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11/22/2008

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2008

Tips for saving energy and boosting your bottom line (Nov. 14/08)
Toronto restaurant operators look forward to more reasonable packaging plan (Nov. 13/08)
PEI reviews minimum wage (Nov. 11/08)
86 per cent of past visitors plan to attend 2009 CRFA Show [PDF] (Nov. 10/08)
2009 CRFA Show puts spotlight on new and innovative products (Nov. 5/08)
Toronto passing the buck on recycling (Nov. 4/08)
94 per cent of CRFA Show visitors prefer annual show [PDF] (Nov. 3/08)
Nova Scotia launches online food safety reports (Nov. 3/08)
Nova Scotia WCB review (Oct. 21/08)
Hot chefs take the stage at 2009 CRFA Show (Oct. 10/08)
Canada/Mexico labour mobility pilot project now accepting applications (Sep. 25/08)
Pizza Pizza executive named Chairman of CRFA Show Advisory Committee (Sep. 9/08)
CRFA joins coalition to fight rising credit and debit card fees (Sep. 8/08)
Industry needs annual show (Sep. 4/08)
Government lauds trans fat progress (Jul. 21/08)
Foodservice industry welcomes help with Saskatchewan’s labour shortage (Aug. 12/08)
Bruce Guerin appointed Show Manager for the B.C. Foodservice Expo (Jul. 28/08)
Vancouver “Restaurant Watch” aims to increase public safety (Jul. 24/08)
Dairy prices to rise on Sept. 1 (Jul. 15/08)
Minimum wage to rise in Newfoundland and Labrador (Jul. 15/08)
Early bedtime for Alberta's happy hours (Jul. 15/08)
Restaurant industry opposes 'special increase' in dairy prices (Jul. 3/08)
Alberta gives a boost to bar safety (Jun. 27/08)
No meal tax in Montreal (Jun. 17/08)
Employment insurance reform in progress (Jun. 17/08)
Food safety alert: Salmonella and tomatoes (Jun. 9/08)
Employer advocate appointed to help navigate Nova Scotia WSIS (May 22/08)
Saskatchewan unveils new labour legislation (May 21/08)
Newfoundland budget serves up tax breaks for business (May 2/08)
Alberta launches PNP pilot project for semi-skilled foodservice jobs (Apr. 30/08)
Liquor changes on tap in Manitoba (Apr. 21/08)
Trans fat ban off the menu in Winnipeg (Apr. 21/08)
Gift card updates in Western Canada (Apr. 18/08)
Minimum wage increase misses the mark (Apr. 1/08)
Nova Scotia minimum wage to rise May 1 (Mar. 28/08)
Ontario’s rejection of tax harmonization good news for consumers (Mar. 26/08)
It's tax time (Mar. 19/08)
New Brunswick budget sets the stage for tax reform (Mar. 19/08)
Liquor review on tap in Newfoundland and Labrador (Mar. 19/08)
Alberta boosts minimum wage to $8.40 hour (Mar. 19/08)
PEI minimum wage to rise May 1 (Mar. 17/08)
Show Wrap-Up: 2008 CRFA Show (Mar. 10/08)
Montreal entrepreneur Michael Aronovici elected Chairman of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (French) (Mar. 3/08)
CRFA welcomes long-awaited EI reform (Feb. 27/08)
Montreal meal tax proposal off the table (Feb. 20/08)
Mark your calendar: CRFA Annual Meeting (Feb. 20/08)
Foodservice industry welcomes help with B.C.'s labour shortage (Feb. 5/08)
Saskatchewan rejects harmonized sales tax (Jan. 28/08)
It’s easy being green at the BC Foodservice Expo (Jan. 25/08)
Foodservice suppliers embrace the new CRFA Show (Jan. 18/08)
Quebec minimum wage to rise (Jan. 16/08)
Manitoba licensees toast end to costly liquor levy (Jan. 16/08)
2008 BC Foodservice Expo serves up menu ideas and business advice (Jan. 10/08)

