An oped written by: Kelly Higginson, President & CEO, Restaurants Canada

Published in The Hamilton Spectator, here.

On any given day in a small town, restaur...

Rural restaurants are waiting to hear from provincial governments on whether they will receive a temporary reprieve for their labour force challenges through the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) cap increase, says Restaurants Canada.

On March 13, the federal government announced it would temporarily increase the cap on TFWs in rural regions experiencing severe labour ...

The Immigration Oversight Act introduced by the Alberta government yesterday will create more barriers for access to critically needed labour at a time when restaurants are already struggling with labour shortages.

“The preference is always to hire Albertans, but in some regions, there are just not enough workers available, or they don’t have the right trai...

While today’s Ontario Budget contains some measures that will be positive for the restaurant industry, our advocacy continues on core priorities like:

workforce stability  alcohol pricing that is fair and that matches the lowest priced provinces in Canada  PST relief on restaurant meals  Help for businesses on&nbs...

Today’s Manitoba budget fails to exempt all food, including restaurant meals, from provincial sales tax (PST) to make life more affordable for Manitobans.

Canadians are struggling with rising living costs. Unlike groceries, restaurant meals are subject to PST in Manitoba, making them more expensive for consumers and adding pressure on foodservice businesses. While t...