Industry Issues

British Columbia

CRFA Chairman Warren Erhart (left) and CRFA’s Mark von Schellwitz present B.C. Premier Christy Clark with a personalized chef jacket on February 19, 2012.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA | Articles by Date

2013

Use CRFA’s B.C. Election Toolkit (Apr. 19/13)
B.C. restaurants welcome return to food tax fairness (Apr. 1/13)
Return to PST: What it means for British Columbia’s restaurant industry (Mar. 27/13)
CRFA on B.C. labour policy: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it (Feb. 26/13)
Liquor policy changes for B.C. caterers (Feb. 26/13)
CRFA welcomes balanced budget and return to PST (Feb. 19/13)
Free liquor incident log book (Feb. 12/13)
B.C. caterers can now serve liquor (Feb. 12/13)
Prepare to move from HST to PST in B.C. (Feb. 12/13)
Organics ban on the table in Metro Vancouver (Jan. 16/13)
B.C. parties look to CRFA for industry priorities (Jan. 16/13)

2012

B.C.: Are you ready to go back to PST on April 1? (Dec. 11/12)
Have your say in B.C.’s plans to recycle packaging and paper (Nov. 7/12)
A win for members! B.C. says goodbye to food/liquor ratios (Aug. 29/12)
Patrons can bring their own wine to B.C. restaurants (Jul. 24/12)
Liquor store strike looms in B.C. (Jun. 25/12)
B.C. introduces liquor policy changes (May 22/12)
A win for members! B.C. caterers allowed liquor service (May 22/12)
B.C. Informed Dining campaign kicks off (May 22/12)
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association Welcomes B.C. PST Legislation (May 14/12)
CRFA applauds intention to privatize Liquor Distribution Branch (Feb. 22/12)
Curbing B.C.’s growing labour shortage (Feb. 13/12)

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BRITISH COLUMBIA | Environment

2013

Organics ban on the table in Metro Vancouver (Jan. 16/13)

2012

Have your say in B.C.’s plans to recycle packaging and paper (Nov. 7/12)

BRITISH COLUMBIA | Gift Cards

2008

Gift card updates in Western Canada (Apr. 18/08)

BRITISH COLUMBIA | Labour

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Minimum Wage Rates
Visit CRFA's online resource centre, RestaurantCentral.ca for wage rates by province >

Workers' Compensation
For government contacts visit CRFA's online resource centre, RestaurantCentral.ca >

Employment / Labour Standards
Visit CRFA's online resource centre, RestaurantCentral.ca, for information and government links

2013

CRFA on B.C. labour policy: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it (Feb. 26/13)

2012

Curbing B.C.’s growing labour shortage (Feb. 13/12)

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BRITISH COLUMBIA | Licensee Issues

Liquor Regulations

For information about liquor licensing and server training across Canada, visit CRFA's online resource centre, RestaurantCentral.ca >

BAC Charts
Click here (PDF) to access MADD Canada’s BAC charts to educate staff and inform and reassure customers that they can still drink responsibly at restaurants across the province.

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