2007

GST drops to 5% on Jan. 1: what you need to know (Dec. 19/07)
Restaurant industry welcomes Ontario tax relief (Dec. 14/07)
2008 industrial milk price is a drop of good news in a bucket of challenges (Dec. 10/07)
Reminder re: gift cards in Ontario (Dec. 7/07)
National approach to trans fat makes good health sense (Nov. 29/07)
Manitoba minimum wage to rise (Nov. 29/07)
Menu Price Parity (Nov. 28/07)
BC Foodservice Expo heats up Vancouver in January (Nov. 23/07)
New Brunswick announces largest one-time minimum wage hike (Nov. 14/07)
Health Canada forms sodium working group (Nov. 13/07)
Economic statement delivers good news (Oct. 31/07)
Foodservice industry applauds Ottawa’s recipe for tax relief (Oct. 31/07)
EI rate to drop Jan. 1 (Oct. 30/07)
Foodservice industry applauds federal tax proposals (Oct. 18/07)
Saskatchewan voters head to the polls Nov. 7 (Oct. 16/07)
Setting the record straight: Family Day will cost Ontario restaurants $37 million a year (Oct. 12/07)
Up-and-coming chefs battle for kitchen supremacy at the Alberta Foodservice Show (Oct. 12/07)
Saskatchewan minimum wage to rise (Oct. 3/07)
CRFA applauds changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program (Sep. 25/07)
CRFA launches new foodservice industry event (Sep. 25/07)
Master mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim to appear at the CRFA Show, March 2 – 4, 2008 (Sep. 25/07)
Ontario election alert (Sep. 20/07)
Newfoundland and Labrador votes (Sep. 20/07)
Saskatchewan liquor laws remain stuck in the past (Sep. 19/07)
Nova Scotia uncorks changes to liquor licensing laws (Sep. 17/07)
Ontario introduces mandatory training for bouncers (Sep. 06/07)
Join CRFA’s Ontario election network (Aug. 15/07)
CRFA calls on Ottawa to reduce the penalities for working (Aug. 15/07)
Reminder: Ontario gift card rules change Oct. 1 (Aug. 14/07)
New Alberta show debuts in Calgary, Oct. 28-29 (Aug. 13/07)
Coalition of Canadian Business Groups Demands Action on Internal Trade (Aug. 1/07)
CRFA sees red over New Brunswick grading system (Jul. 17/07)
New VLT training on the way for Sask. VLT operators (Jul. 17/07)
No new Toronto taxes … for now (Jul. 17/07)
New Toronto taxes on the table (Jul. 12/07)
Ontario retains minimum wage differentials (Jul. 10/07)
Ottawa endorses trans fat limits (Jun. 20/07)
Alberta minimum wage rises to $8.00/hour on Sept. 1 (Jun. 18/07)
Now hiring in Alberta: 11,000 foodservice employees (Jun. 15/07)
New taxes on the table in Halifax (Jun. 15/07)
WSIB rate for restaurants holds steady in Ontario (Jun. 15/07)
Ontario removes gift-card expiry dates (Jun. 1/07)
Changes coming to BC’s Serving it Right™ Program (May 4/07)
Stop the Toronto Restaurant Tax! (May 2/07)
PEI Election: May 28 (May 2/07)
PEI restaurant industry applauds end of licensee levy (Apr. 12/07)
Changes to Nova Scotia labour standards (Apr. 10/07)
PEI proposes changes to employment standards (Mar. 30/07)
Toronto targets bars with proposed new tax (Mar. 30/07)
Restaurant industry urges Calgary Health to push for national action on trans fat (Mar. 29/07)
CRFA calls for equity in B.C. liquor prices (Mar. 27/07)
Ontario budget delivers $765 million bill to restaurant owners (Mar. 22/07)
Federal budget disappoints on tax relief for low-income Canadians (Mar. 19/07)
Pizzerias urge Canada’s dairy industry to think globally (Mar. 14/07)
Changes coming to Manitoba’s employment standards (Mar. 6/07)
Ottawa takes action on labour shortage (Feb. 23/07)
Restaurant and bar owners commend B.C. government on changes to ID requirements (Feb. 16/07)
Restaurant industry outraged by New Brunswick decision to ignore Supreme Court of Canada ruling (Feb. 7/07)
New menu ideas sizzle at F&B 2007 (Jan. 17/07)
Restaurant industry seeks level playing field with government casinos (Jan. 17/07)
CRFA participates in Nova Scotia minimum wage review (Jan. 16/07)
CRFA opens Manitoba-Saskatchewan office (Jan. 15/07)
Ontario’s deposit-return system: information for licensees (Jan. 15/07)
CRFA appoints Vice President, Manitoba-Saskatchewan (Jan. 2/07)

