Tag: Taxes and Fees

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…

National

Bank of Canada Issues Immediate Compliance Order to XTM Inc.

Following our recent advisory regarding operational disruptions and account discrepancies with Everyday Payments (formerly AnyDay), we are writing to provide an…

National

Restaurants Canada encouraged by federal government’s announcement of new food affordability measures

Restaurants Canada is encouraged by today’s announcement by the federal government of an enhanced GST credit to deal…

Alberta

Alberta Wine Tax Drives Up Prices For Consumers and Businesses, Undermines Interprovincial Trade

Calgary, Alberta: A coalition of industry associations representing Canadian wineries, restaurants, import agents, and Alberta retail and hospitality…

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…

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 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

Restaurants Canada Statement on Interprovincial Trade

Restaurants Canada is encouraged to see the federal government’s initiative to remove more than half of its exceptions…

National

Restaurant transactions 7.6% higher during GST and HST holiday

Restaurant transactions increased by 7.6 percentage points on average during the GST and HST holiday, according to new…

National

Foodservice sector reaches highest employment since start of the pandemic, thanks to GST holiday: Extending tax relief creates and protects jobs

Employment in the foodservice sector increased to its highest level since the start of the pandemic in January,…