{"id":8755,"date":"2024-11-25T21:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/?p=8755"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:35:09","slug":"canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Restaurants to Gain $750 Million from GST\/HST Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8755\" class=\"elementor elementor-8755\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e37d3d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72e37d3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f33f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60f33f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8759\" alt=\"gsthst impact on canadian restaurants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants-768x397.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3029d9f0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3029d9f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569b4af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"569b4af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Canadian Restaurants to Gain $775 Million from GST\/HST Pause<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31072318 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31072318\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f15818 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43f15818\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdadad3 elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"3bdadad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b6793a050f46c686ddf577fa0fe50b87ee8c39eef754eff32cf9b53832229e2?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Thomas Campbell\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Campbell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60163f4c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60163f4c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77823464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77823464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>November 25th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a67518 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71a67518\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7c2e80 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c7c2e80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6a9489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6a9489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"310d2e91-2116-47fe-90e4-dce20c165253\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>The Canadian government just announced that consumers will no longer need to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/news\/2024\/11\/more-money-in-your-pocket-a-tax-break-for-all-canadians.html\"><strong>GST\/HST on restaurant meals (dine-in, takeout and delivery) from Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025<\/strong><\/a>. This stimulus is expected to provide significant boost to restaurant sales during this period and especially impact the lowest sales month of January.<\/p><p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/restaurants-canada-statement-on-federal-governments-gst-holiday-for-restaurant-meals\/\">Restaurants Canada projections, the GST\/HST pause that&#8217;s coming can result in a 5% increase in sales for an average restaurant<\/a><\/strong>. But what does that 5% increase translate to in gross dollar value for the Canadian restaurant industry?<\/p><p>This report uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/en\/tv.action?pid=2110001901\">Statistics Canada data<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantscanada.org\/restaurants-canada-statement-on-federal-governments-gst-holiday-for-restaurant-meals\/\">Restaurants Canada data<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/how-many-restaurants-in-canada\/\">own data on the number of restaurants in Canada<\/a> to project the financial ramifications of GST\/HST pause on the Canadian restaurant industry.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408cee22 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"408cee22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a35ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a35ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">$775 Million Gain From GST\/HST Pause<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a41df52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a41df52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/restaurants-canada-charting-a-path-to-prosperity\/\">Restaurants Canada<\/a> anticipates the annual sales growth of 4.9% from 2023 to 2024 for the Canadian restaurant sector while <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/en\/tv.action?pid=2110001901&amp;pickMembers%5B0%5D=2.1&amp;pickMembers%5B1%5D=4.1&amp;cubeTimeFrame.startMonth=12&amp;cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2023&amp;cubeTimeFrame.endMonth=08&amp;cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2024&amp;referencePeriods=20231201%2C20240801\">Statistics Canada data<\/a> shows food services and drinking places sales of $8.2 billion for December 2023, $6.8 billion for January 2024 and $7.7 billion for February 2024.<\/p><p>By taking into account the projected growth rates, past 12 months history of restaurants sales and projected increase of 5% in sales from GST\/HST pause, we estimate that Canadian restaurant industry is projected to experience a $775 million sales increase from Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025 as a result of GST\/HST pause.