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Restaurants Canada: Mémoire Prébudgétaire 2026

Le secteur de la restauration au Canada est un moteur économique et créateur d’emplois. Nous générons 125 milliards…

Manitoba

Manitoba PST plan on prepared food will distort consumer choice, threaten restaurant jobs: Restaurants Canada

Restaurants Canada is calling on the Manitoba government to amend its PST exemption on prepared foods sold by…

National

Cooks and Bakers Included in $6B Federal Investment for Red Seal Trades

Restaurants Canada is pleased to report that the federal government has included cooks and bakers among the Red…

National

High operating costs and uneven consumer spending put Canada’s restaurant sector – a key economic engine – under pressure

For a full version of the Quarterly report, please reach out to the media contact below, or if…

National

Opinion – Temporary workers can help save struggling rural restaurants (Hamilton Spectator – April 9, 2026)

An oped written by: Kelly Higginson, President & CEO, Restaurants Canada Published in The Hamilton Spectator, here. On…

National

Restaurants Canada presse les provinces à agir rapidement pour offrir un répit temporaire aux restaurants des régions rurales en demandant l’augmentation du plafond de TET

Les restaurants des régions rurales attendent que les gouvernements provinciaux leur annoncent s’ils pourront bénéficier d’un répit temporaire…

Alberta

Immigration Oversight Act will create additional hiring barriers for Alberta restaurants

The Immigration Oversight Act introduced by the Alberta government yesterday will create more barriers for access to critically…

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

FAQ: Rural Temporary Foreign Workers Increase

While Restaurants Canada sees the increase to 15% for Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in rural areas as a positive step, we know…