Stats are on the menu! Canada’s restaurant industry

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Stats are on the menu! Canada’s restaurant industry

Canada's restaurant industry is part of every community: there are more than 97,000 restaurants, bars and caterers across the country.

  • $79 billion: The amount of annual sales generated by restaurants, bars and caterers industry in 2019.
    • 1.5% of the country’s GDP
  • 1.2 million people directly employed in the accommodation and food services sector
    • 6.4% of the country's total employment in 2019
  • $460 millionNote 1 contributed by restaurateurs to charities in 2018
  • $27 billion: The cost of goods sold in 2019, including food and beverage products
  • 22 millionNote 2 daily visits to restaurants by Canadians
  • 1 in 5 young people between 15 and 24 years were employed in the accommodation and food services sector in 2019
  • 22%Note 3 of Canadians worked their first job in the restaurant industry, the highest of any industry
  • 273,400 indirect jobs in related industries

Statistics Canada acknowledges the support and contribution of Restaurants Canada in the design of this infographic.

Source: Statistics Canada.

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