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585305a elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"585305a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Increase In Sales For Canadian Restaurants Due To GST\/HST Pause<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"775\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> Million<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfb21cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bfb21cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-2.22.11-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8766\" alt=\"net impact of gst\/hst increase on canadian restaurant industry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-2.22.11-PM.png 919w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-2.22.11-PM-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-2.22.11-PM-768x415.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b820fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"40b820fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511a28b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"511a28b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c29b44 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c29b44\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a776ded e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a776ded\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c4f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"29c4f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/8482141.js\" defer><\/script>\n<div class=\"hs-form-frame\" data-region=\"na1\" data-form-id=\"ec09b4fa-d50e-48cf-a410-2404dc095124\" data-portal-id=\"8482141\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed87bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed87bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">$7,155 Increase In Sales Per Restaurant<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618e6ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"618e6ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are 108,313 restaurants in Canada according to Google Maps data we published earlier this year in <a href=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/how-many-restaurants-in-canada\/\">How Many Restaurants Are In Canada report<\/a>. Given this number and projected $775 million gain in sales across the entire Canadian restaurant sector due to GST\/HST pause, an a<strong>verage increase in gross sales per restaurant will be $7,155 from Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c454c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"18c454c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Average Sales Increase Per Restaurant Due To GST\/HST Pause <\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"7155\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808c720 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"808c720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3922c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3922c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ontario Restaurants To Gain $300 Million<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df67c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df67c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using Statistics Canada data on province based restaurant sales from the past 12 months and Restaurants Canada projections model, <strong>Ontario restaurants are expected to net an additional $300 million<\/strong>, Quebec restaurants $142 million, British Columbia $131 million and Alberta $99 million in sales as a result of GST\/HST pause during Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ac271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2ac271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-3.42.14-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-3.42.14-PM.png 1022w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-3.42.14-PM-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-25-at-3.42.14-PM-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4c0478 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5f4c0478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4697289a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4697289a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Sources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738278f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"738278f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbde7c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fcbde7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/news\/2024\/11\/more-money-in-your-pocket-a-tax-break-for-all-canadians.html\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M326.612 185.391c59.747 59.809 58.927 155.698.36 214.59-.11.12-.24.25-.36.37l-67.2 67.2c-59.27 59.27-155.699 59.262-214.96 0-59.27-59.26-59.27-155.7 0-214.96l37.106-37.106c9.84-9.84 26.786-3.3 27.294 10.606.648 17.722 3.826 35.527 9.69 52.721 1.986 5.822.567 12.262-3.783 16.612l-13.087 13.087c-28.026 28.026-28.905 73.66-1.155 101.96 28.024 28.579 74.086 28.749 102.325.51l67.2-67.19c28.191-28.191 28.073-73.757 0-101.83-3.701-3.694-7.429-6.564-10.341-8.569a16.037 16.037 0 0 1-6.947-12.606c-.396-10.567 3.348-21.456 11.698-29.806l21.054-21.055c5.521-5.521 14.182-6.199 20.584-1.731a152.482 152.482 0 0 1 20.522 17.197zM467.547 44.449c-59.261-59.262-155.69-59.27-214.96 0l-67.2 