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Essential updates on national and regional industry news, strategic priorities, and advocacy efforts from Kelly Higginson, Restaurants Canada President & CEO. 

For media inquiries, please contact media@restaurantscanada.org

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Help us bring an end to sales tax on restaurant meals!

We’re excited to officially launch our GST/HST campaign at foodisfood.ca, calling on the federal government to exempt all food, including restaurant meals, from sales tax!   WE NEED YOUR VOICE!   Help us bring an end to sales tax on restaurant meals!…

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The Restaurants Canada Awards of Excellence nominations are now open!

Nominations Now Open for the Restaurants Canada Awards of Excellence! This is your call to action!  The Restaurants Canada Awards of Excellence nominations are now open! These peer-nominated awards celebrate the outstanding leaders, creatives, and organizations shaping Canada’s hospitality and foodservice…

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A fresh wave of MPs will soon be settling in – a critical moment for Restaurants Canada to introduce who we are.

It’s been an exciting and highly engaged time at Restaurants Canada as we wrapped up a successful RC Show 2025 and launched into our Regional Townhall series across the country. That momentum will carry forward in the weeks ahead as…

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With the federal election wrapping up, Restaurants Canada is gearing up to launch a bold new advocacy campaign.

With the federal election wrapping up, Restaurants Canada is gearing up to launch a bold advocacy strategy to drive real impact for the foodservice industry. In the coming weeks, we’ll be actively engaging with the newly elected Government of Canada…

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Celebrating 80 Years of Impact at RC Show

Restaurants Canada just wrapped up an unforgettable 80th annual RC Show—truly a powerful display of our industry’s scale, influence, and unity. It was a defining moment for our association, members, and the entire Canadian foodservice and hospitality community. Among the…

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RC Show is just days away! Join us April 7-9!

Restaurants Canada AGM and Board Update This past week, Restaurants Canada held its Annual General Meeting to appoint a new Chair, Nicolas Filiatrault, CEO of Benny&Co., eight new Directors, and reaffirm the board’s strong confidence in the work we are…

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It’s been another tumultuous week for tariffs.

It’s been another tumultuous week for tariffs. Consumer confidence is at a low, certain regions are facing job losses and slowdowns that will affect discretionary spending, retaliatory tariffs are driving up the cost of U.S. goods and our purchasing power…

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The United States is expected to impose 25% tariffs on Canada tomorrow, March 4, which will prompt Canada to respond in kind.

Tariffs The United States is expected to impose 25% tariffs on Canada tomorrow, March 4, which will prompt Canada to respond in kind. Restaurants Canada has been actively involved in addressing this issue since late November, and our engagement has…

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Our team has been working at full capacity to ensure our industry’s voice is heard.

The past few weeks have been intense for Canada and the foodservice sector. Our team has been working at full capacity to ensure our industry’s voice is heard, providing critical feedback to all levels of government while also delivering essential…

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The past several weeks has been a whirlwind of political chaos

Advocacy The past several weeks has been a whirlwind of political chaos, unlike anything we’ve seen in some time, not to mention developments south of the border. Our team has been actively engaging with all federal parties to ensure our…