Restaurants Canada

• Tough economic times for Canada take another bite out of Kelowna dining scene

  A new report released this week by Restaurants Canada paints a bleak outlook for the industry.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2025
  
• Cost of living drives 3 in 4 Canadians to skip eating out, report shows

  A little more than half (51 per cent) of millennials make a purchase from a restaurant at least once a week, followed by 47 per cent of Gen Z Canadians, the report showed.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2025
  
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• Restaurants Canada wants the tax ‘holiday’ made permanent as end nears

  Canada's food service sector is expecting a $1.5-billion boost from the tax 'holiday' and Restaurants Canada is pushing to make the two-month break permanent.

  Money

  Feb 7, 2025
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• Popular Edmonton brewery Biera to close at the end of the year

  The owner of Biera says because of changing market conditions and customer habits, he will be closing down his award-winning brewery at the end of the year.

  Consumer

  Dec 30, 2024
• Half of restaurants losing money or just breaking even, finds new report

  Sales have improved in the wake of the pandemic but profits are down "due to soaring operating costs" and low foot traffic that never recovered writes Restaurants Canada.

  Economy

  Oct 24, 2023
• N.S. restaurant says CEBA loan repayment extension doesn’t go far enough for small businesses

  Advocates say businesses hard hit by COVID-19 lockdowns are still struggling to recover.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2023
• With 51% of restaurants struggling, CEBA extension not enough: industry group

  The federal government will be extending the deadlines for CEBA loan repayments, but Restaurants Canada says it's not enough to help many struggling businesses. 

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
• Hospitality Sask. says summer patios harder to fill this year

  Restaurants Canada said about half the restaurants in Prairie provinces are operating at a loss or just breaking even, making more important than ever to dine out, support local.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
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• ‘Mountain of debt’: B.C. restaurants want extension for COVID-19 loan repayment

  Hundreds of thousands of small businesses accessed the Canadian Emergency Business Account during lockdowns, but the due date to pay it back interest-free is fast-approaching.

  Economy

  May 19, 2023
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• ‘Full-blown crisis’: Restaurants Canada calls for federal government action

  Restaurants Canada is hoping the federal government will make a plan that will help restaurants repay CEBA loans, amid inflation issues.

  Canada

  May 18, 2023