67.2c-.12.12-.25.25-.36.37-58.566 58.892-59.387 154.781.36 214.59a152.454 152.454 0 0 0 20.521 17.196c6.402 4.468 15.064 3.789 20.584-1.731l21.054-21.055c8.35-8.35 12.094-19.239 11.698-29.806a16.037 16.037 0 0 0-6.947-12.606c-2.912-2.005-6.64-4.875-10.341-8.569-28.073-28.073-28.191-73.639 0-101.83l67.2-67.19c28.239-28.239 74.3-28.069 102.325.51 27.75 28.3 26.872 73.934-1.155 101.96l-13.087 13.087c-4.35 4.35-5.769 10.79-3.783 16.612 5.864 17.194 9.042 34.999 9.69 52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">More money in your pocket: A tax break for all Canadians<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/en\/tv.action?pid=2110001901&#038;pickMembers%5B0%5D=2.1&#038;pickMembers%5B1%5D=4.1&#038;cubeTimeFrame.startMonth=12&#038;cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2023&#038;cubeTimeFrame.endMonth=08&#038;cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2024&#038;referencePeriods=20231201%2C20240801\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M326.612 185.391c59.747 59.809 58.927 155.698.36 214.59-.11.12-.24.25-.36.37l-67.2 67.2c-59.27 59.27-155.699 59.262-214.96 0-59.27-59.26-59.27-155.7 0-214.96l37.106-37.106c9.84-9.84 26.786-3.3 27.294 10.606.648 17.722 3.826 35.527 9.69 52.721 1.986 5.822.567 12.262-3.783 16.612l-13.087 13.087c-28.026 28.026-28.905 73.66-1.155 101.96 28.024 28.579 74.086 28.749 102.325.51l67.2-67.19c28.191-28.191 28.073-73.757 0-101.83-3.701-3.694-7.429-6.564-10.341-8.569a16.037 16.037 0 0 1-6.947-12.606c-.396-10.567 3.348-21.456 11.698-29.806l21.054-21.055c5.521-5.521 14.182-6.199 20.584-1.731a152.482 152.482 0 0 1 20.522 17.197zM467.547 44.449c-59.261-59.262-155.69-59.27-214.96 0l-67.2 67.2c-.12.12-.25.25-.36.37-58.566 58.892-59.387 154.781.36 214.59a152.454 152.454 0 0 0 20.521 17.196c6.402 4.468 15.064 3.789 20.584-1.731l21.054-21.055c8.35-8.35 12.094-19.239 11.698-29.806a16.037 16.037 0 0 0-6.947-12.606c-2.912-2.005-6.64-4.875-10.341-8.569-28.073-28.073-28.191-73.639 0-101.83l67.2-67.19c28.239-28.239 74.3-28.069 102.325.51 27.75 28.3 26.872 73.934-1.155 101.96l-13.087 13.087c-4.35 4.35-5.769 10.79-3.783 16.612 5.864 17.194 9.042 34.999 9.69 52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Monthly survey of food services and drinking places<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/restaurants-canada-statement-on-federal-governments-gst-holiday-for-restaurant-meals\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M326.612 185.391c59.747 59.809 58.927 155.698.36 214.59-.11.12-.24.25-.36.37l-67.2 67.2c-59.27 59.27-155.699 59.262-214.96 0-59.27-59.26-59.27-155.7 0-214.96l37.106-37.106c9.84-9.84 26.786-3.3 27.294 10.606.648 17.722 3.826 35.527 9.69 52.721 1.986 5.822.567 12.262-3.783 16.612l-13.087 13.087c-28.026 28.026-28.905 73.66-1.155 101.96 28.024 28.579 74.086 28.749 102.325.51l67.2-67.19c28.191-28.191 28.073-73.757 0-101.83-3.701-3.694-7.429-6.564-10.341-8.569a16.037 16.037 0 0 1-6.947-12.606c-.396-10.567 3.348-21.456 11.698-29.806l21.054-21.055c5.521-5.521 14.182-6.199 20.584-1.731a152.482 152.482 0 0 1 20.522 17.197zM467.547 44.449c-59.261-59.262-155.69-59.27-214.96 0l-67.2 67.2c-.12.12-.25.25-.36.37-58.566 58.892-59.387 154.781.36 214.59a152.454 152.454 0 0 0 20.521 17.196c6.402 4.468 15.064 3.789 20.584-1.731l21.054-21.055c8.35-8.35 12.094-19.239 11.698-29.806a16.037 16.037 0 0 0-6.947-12.606c-2.912-2.005-6.64-4.875-10.341-8.569-28.073-28.073-28.191-73.639 0-101.83l67.2-67.19c28.239-28.239 74.3-28.069 102.325.51 27.75 28.3 26.872 73.934-1.155 101.96l-13.087 13.087c-4.35 4.35-5.769 10.79-3.783 16.612 5.864 17.194 9.042 34.999 9.69 52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Restaurants Canada statement on federal government\u2019s GST holiday for restaurants<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/restaurants-canada-charting-a-path-to-prosperity\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M326.612 185.391c59.747 59.809 58.927 155.698.36 214.59-.11.12-.24.25-.36.37l-67.2 67.2c-59.27 59.27-155.699 59.262-214.96 0-59.27-59.26-59.27-155.7 0-214.96l37.106-37.106c9.84-9.84 26.786-3.3 27.294 10.606.648 17.722 3.826 35.527 9.69 52.721 1.986 5.822.567 12.262-3.783 16.612l-13.087 13.087c-28.026 28.026-28.905 73.66-1.155 101.96 28.024 28.579 74.086 28.749 102.325.51l67.2-67.19c28.191-28.191 28.073-73.757 0-101.83-3.701-3.694-7.429-6.564-10.341-8.569a16.037 16.037 0 0 1-6.947-12.606c-.396-10.567 3.348-21.456 11.698-29.806l21.054-21.055c5.521-5.521 14.182-6.199 20.584-1.731a152.482 152.482 0 0 1 20.522 17.197zM467.547 44.449c-59.261-59.262-155.69-59.27-214.96 0l-67.2 67.2c-.12.12-.25.25-.36.37-58.566 58.892-59.387 154.781.36 214.59a152.454 152.454 0 0 0 20.521 17.196c6.402 4.468 15.064 3.789 20.584-1.731l21.054-21.055c8.35-8.35 12.094-19.239 11.698-29.806a16.037 16.037 0 0 0-6.947-12.606c-2.912-2.005-6.64-4.875-10.341-8.569-28.073-28.073-28.191-73.639 0-101.83l67.2-67.19c28.239-28.239 74.3-28.069 102.325.51 27.75 28.3 26.872 73.934-1.155 101.96l-13.087 13.087c-4.35 4.35-5.769 10.79-3.783 16.612 5.864 17.194 9.042 34.999 9.69 52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Restaurants Canada: Charting Path To Prosperity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/how-many-restaurants-in-canada\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M326.612 185.391c59.747 59.809 58.927 155.698.36 214.59-.11.12-.24.25-.36.37l-67.2 67.2c-59.27 59.27-155.699 59.262-214.96 0-59.27-59.26-59.27-155.7 0-214.96l37.106-37.106c9.84-9.84 26.786-3.3 27.294 10.606.648 17.722 3.826 35.527 9.69 52.721 1.986 