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National

Restaurants Canada Welcomes National Food Security Strategy

Restaurants serve 23.7 million customer visits every day and welcome a strategy that strengthens Canada’s food system from…

National

Fighting For Tax Fairness on Food

Restaurants Canada’s fight for food tax fairness has heated up over the past few weeks, with the issue…

British Columbia

Restaurants Canada Welcomes New Flexibility for B.C. Restaurants Through Licensee-to-Licensee Alcohol Sales

Restaurants Canada welcomes the Government of British Columbia’s decision to approve licensee-to-licensee alcohol sales, allowing licensed restaurants to…

National

Federal Pre-Budget Submission

Canada’s restaurant industry is a jobs and economic powerhouse. We generate $125 billion in annual sales, accounting for…

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 calls on provinces to urgently opt-in to temporary TFW cap increase for rural regions

Rural restaurants are waiting to hear from provincial governments on whether they will receive a temporary reprieve for…

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…

National

Restaurants Canada encouraged by changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program for rural communities

Today’s federal government announcement of temporary changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to help employers experiencing severe labour shortages is a first…