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Update on Temporary Foreign Worker cap increase for rural regions

Since the federal government’s announcement of a temporary increase for TFWs in rural regions from 10% to 15%, Restaurants Canada has been hard at work lobbying for our industry.   Provinces and territories have to submit a formal request to the federal government to implement the increase in eligible regions. In addition to writing to…

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Kelly Higginson

President & CEO

Roxana Sijakovski

Chief Financial Officer

Tracy Macgregor

Chief Operating Officer

Anthony Polci

Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs

Chris Elliott

Chief Economist & Vice President, Research

Jillian Rodak

Vice President, Sustainability

Matt Triemstra

Vice President, Federal Affairs

Kris Barnier

Vice President, Central

Janick Cormier

Vice President, Atlantic Canada

Cheryl Maitland Muir

Vice President, Western Canada

Milena Stanoeva

Senior Director, Communications & Public Affairs

Carol Pantaleo

Corporate Secretary, Restaurants Canada & Managing Director, Canadian Hospitality Foundation

Nick Ramdass

Director, Business Development

Nicole Cork

Director, Member & Stakeholder Engagement

Wilkin Hsien

Director, Enterprise Technology & Data

Lerna Gurunluoglu

Director, National Events

Anna Pham

Director, Content & Programming

Donald Guse Salah

Director, Workforce Development

Kelly Higginson

President & CEO

Nicolas Filiatrault

Chair of the Board, CEO, Benny&Co.

Duncan Fulton

Vice Chair & Chair, Strat Plan Committee, Chief Corporate Officer, Restaurants Brands International

Jason Brading

Treasurer & Chair Finance & Audit Committee, Chief Operating Officer, MTY Franchising Inc.

Jeremy Bonia

Chair, Governance and Nomination Committee, Partner, Grotto

Todd Barclay

Chair, Human Resources and Compensation Committee, President, Casual Brands & Government Relations, Recipe Unlimited Corporation

Court Desautels

Chair, Government Relations: Federal Committee, President & CEO, Neighbourhood Group of Companies

Cindy Simpson

Chair, Groupex Board of Directors, Imago Restaurants Inc. Toronto, ON

Kelly Blankstein

CFO, A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.

Paul Bognar

President & COO, Service Inspired Restaurants (Sir Corp)

Rachael Borley

Owner and Operations, Woodwork, Clementine & Leopard

Tina Chiu

Tina Chiu

Chief Executive Officer, Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corporation

Sarah Chown

Managing Partner, Metropolitain Brasserie & Restaurant

Meeru Dhalwala

Co-Founder and Chef, Lila Restaurant

Joanne Forrester

President & COO, Moxies

Musette Fowke

Owner, Integrated Food Systems Inc.

Phoebe Fung

Proprietor, Vin Room

Erin Legge

Chief Financial Officer, Keg Restaurants Ltd

Bruce Miller

CEO, Pilot Coffee Roasters

Erin Moore

Chief People Officer – McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited

Ben Osmow

CEO, Osmow’s Inc

Cara Piggot

SVP, Operations & Foodservices, Boston Pizza International

Kent Scales

CEO, Scales Group of Companies

Matthew Senecal-Junkeer

Owner & Operator, Birds and the Beets

Lacey Sellinger

Owner & General Manager, Odla Restaurant and Market

Hakan Uluer

Owner & CEO, The Bertossi Group

Claudia Vorlaufer

Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, Earls Restaurants Ltd.

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