5.822.567 12.262-3.783 16.612l-13.087 13.087c-28.026 28.026-28.905 73.66-1.155 101.96 28.024 28.579 74.086 28.749 102.325.51l67.2-67.19c28.191-28.191 28.073-73.757 0-101.83-3.701-3.694-7.429-6.564-10.341-8.569a16.037 16.037 0 0 1-6.947-12.606c-.396-10.567 3.348-21.456 11.698-29.806l21.054-21.055c5.521-5.521 14.182-6.199 20.584-1.731a152.482 152.482 0 0 1 20.522 17.197zM467.547 44.449c-59.261-59.262-155.69-59.27-214.96 0l-67.2 67.2c-.12.12-.25.25-.36.37-58.566 58.892-59.387 154.781.36 214.59a152.454 152.454 0 0 0 20.521 17.196c6.402 4.468 15.064 3.789 20.584-1.731l21.054-21.055c8.35-8.35 12.094-19.239 11.698-29.806a16.037 16.037 0 0 0-6.947-12.606c-2.912-2.005-6.64-4.875-10.341-8.569-28.073-28.073-28.191-73.639 0-101.83l67.2-67.19c28.239-28.239 74.3-28.069 102.325.51 27.75 28.3 26.872 73.934-1.155 101.96l-13.087 13.087c-4.35 4.35-5.769 10.79-3.783 16.612 5.864 17.194 9.042 34.999 9.69 52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How Many Restaurants Are In Canada - Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c7a2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38c7a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e09bfe0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e09bfe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b08be5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b08be5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ec561 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20ec561\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58604 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"58604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad043bd e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ad043bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273fa3dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"273fa3dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6581\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6581\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When is the GST\/HST pause coming into effect?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6581\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6581\"><p>From December 14, 2024 to February 15, 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6582\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6582\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are all restaurants affected in Canada?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6582\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6582\"><p>Yes the GST\/HST pause affects all restaurants in Canada and includes dine-in, takeout and delivery meals.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6583\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6583\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What happens after February 15, 2025?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6583\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6583\"><p>The GST\/HST pause is no longer in effect and consumers are required to pay for all dine-in, takeout and delivery meals with tax.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f66576 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52f66576\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d0245b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34d0245b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14165a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"14165a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__14165a95\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af6ffd0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4af6ffd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1deace26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1deace26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109dbcd0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"109dbcd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468e3d19 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"468e3d19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109c70d6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"109c70d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726779e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"726779e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get The Latest Restaurant Trends, Guides &amp; Tips<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709f7d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"709f7d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n    region: \"na1\",\n    portalId: \"8482141\",\n    formId: \"1f07a5de-4958-4b48-a370-e0e1b24a97a3\"\n  });\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604f9148 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"604f9148\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e497831 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e497831\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Restaurants to Gain $775 Million from GST\/HST Pause November 25th, 2024 The Canadian government just announced that consumers will no longer need to pay GST\/HST on restaurant meals (dine-in, takeout and delivery) from Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025. This stimulus is expected to provide significant boost to restaurant sales during this period and especially impact the lowest sales month of January. According to Restaurants Canada projections, the GST\/HST pause that&#8217;s coming can result in a 5% increase in sales for an average restaurant. But what does that 