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

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Temporary Foreign Workers represent just 3% of the foodservice workforce and are a last resort for employers, filling critical gaps in communities with aging populations, shrinking workforces and declining youth participation rates.

Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program applauded by business groups

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Helping employers who are facing severe labour shortages.

VIDEO: Nearly half of Canadian restaurants losing money or barely breaking even, warns Restaurants Canada CEO

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44 per cent of restaurants were in that position as of November 2025, a sharp increase from pre-pandemic norms when roughly 10 to 12 per cent struggled to turn a profit.

Restaurants brace for more obstacles in 2026: Restaurants Canada

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Restaurants Canada expects real commercial foodservice sales to have grown by 2.4% in 2025 and to decline by 1.1% in 2026.

Restaurants Canada appoints Anthony Polci as executive vice-president of government relations and public affairs

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The appointment took effect recently, according to the organization, and comes as Restaurants Canada continues to position its government relations and public affairs function as a core part of its work on behalf of the foodservice industry.

Food continues to be excluded from internal trade agreements, despite chronic rising costs

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Restaurants Canada’s own data shows that food costs have gone up 12% over the past two years for foodservice businesses.

Struggling small businesses won’t find much help in the federal budget: CFIB

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Federal budget was a missed opportunity to provide meaningful tax relief to Canada’s employers.

Foodservice sector added nearly 24,000 jobs since start of the year: Restaurants Canada

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Restaurants Canada expects real commercial foodservice sales to grow by 2.1% in 2025.

Restaurants could create 25,000 additional youth jobs with boost from permanent GST exemption

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Restaurants are the number one source of first-time jobs for Canadians.

3 in 4 Canadians dining out less amid rising costs: Restaurants Canada report

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65% of Canadians are replacing a traditional meal with a snack at least once a month, says Restaurants Canada.

Restaurants Canada pushes back on B.C. Premier’s criticism of Temporary Foreign Worker Program

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There are geographic areas and skill gaps that make it necessary for some foodservice businesses to recruit temporary foreign workers, says Restaurants Canada.

Restaurants Canada says supply of Temporary Foreign Works represents only a small but critical percentage of the total workforce

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Restaurants are a $120 billion industry employing nearly 1.2 million Canadians and the number one source of first-time jobs in Canada.

Restaurants Canada backs Premiers’ call for faster work permits for asylum seekers, immigration reform

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A collaborative federal-provincial framework that is responsive to regional realities is essential, says Restaurants Canada

80,000 new jobs, $5.4B in savings by removing GST on food: Restaurants Canada

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Restaurants Canada is a national, not-for-profit association advancing Canada’s diverse and dynamic foodservice industry.

Canada’s 2025 dining trends: Restaurants Canada/Circana report

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Canadians are expecting more value for their dollars as they grapple with affordability and that’s reflected in many of the trends highlighted in this report, says Restaurants Canada.

Restaurant sales projected to contract in 2025 amid trade war with U.S.: Restaurants Canada

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Restaurants Canada expects annual commercial foodservice sales to contract between 0.4% and 1.5% in 2025 and between 0.6% and 1.4% in 2026, depending on how the tariff dispute with the U.S. evolves.

Ontario’s free trade legislation a game changer for Canada’s internal trade framework, but more provinces need to get on board

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“Every premier in Canada should be looking to Ontario and doing what it did (recently) on interprovincial trade.”

Government’s decision to exempt food from new retaliatory tariffs will protect Canadian jobs, food affordability: Restaurants Canada

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In consultation with the government on Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs, Restaurants Canada said it shared a list of 39 priority items, including food, food-safe packaging and cleaning supplies, that are critical for the foodservice industry and can’t be easily procured domestically or from other markets.

Restaurants Canada calls for permanent exemption of all food from GST/HST

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Restaurants and their employees pay $26 billion in federal, provincial and municipal taxes and contribute 4% of the national GDP.

Restaurants Canada appoints Nicolas Filiatrault as its new Chair of the Board

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Filiatrault will collaborate with President and CEO Kelly Higginson to strengthen the organization's advocacy for the foodservice industry as she and the team execute the strategic goals of the organization.

Restaurant transactions 7.6% higher during GST and HST holiday

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Restaurants Canada said it has been calling on the federal government to extend the tax relief until the tariff dispute with the United States is resolved.

Foodservice sector reaches highest employment since start of pandemic: Restaurants Canada

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The foodservice industry added 34,600 new jobs since November 2024, reaching 1,175,900 jobs and representing one in six new jobs created in Canada.

Restaurant sales to grow by just 0.8% in 2025 amid economic challenges

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Canada’s restaurant industry faces slow growth in 2025, with sales up just 0.8% after inflation. Restaurants Canada calls for permanent tax relief to boost recovery.

Restaurants see boost in dining and traffic in first month of GST and HST holiday

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Restaurants are a $120 billion industry employing nearly 1.2 million Canadians and are the number one source of first-time jobs in Canada.

Restaurants Canada calling for federal government action on labour shortages

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Restaurants Canada says there are currently 78,000 vacant jobs across the industry.
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