What does winning the Canadian Franchising Association’s Awards of Excellence top honour at the annual National Convention tell us about the health of a franchise system?

British Swim School launches a national sweepstakes in Canada from September 8 to 30, 2026, offering a family a year of swim lessons worth $1,200 CAD and swim gear, encouraging year-round participation

Toronto-based Reshift Media has ranked number 2 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Top Franchise Suppliers Marketing Agencies category for the fourth consecutive year, adding to four Global Franchise Awards and three Gold Stevie Awards

Verifran addresses a key industry challenge: franchise recruitment has a qualification problem, not a lead-generation one

Initiative, in support of charity, Pink Pearl Canada, acknowledges Breast Cancer Awareness Month

OK Tire Stores Inc. has launched Behind the Bay Doors, a documentary-style video series celebrating the local ownership and community spirit at the heart of its Canadian franchise network

Newcomers to Canada are starting a significant number of new businesses, with 32 percent of business owners with paid staff being immigrants, and franchising emerging as a key route to business ownership

Filipino fast-food chain to roll-out 16 restaurants across British Columbia over the next five years. Initiative comes after separate commitment for 10 outlets in the Edmonton market

The Canadian Franchise Association, IFA and AMF have signed a historic trilateral agreement to boost collaboration across North America

Osmow’s Shawarma celebrates its 25th anniversary and the opening of its 250th restaurant, tracing growth from a single Streetsville shop founded by immigrant Sam Osmow to a North American franchise led by his children

Canada’s resale market is forecast to shrink this year. The country’s largest private sale network is doing the opposite, and it has just opened its model to a new kind of franchisee

DramaKids Canada celebrates a major milestone as franchise owner Sindhu Rajagopalan expands across Brampton, with the network now reaching six franchisees across Canada