5% increase translate to in gross dollar value for the Canadian restaurant industry? This report uses Statistics Canada data, Restaurants Canada data and our own data on the number of restaurants in Canada to project the financial ramifications of GST\/HST pause on the Canadian restaurant industry. $775 Million Gain From GST\/HST Pause Restaurants Canada anticipates the annual sales growth of 4.9% from 2023 to 2024 for the Canadian restaurant sector while Statistics Canada data shows food services and drinking places sales of $8.2 billion for December 2023, $6.8 billion for January 2024 and $7.7 billion for February 2024. By taking into account the projected growth rates, past 12 months history of restaurants sales and projected increase of 5% in sales from GST\/HST pause, we estimate that Canadian restaurant industry is projected to experience a $775 million sales increase from Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025 as a result of GST\/HST pause. Increase In Sales For Canadian Restaurants Due To GST\/HST Pause $ 0 Million $7,155 Increase In Sales Per Restaurant There are 108,313 restaurants in Canada according to Google Maps data we published earlier this year in How Many Restaurants Are In Canada report. Given this number and projected $775 million gain in sales across the entire Canadian restaurant sector due to GST\/HST pause, an average increase in gross sales per restaurant will be $7,155 from Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025. Average Sales Increase Per Restaurant Due To GST\/HST Pause $ 0 Ontario Restaurants To Gain $300 Million Using Statistics Canada data on province based restaurant sales from the past 12 months and Restaurants Canada projections model, Ontario restaurants are expected to net an additional $300 million, Quebec restaurants $142 million, British Columbia $131 million and Alberta $99 million in sales as a result of GST\/HST pause during Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025. Data Sources More money in your pocket: A tax break for all Canadians Monthly survey of food services and drinking places Restaurants Canada statement on federal government\u2019s GST holiday for restaurants Restaurants Canada: Charting Path To Prosperity How Many Restaurants Are In Canada &#8211; Report FAQ When is the GST\/HST pause coming into effect? From December 14, 2024 to February 15, 2025. Are all restaurants affected in Canada? Yes the GST\/HST pause affects all restaurants in Canada and includes dine-in, takeout and delivery meals. What happens after February 15, 2025? The GST\/HST pause is no longer in effect and consumers are required to pay for all dine-in, takeout and delivery meals with tax. Table of Contents Get The Latest Restaurant Trends, Guides &amp; Tips<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"taxonomy\/team":[],"class_list":["post-8755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canadian Restaurants To Gain $775 Million From GST\/HST Pause<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canadian restaurant industry is expected to gain $775 million in sales as a result of the GST\/HST pause coming soon. Find out more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canadian Restaurants To Gain $775 Million From GST\/HST Pause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canadian restaurant industry is expected to gain $775 million in sales as a result of the GST\/HST pause coming soon. Find out more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Snappy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-25T21:38:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-15T16:35:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1075\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"555\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Thomas Campbell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Thomas Campbell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Thomas Campbell\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bddf7d391e842990eb11112ca64ee01b\"},\"headline\":\"Canadian Restaurants to Gain $750 Million from GST\/HST Pause\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-25T21:38:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-15T16:35:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/\"},\"wordCount\":494,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Industry\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/\",\"name\":\"Canadian Restaurants To Gain $775 Million From GST\/HST Pause\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-25T21:38:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-15T16:35:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"Canadian restaurant industry is expected to gain $775 million in sales as a result of the GST\/HST pause coming soon. Find out more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg\",\"width\":1075,\"height\":555,\"caption\":\"gsthst impact on canadian restaurants\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Canadian Restaurants to Gain $750 Million from GST\/HST Pause\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Snappy\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Snappy\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snappy-Purple-Full-Logo2x-p-500.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snappy-Purple-Full-Logo2x-p-500.