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?

Walk into almost any franchise conference this year and you’ll hear the same word repeated like a mantra: automation. AI-driven scheduling, chatbot customer service, algorithmic site selection, predictive inventory

MTY Group’s Mack Taylor explains how MR.SUB is modernizing a Canadian original while keeping franchisee success at the center of its growth strategy…

Shawn Saraga, founder of The Franchise Academy, explains how the journey from a single franchise location to generational wealth is built not on grand plans but on learning from every store – including the ones that fail

9,000 clicks. 500,000 views. Thousands of impressions. Your analytics marketing report can look impressive, but without understanding the people and journey behind those numbers, they can also lead to some very expensive conclusions

Lisa Stead of Stagecoach Performing Arts explains why thorough franchise due diligence should go well beyond validating figures, and sets out five questions that reveal what a franchise is really like to own

How the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) brings franchises to the forefront during Small Business Month

Buyers used to arrive at discovery day to be sold. Now they arrive to verify. Franchisors who have not noticed the difference are in for a reality check

Victor Turcanu outlines practical steps for Canadian franchisors to mitigate US tariff volatility, covering exposure reviews, supply‑chain flexibility, contract adjustments, disclosure updates, and proactive franchisee communication

Brian Bazely profiles four Canadian franchise brands that demonstrate different forms of innovation, from reimagining tired sectors to building businesses with a meaningful reason to exist

Franchise brands are creating more video than ever, but pressing record does not guarantee attention. Jess Parker explains what makes people stop, stay, connect and remember

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