2006

CRFA food safety program approved in Toronto (Dec. 19/06)
Nova Scotia uncorks liquor reg changes (Dec. 19/06)
CRFA’s flu pandemic guide now online (Dec. 17/06)
Liquor changes on tap in Ontario (Dec. 19/06)
Dairy Commission says “bah, humbug” to lower dairy prices in 2007 (Dec. 15/06)
New music royalty unveiled (Dec. 15/06)
Rules for Ontario deposit-return system announced (Dec. 1/06)
Labour shortages in Western Canada prompt changes to Temporary Foreign Worker program (Nov. 22/06)
Alberta Foodservice Show to debut in Calgary, Oct. 28-29, 2007 (Nov. 21/06)
Vancouver: Boil water advisory in effect (Nov. 17/06)
Ontario uncorks changes to Liquor Licence Act (Nov. 14/06)
Menu labelling bill defeated! (Nov. 9/06)
Menu labelling vote set for Nov. 8 (Nov. 7/06)
CRFA presses feds for action on labour shortage, GST cut (Nov. 6/06)
Private Member’s Bill C-283: A Recipe for Failure (French) (Nov. 6/06)
Salmonella in U.S. traced to tomatoes consumed in restaurants (Nov. 6/06)
City of Toronto introduces new food handler certification bylaw (Oct. 25/06)
CRFA appears before health committees studying child obesity (Oct. 11/06)
Menu labelling debate heats up (Sep. 22/06)
CRFA seeks clarification on Ontario plan to charge deposit on liquor and wine bottles (Sep. 14/06)
HostEx workshops focus on fundamentals (Sep. 14/06)
CRFA report proposes solutions to foodservice industry labour shortage (Sep. 22/06)
A reminder about recycling rules in Ontario (Aug. 9/06)
Mark your calendars: CRFA Annual Meeting (Aug. 9/06)
HostEx 2006 presents Canada’s top chefs (Aug. 9/06)
Ontario and Quebec agree to pass GST savings on liquor to consumers and licensees (Jul. 5/06)
Restaurant industry commits to Trans Fat Task Force recommendations (Jun. 28/06)
Ontario gives new taxation powers to City of Toronto (Jun. 13/06)
CRFA tackles labour shortage crisis (Jun. 12/06)
CRFA forms flu pandemic working group (Jun. 9/06)
Ontario’s patio smoking rules: an update (May 25/06)
Quebec clarifies smoking rules on patios (French) (May 23/06)
Federal budget cuts GST to 6% (May 2/06)
Free insurance workshops in Atlantic Canada (May 1/06)
New rules ease labour shortage (Apr. 28/06)
Budget roundup: Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, PEI and Saskatchewan (Apr. 27/06)
Ontario and Quebec smoking bans take effect May 31 (Apr. 26/06)
B.C.'s "park the tax" campaign goes online (Apr. 19/06)
CRFA talks tax relief (Apr. 19/06)
Last call: $200,000 in scholarships for student staff (Apr. 6/06)
CRFA urges B.C. to "park the parking tax" (Mar. 28/06)
More long distance savings (Mar. 10/06)
Ontario lays out new rules for smoking on patios (Mar. 7/06)
Credit card tips: to tax or not to tax? (Mar. 6/06)
International flavours meet Canadian tastes at F&B 2006 (Feb. 15/06)
CRFA urges Toronto to adopt provincial food safety training standards (Jan. 30/06)
B.C. gives green light to National Food Safety Training Program (Jan. 19/06)
New labelling requirements in effect for foodservice suppliers (Jan. 19/06)
Ontario axes 12% liquor tax (Jan. 19/06)