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":160,\"caption\":\"Snappy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gosnappy.io\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/gosnappyio\/\",\"http:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snappyinnovations\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bddf7d391e842990eb11112ca64ee01b\",\"name\":\"Thomas Campbell\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b6793a050f46c686ddf577fa0fe50b87ee8c39eef754eff32cf9b53832229e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b6793a050f46c686ddf577fa0fe50b87ee8c39eef754eff32cf9b53832229e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Thomas Campbell\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Canadian Restaurants To Gain $775 Million From GST\/HST Pause","description":"Canadian restaurant industry is expected to gain $775 million in sales as a result of the GST\/HST pause coming soon. Find out more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Canadian Restaurants To Gain $775 Million From GST\/HST Pause","og_description":"Canadian restaurant industry is expected to gain $775 million in sales as a result of the GST\/HST pause coming soon. Find out more.","og_url":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/","og_site_name":"Snappy","article_published_time":"2024-11-25T21:38:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-15T16:35:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1075,"height":555,"url":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Thomas Campbell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Thomas Campbell","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/"},"author":{"name":"Thomas Campbell","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bddf7d391e842990eb11112ca64ee01b"},"headline":"Canadian Restaurants to Gain $750 Million from GST\/HST Pause","datePublished":"2024-11-25T21:38:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-15T16:35:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/"},"wordCount":494,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg","articleSection":["Industry"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/","url":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/","name":"Canadian Restaurants To Gain $775 Million From GST\/HST Pause","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg","datePublished":"2024-11-25T21:38:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-15T16:35:09+00:00","description":"Canadian restaurant industry is expected to gain $775 million in sales as a result of the GST\/HST pause coming soon. Find out more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg","width":1075,"height":555,"caption":"gsthst impact on canadian restaurants"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/canadian-restaurants-gst-hst-pause\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Canadian Restaurants to Gain $750 Million from GST\/HST Pause"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/","name":"Snappy","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#organization","name":"Snappy","url":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snappy-Purple-Full-Logo2x-p-500.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snappy-Purple-Full-Logo2x-p-500.png","width":500,"height":160,"caption":"Snappy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gosnappy.io\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/gosnappyio\/","http:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snappyinnovations"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bddf7d391e842990eb11112ca64ee01b","name":"Thomas Campbell","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b6793a050f46c686ddf577fa0fe50b87ee8c39eef754eff32cf9b53832229e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b6793a050f46c686ddf577fa0fe50b87ee8c39eef754eff32cf9b53832229e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Thomas Campbell"}}]}},"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg",1075,555,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg",1075,555,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg",1075,555,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants-300x155.jpg",300,155,true],"large":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants-1024x529.jpg",1024,529,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg",1075,555,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsthst-impact-on-canadian-restaurants.jpg",1075,555,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Thomas Campbell","author_link":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/author\/thoms\/"},"rttpg_comment":3,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/category\/industry\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Industry<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Canadian Restaurants to Gain $775 Million from GST\/HST Pause November 25th, 2024 The Canadian government just announced that consumers will no longer need to pay GST\/HST on restaurant meals (dine-in, takeout and delivery) from Dec. 14, 2024 &#8211; Feb. 15, 2025. This stimulus is expected to provide significant boost to restaurant sales during this period&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8755"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9893,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8755\/revisions\/9893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8755"},{"taxonomy":"team","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomy\/team?post=8755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}