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The Top 5 Canadian Provinces with the Most Restaurant Sales
| Canadian Province | Restaurant Sales 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | $22.5 billion |
| 2 | Quebec | $12.2 billion |
| 3 | British Columbia | $9.8 billion |
| 4 | Alberta | $8.4 billion |
| 5 | Manitoba | $1.7 billion |
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- On a typical day, Canadians make 17.7 million visits to commercial restaurants, totalling 6.4 billion restaurant occasions for the year. Dining out is one of the top three tourist activities in Canada.
- There are 80,800 commercial food-service units in Canada, or 24.0 units per 10,000 Canadians. By segment, there are: 36,390 full-service restaurants, 31,911 limited-service restaurants, 6,447 contract and social caterers and 6,096 drinking establishments.
- The average Canadian household spends 23.1% of its total food dollar on food-service, compared to 41.9% for U.S. households. The food-service industry directly employs more than 1,084,500 Canadians, representing 6.4% of total employment. More people work in food-service than in agriculture, forestry, pulp and paper, banking and oil and gas extraction combined.
- The most popular food and beverage ordered at Canadian restaurants are French fries and regular coffee. The average check size per person at a restaurant in Canada is $6.97 including taxes, but excluding tips.
- Canada's restaurant and food-service industry directly employs more than one million people, generates $60 billion in annual sales and accounts for 4% of the national economy. Another 210,000 people are indirectly employed as product and service providers.
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Sources: Statistics Canada and CRFA Research
List Notes: Data is for the year 2010 (forecasted).
Sources: Statistics Canada and CRFA Research
List Notes: Data is for the year 2010 (forecasted).
