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Setting Up a Restaurant — Canada
From the first idea to the end of your first year, with the federal rules, how provinces and municipalities differ, taxes and costs for Canada, checked on 2 October 2026
The complete book: 32 chapters, worksheets and four calculators
For people opening a small restaurant, café or delivery-only kitchen, written in plain English
- 20 chapters on planning, opening and running the business
- 12 chapters on the rules in Canada: federal law and how provinces and municipalities differ, with official sources
- Food permits, liquor licences, sales tax, staff, leases and funding
- Menu costing and pricing calculator
- Seats and covers calculator
- Staff costs and break-even calculators
- Printable worksheets in every chapter
- A master checklist and twelve-week countdown to opening
- Three worked examples followed through the whole book
- Works on mobile and desktop
Contents
Part One: The Idea
Part Two: Place and Menu
Part Three: Kitchen and Supplies
Part Four: People and Customers
Part Five: Money
Part Six: Opening and After
Part Seven: Setting Up in Canada
About the Canada edition.
The federal rules, taxes and fees in Part Seven, and the provincial and city examples, were researched from official
sources and checked on 2 October 2026. Rules differ from province to province and from one municipality to the next, and they change, so every
chapter in Part Seven tells you how to find the rules where you are, and lists the official pages it relies on.
For decisions about your own business, take advice from a qualified professional such as an accountant or a lawyer.