2005

Liquor reviews on tap in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia (Dec. 23/05)
Make your vote count on Jan. 23 (Dec. 23/05)
Election call brings relief and grief (Dec. 23/05)
EI rate drops (Nov. 10/05)
CRFA renews call for payroll tax relief (Nov. 8/05)
Nova Scotia adopts national food safety standards (Nov. 8/05)
Positive changes to Alberta server training program (Nov. 8/05)
WSIB rate for restaurants drops in Ontario (Nov. 8/05)
CRFA members invited to CRFA Annual Meeting on Oct. 16 (Oct. 7/05)
Employers hit with $180-million bill for Quebec's parental leave program (Sep. 20/05)
CRFA demands end to truck blockade in Atlantic Canada (Sep. 8/05)
"The Restaurant Doctor" makes a house call at HostEx 2005 (Sep. 1/05)
Trans fat task force tables recommendations (Aug. 31/05)
Important tax deadline for seasonal operators approaches in Nova Scotia (Aug. 29/05)
Quebec smoking ban delayed to May 31, 2006 (Jul. 18/05)
Register now for HostEx 2005 (Jul. 18/05)
CRFA fights for reasonable minimum wages (Jul. 18/05)
New regulations require many Ontario rural foodservice operators to test water (Jun. 17/05)
CRFA works to improve accountability at Nova Scotia WCB (Jun. 8/05)
Liberal government re-elected in British Columbia (May 20/05)
CRFA fights for balanced labour legislation in Saskatchewan (May 16/05)
Workplace democracy under threat in Ontario (May 10/05)
CRFA proposes amendment to Smoke Free Ontario Act at Bill 164 hearings (Apr. 22/05)
CRFA serves up menu of issues for B.C. election (Apr. 11/05)
Ontario members urged to speak out against undemocratic labour legislation (Apr. 11/05)
Alberta hikes minimum wage by 20% (Mar. 14/05)
Public invited to comment on Canada's Food Guide (Mar. 1/05)
CRFA secures key budget wins for B.C. business (Feb. 25/05)
Saskatchewan withdraws “additional hours” legislation (Feb. 25/05)
Quebec seeks input on new smoking legislation (Feb. 9/05)
Foodservice operators turn up the heat on Saskatchewan's "additional hours" legislation (Feb. 9/05)
BYOW now in effect in Ontario (Jan. 27/05)
Small business rallies against Saskatchewan’s “additional hours” legislation (Jan. 20/05)
CRFA makes a case for wholesale liquor prices in Ontario (Jan. 18/05)
CRFA supports stronger safeguards against BSE (Jan. 18/05)
Food & Beverage Show 2005: A world of taste! (Jan. 18/05)
Provinces ignore impact of minimum wage hike (Jan. 18/05)

