Chick-fil-A’s growth in Canada continues with new expansion plans for British Columbia

Chick-fil-A plans to expand its Canadian footprint to British Columbia with five to seven new restaurants expected to open in the province by 2030. 

The brand in a news release said its growth in British Columbia follows its successful expansion into the province of Alberta in 2024, where three new restaurants opened in Calgary and Edmonton last year.  

“We are excited about the opportunity to bring an authentic Chick-fil-A experience to guests in British Columbia, where local Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators will create hundreds of new jobs, and invest in their teams and local communities,” said Jessica Sisk Roehle, director of restaurant development in Canada for Chick-fil-A.

“The incredible reception Chick-fil-A received when we expanded into Alberta this past year really energized us as we planned our next steps in Canada. British Columbia has a number of vibrant, thriving communities across the province that makes it such a great place for us to grow.” 

The company said it plans to open its first restaurant in British Columbia by late 2027 or early 2028. 

Additionally, it said it plans to open a record eight restaurants across Ontario and Alberta in 2025, marking the most openings in Canada in any year since the first restaurant opened in 2019. It has opened 22 restaurants in Canada over the past five years. 

“As part of the expansion in British Columbia, the entrepreneurs who will be local Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators are expected to hire approximately 80-120 employees at each new location, joining thousands of Chick-fil-A restaurant Team Members who work at Chick-fil-A restaurants in Ontario and Alberta,” it said.

Since Owner-Operators began welcoming guests in Canada in 2019, the communities served by their restaurants have benefitted in a variety of ways, the company outlined: 

• Every time a restaurant opens, US$25,000 is donated by the company to Second Harvest, one of Canada’s largest food rescue organizations, to support local non-profit organizations in the area to help reduce hunger and food waste. So far, the company has donated over US$500,000 to local Canadian organizations in celebration of Restaurant openings. That tradition will continue in British Columbia.  
  
• Since the beginning of 2020, the brand has donated more than US$1.65 million to support Second Harvest’s food rescue programs that have helped provide 4.95 million meals worth of surplus food for people in need and supported the national expansion of Second Harvest’s food rescue initiatives to communities across Canada. 
  
• Participating Chick-fil-A restaurants donate surplus food to local shelters, soup kitchens and charities through the Chick-fil-A Shared Table^TM program, which has resulted in ingredients for over 133,000 meals being donated by Chick-fil-A restaurants in Canada, with the number growing each day.  
  
• Canadian non-profits like Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, East York Meals on Wheels, Living Lakes Canada, Signal Hill Life Education Society, Toronto City Mission, Windsor Family Home and Community Partnerships and Yonge Street Mission, have collectively received US$660,000 from the Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards, annual grants given to organizations that make an impact by Caring for People, Caring through Food, Caring for Our Communities and Caring for Our Planet – falling within Chick-fil-A corporate social responsibility pillars, which help guide overall giving efforts. 
  
• Chick-fil-A has awarded nearly US$189,500 in scholarships since 2020 to 86 Team Members in Canada to support their goals of pursuing post-secondary education.  

Chick-fil-A, Inc. is the third largest quick-service restaurant in the United States, known for its freshly prepared food, signature hospitality and unique franchise model. More than 200,000 Team Members are employed by local Owner-Operators in more than 3,000 restaurants across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. In 2023, the company shared plans to expand into Europe and Asia. The family-owned and privately held company was founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy.

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