSafe BC’s confusing and contradictory gratuities as assessed payroll policy must be immediately paused and reassessed.
Both the British Columbia Restaurant & Foodservices Association (BCRFA) and Restaurants Canada are calling for WorkSafe BC to…
