in Canada 4,000 restaurants predicted to go out of business this year

CITYnews halifax/ January 11, 2026 6:17 pm AST.

A new forecast from Dalhousie University shows that last year, 7,000 restaurants went out of business across Canada and predicts that 4,000 more could close in 2026, with Ontario expected to take a significant hit. Catalina Gillies reports.