Food services and drinking places in Canada were heavily impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Due to restrictions on sit-down dining many business in this sector saw huge declines in sales during 2020 and continuing into 2021. The lowest figure was seen in Q2 2020, when in April sales dropped to 2.4 billion Canadian dollars. However, by summer 2021 sales began to reflect pre-pandemic levels again, with July 2021 recording sales of 6.7 billion Canadian dollars. As of November 2024, the monthly sales of food services and drinking places in Canada amounted to 8.02 billion Canadian dollars.

This statistic shows the sales of the restaurant industry in Canada from 2010 to 2017. In 2017, sales of the Canadian restaurant industry amounted to approximately ** billion Canadian dollars, up from **** billion the previous year.
Canadian restaurant industry sales - Additional Information Restaurant sales in Canada have grown over the past five years from ** billion Canadian dollars in 2010 to ** billion Canadian dollars in 2017. That accumulates to an increase of approximately ** billion Canadian dollars in the Canadian restaurant industry. As restaurant industry sales have grown in Canada over this period, so have the number of employees in the Canadian restaurant industry. From 2010 to 2017, the number of employees in the restaurant industry have increased from **** million employees in 2010 to *** million employees in 2017.

Restaurant industry sales can be measured in various ways, such as average sales per seat or average sales per square foot. In 2014, quick service restaurants were the most lucrative when measuring sales per seat, with average sales of ****** Canadian dollars per seat. Fine dining restaurants ranked second, earning an average of ****** Canadian dollars per seat. In 2014 however when looking at sales per square foot, family restaurants had the highest average sales in the Canadian restaurant industry, averaging sales of ***** Canadian dollars per square foot, compared to QSR restaurants with an average of *** Canadian dollars per square foot.

Although quick service restaurants averaged fewer sales per square foot than family restaurants, it is a large market sector in terms of number of restaurants. As of January 2015, Canada had the most Starbucks stores per million people in the world with over ** Starbucks stores per million people. In the same year, Canada also had the most Subway stores per million people and the second most McDonald’s restaurants per million people with **** stores and **** restaurants and per million people, respectively.

According to the Statista Digital Market Outlook, food's share of total e-commerce retail sales in Canada was a little under ** percent in 2025. This percentage is forecast to continue growing in the coming years, reaching an estimated ****percent by 2030.

Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: RT: Food & Beverage data was reported at 20,627.000 CAD mn in Sep 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 20,556.000 CAD mn for Aug 2025. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: RT: Food & Beverage data is updated monthly, averaging 19,725.000 CAD mn from Jan 2007 (Median) to Sep 2025, with 225 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23,607.000 CAD mn in Mar 2020 and a record low of 18,009.000 CAD mn in Jan 2007. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: RT: Food & Beverage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.A: CSMA: GDP by Industry: 2017 Price: saar.

Canada Retail Sales: sa: Food & Beverage Stores (FB) data was reported at 10,173.748 CAD mn in Jan 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,153.604 CAD mn for Dec 2017. Canada Retail Sales: sa: Food & Beverage Stores (FB) data is updated monthly, averaging 6,887.719 CAD mn from Jan 1991 (Median) to Jan 2018, with 325 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,230.701 CAD mn in Jul 2017 and a record low of 4,267.236 CAD mn in Jan 1991. Canada Retail Sales: sa: Food & Beverage Stores (FB) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.H006: Retail Sales: NAICS 2012: Seasonally Adjusted.

Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: WT: Food, Beverage & Tobacco data was reported at 15,442.000 CAD mn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 15,376.000 CAD mn for Jan 2025. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: WT: Food, Beverage & Tobacco data is updated monthly, averaging 13,908.000 CAD mn from Jan 2007 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 218 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,913.000 CAD mn in Oct 2022 and a record low of 12,658.000 CAD mn in Oct 2009. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: WT: Food, Beverage & Tobacco data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.A026: CSMA: GDP by Industry: 2017 Price: saar.