2004

Pub and bar owners fear Ontario smoking ban (Dec. 15/04)
Milk prices to rise by nearly 12% next year (Dec. 14/04)
More than 70% of bars and pubs hurt by New Brunswick smoking ban (Dec. 9/04)
Restaurant industry delivers pizza-box protest over rising dairy prices (Dec. 9/04)
Raw fish permitted in Ontario (Dec. 2/04)
Health Canada announces task force on trans fat (Nov. 22/04)
New SOCAN royalty targets hotels (Nov. 22/04)
Website highlights costs and alternatives to an Ontario smoking ban (Nov. 22/04)
Bar business hit hard by smoking bans (Nov. 8/04)
CRFA members elect new Chairman (Nov. 8/04)
CRFA serves up menu of issues for Alberta election (Nov. 8/04)
Have your say about BC workplace safety (Nov. 8/04)
Labour Code amendments deny employees' democratic rights (Nov. 8/04)
Tired of being milked by rising dairy prices? (Nov. 8/04)
City of St. John's challenges provincial smoking ban (Oct. 8/04)
Ontario re-evaluates raw fish regulations (Oct. 8/04)
Report recommends province-wide DSRs in Ontario (Sep. 17/04)
Restaurant Caucus MPs returned to Ottawa (Jun. 29/04)
"Bring-your-own-wine" legislation introduced in Ontario (Jun. 22/04)
Labour standards information for Saskatchewan's foodservice industry (May 12/04)
Restaurateurs fare well in Nova Scotia budget (May 12/04)
CRFA's tax relief proposal to be debated in Ottawa (May 12/04)
Payroll tax credit spared in Quebec budget (Apr. 15/04)
"No news" federal budget offers little for foodservice operators (Mar. 29/04)
Licensee levy lifted in New Brunswick (Mar. 24/04)
Ontario takes aim at meal tax exemption (Mar. 24/04)
Smoking ban rescinded in NW Ontario (Feb. 24/04)
Chronic pain legislation hurts Nova Scotia employers (Feb. 5/04)
New industrial blue box program in Ontario (Jan. 30/04)
$79-million dairy price hike signals urgent need for action by new agriculture minister (Jan. 15/04)

2003

EI premiums to drop (Dec. 3/03)
Smoking bans, minimum wage on radar screens (Dec. 3/03)
New statutory holidays in New Brunswick and PEI (Dec. 3/03)
CRFA pushes for EI payback (Nov. 18/03)
CRFA reiterates call for liberalized agriculture trade (Nov. 18/03)
Quebec to raise training-tax threshold (Nov. 18/03)
Review board suspends restaurant smoking ban (Nov. 18/03)
CRFA fights dairy price hikes (Nov. 18/03)
CRFA action saves Nova Scotia operators millions (Nov. 5/03)
BYOW now available in Alberta restaurants (Nov. 5/03)
CRFA wins credit card option for Nfld. licensees (Oct. 17/03)
CRFA promotes allergy awareness (Oct. 17/03)
DSR decision on hold in Toronto (Oct. 1/03)
Menu labelling bill on the agenda (Sep. 29/03)
Changes to Ontario Liquor License Act now in effect (Sep. 29/03)
Saskatchewan offers credit card option to licensees (Sep. 10/03)
CRFA joins more than 50 international groups calling for agriculture trade liberalization (Jul. 28/03)
CRFA urges government to return $45-billion EI surplus (Jul. 28/03)
CCRA lowers penalties for late payroll remittances (Jul. 28/03)
CCRQ defends tipping wage (Jul. 28/03)
CRFA active on WCB issues in Prince Edward Island (Jul. 28/03)
CRFA fights SOCAN's proposed 250% increase (Jun. 25/03)
Québec cuts payroll tax credits (Jun. 25/03)
Peel Region to be smoke-free by 2010 (Jun. 4/03)
DSRs to become the provincial standard in PEI (May 15/03)
NW Ontario wins another reprieve from smoking ban (May 15/03)
Minimum wage to increase in Nova Scotia (Apr. 28/03)
Toronto reconsiders smoking ban (Apr. 28/03)
Edmonton extends smoking ban deadline to 2005 (Apr. 11/03)
Toronto bars and restaurants face 2005 smoking ban (Apr. 11/03)
Smoking battle continues in Halifax (Mar. 25/03)
War with Iraq: Implications for Canada’s Foodservice Industry (Mar. 25/03)
Saint John rejects smoking ban (Mar. 12/03)
Federal budget fails foodservice operators (Feb. 24/03)
B.C. postpones changes to split-case liquor sales (Feb. 24/03)
B.C. reconsiders changes to liquor distribution laws (Feb. 24/03)
Peel Region considers repealing fair smoking bylaw (Jan. 27/03)
Manitoba to consider provincial smoking legislation (Jan. 27/03)
Dairy prices rising Feb. 1 (Jan. 7/03)