McDonald's Canada

McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, Limited (, nicknamed McDo[3]) is the Canadian master franchise of the fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's, owned by the American parent McDonald's Corporation. One of Canada's largest fast-food restaurant chains, the franchise sells food items – including hamburgers, chicken, French fries and soft drinks – all across the country. McDonald's is known for its high fat and calorie foods. McDonald's was Canada's largest food-service operator before being overtaken by Tim Hortons in 2005.

The logo of McDonald's in Canada can be identified by the red maple leaf on the company's golden arches. The slogans used in Canada are i'm lovin' it in English and c'est ça que j'm in French. McDonald's Canadian operations are headquartered in the North York area of Toronto, Ontario. The current president and CEO of McDonald's in Canada is Michèle Boudria. As of 2022, McDonald's Canada had 1,462 stores (including restaurants inside many Walmart Canada locations) in Canada, and more than 90,000 Canadian employees.

History

Chicago-born George Cohon founded the company.

Scandals

McDonald's Canada was criticized for its use of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. These workers could be paid less than other employees, which is attractive to employers wishing to cut costs.[17] Three of its franchises in Victoria, British Columbia were federally investigated for their use of the program. McDonald's Canada also stated that it would conduct a review. In a conference call to the franchisees about the program, McDonald's Canada CEO John Betts stated: "the fact of the matter is we are a big bad company corporate you know, bad company. And these poor maligned employees, are who they are ... This has been an attack on our brand ... This is an attack on our people. It's bullshit." These locations had their permits for the program suspended during the investigation.[18]

On May 1, 2023, a McDonald's franchise in Ottawa, referred to as the Rideau Street McDonald's due to its location at 99 Rideau Street, was closed indefinitely after the franchise owners chose to not renew their lease.[19] The Rideau McDonald's had been dubbed as the "World's Worst McDonald's" by the Toronto Star[19] due to its reputation of being a "flashpoint for crime".[20] In April 2019, Ottawa Police Chief, Charles Bordeleau, wrote a letter to McDonald's Canada CEO, stating that "Officers of the Ottawa Police Service attend this location on a daily basis to address issues including vagrancy, liquor licence violations, illicit drug use, and incidents of violence," and that he believed the 99 Rideau location was "breaching your standards of operation".[21] In response, McDonald's Canada reduced the restaurants hours from 24 hours to 6 am to 10 pm.[21] In January 2023, the Rideau McDonald's franchise owners stated that they were not renewing their lease and the restaurant would close.[19] In response to the closure, a group of University of Ottawa students organized a fundraiser and food drive referred to as the Rideau McDonald's Farewell March on March 19, 2023.[22] The Farewell March had over 200[20] attendees and raised over $1,900 for local charities such as Operation Come Home.[23]

type	Subsidiary
foundation	1967, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
founder	George Cohon
location	1 McDonald's Place
location city	North York, Ontario
location country	Canada
locations	1,466 ‡R1R‡ (2023)
key people	Michèle Boudria, President Jacques Mignault, Chief Operating Officer
area served	Canada
industry	Restaurant
genre	Fast food
services	Master franchise
num employees	90,000+‡R2R‡ (2022)
parent	McDonald's Corporation
homepage	mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca.html

History

Scandals

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