Canada Inventory to Sales Ratio: Food data was reported at 1.070 Unit in Dec 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.020 Unit for Nov 2022. Canada Inventory to Sales Ratio: Food data is updated monthly, averaging 0.900 Unit from Jan 1992 (Median) to Dec 2022, with 372 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.130 Unit in Feb 2019 and a record low of 0.780 Unit in Aug 2002. Canada Inventory to Sales Ratio: Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.C018: Manufacturing Industries: NAICS 2017: Inventory to Sales Ratio.

Retail sales of food and beverage stores in Canada amounted to approximately **** billion Canadian dollars in February 2024. A slight decrease from the sales of two months prior, which amounted to approximately **** billion dollars.

St Kitts and Nevis Imports from Canada of Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder was US$9 during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. St Kitts and Nevis Imports from Canada of Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

Guinea Imports from Canada of Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder was US$17.26 Thousand during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Guinea Imports from Canada of Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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Retail sales of specialty food stores in Canada in February 2024 amounted to roughly *** million Canadian dollars, down from *** million recorded a month earlier. Compared to February 2023, convenience store sales in February 2024 increased by about ** million Canadian dollars.

We're making improvements to the nutrition facts table and list of ingredients on food labels based on feedback from Canadians and stakeholders. The food industry has a transition period of 5 years to make these changes. This means that you might start seeing new food labels as early as 2017.

Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: Accommodation & Food Services data was reported at 49,185.000 CAD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 48,867.000 CAD mn for Nov 2024. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: Accommodation & Food Services data is updated monthly, averaging 37,793.500 CAD mn from Jan 1997 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 336 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49,185.000 CAD mn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 17,681.000 CAD mn in Apr 2020. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: Accommodation & Food Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.A026: CSMA: GDP by Industry: 2017 Price: saar.

Canada Finished Goods to Sales Ratio: Food data was reported at 0.580 Unit in Dec 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.560 Unit for Nov 2022. Canada Finished Goods to Sales Ratio: Food data is updated monthly, averaging 0.500 Unit from Jan 1992 (Median) to Dec 2022, with 372 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.660 Unit in Feb 2019 and a record low of 0.400 Unit in Aug 2002. Canada Finished Goods to Sales Ratio: Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.C016: Manufacturing Industries: NAICS 2017: Finished Goods to Sales Ratio.

Retail prices of more than 50 food items are collected each week at representative stores of the major food chains in Edmonton. The prices are weighted to account for the estimated market share held by each chain as well as the relative importance of each item in the total food-at-home budget. The purpose of the survey is to continue to build upon the historical series of benchmark retail food prices which we have been collecting for Edmonton since the early 1970s. The data series provides accurate, timely and reliable data on retail food prices for use in business analysis and planning. It is also used by the health care services sector in programs involving food security issues, nutrition and education, and policy, planning and advocacy work.

The National Microbiological Monitoring Program (NMMP) and Food Safety Oversight Program (FSO) are food surveillance programs managed by the CFIA to verify industry compliance with microbial standards, facilitate access of Canadian food products to international markets, provide information on the effectiveness of food safety control measures and interventions, and maintain consumer confidence in the safety of the food supply. Under the NMMP and FSO Program, a broad range of imported and domestic food products are sampled at importers, at federally registered facilities (i.e., those that produce food products that are exported or traded inter-provincially) and at retail. Product and environmental samples collected were sent to CFIA laboratories and tested to verify industry compliance with food microbiological safety and quality standards.

Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: Accommodation & Food Services: Food Services & Drinking Places data was reported at 32,838.000 CAD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 32,655.000 CAD mn for Nov 2024. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: Accommodation & Food Services: Food Services & Drinking Places data is updated monthly, averaging 26,157.000 CAD mn from Jan 1997 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 336 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33,857.000 CAD mn in Jun 2019 and a record low of 12,062.000 CAD mn in Apr 2020. Canada GDP: 2017p: saar: Accommodation & Food Services: Food Services & Drinking Places data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.A026: CSMA: GDP by Industry: 2017 Price: saar.

This statistic presents the leading packaged food categories based on forecast sales growth in Canada between 2017 and 2022. According to the report, the sales of spreads was forecast to grow by **** percent between 2017 to 2022 in Canada.

This statistic shows the retail store sales of food in Canada from 2010 to 2017. Retail store sales of food in Canada amounted to approximately 92.03 billion Canadian dollars in 2015, rising to almost 93 billion the following year.